15,000 homes built on greenfields. Welcome to Pennbury
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Pennbury - a new town the size of Hinckley on our doorstep

Pennbury is a proposed new "eco" town that will destroy our beautiful green fields and cultural heritage and built without local public consultation.

The Co-Operative Group are planning 15,000 houses, provisionally called Pennbury, on their Stoughton Estate. Pennburyis on the Government shortlist of 15 potential Eco Towns. A decision on the location of up to 10 sites is due later this autumn. More...

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You only have one chance to say no.

Pennbury is on 750 hectares of greenfield farmland and home to many species of wildlife. There is a serious risk of flooding if Pennbury is built and the area has no transport infrastructure.

CASCET is not against affordable housing or Eco Towns. Pennbury will be 50% bigger than Market Harborough and is in completely the wrong place. This development would cause untold damage to the environment and completely ruin a beautiful part of Leicestershire.

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MPs call for 2020 new homes review Wednesday, November 05, 2008 |Local Government Chronicle |Comments (0) MPs have recommended that the government should urgently review its target to build three million new homes by 2020 because of the economic downturn.
Eco-town front runners revealed Tuesday, November 04, 2008 |PlanningResource |Comments (0) Rackheath, the eco-town proposal backed by local authorities in Greater Norwich looks to be the front-runner to make the governments final eco-town shortlist.
Eco-town locations "to be rated on suitability" Tuesday, November 04, 2008 |CASCET |Comments (0) The locations for proposed "eco-towns" will be rated on their suitability in an assessment published by the Government today.
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