York Council Says No To Eco-Town

York council plans to formally oppose plans to build a new eco-town on green belt land just outside the city. At a council meeting scheduled for next week, City of York councillors will be asked to support a motion that criticises the Clifton Gate scheme.

The eco-town project has been proposed by developers Hallam Land Management and Commercial Estates Group, who want to build 5,500 homes on green belt land that lies just north of the A1237 outer ring road at Clifton Moor.

However, the proposal has angered council leaders, who believe that York will be unable to cope with such a big development nearby. They are also unhappy about the proposal because developers submitted their plans to the Government, before discussing them with the City of York council.

Local Conservative councillor Joe Watt criticised the proposal in a motion to next week's council meeting. He said: "There are severe infrastructure problems in the vicinity of the proposed site, which will be made worse should the development proceed… Furthermore, the council is disappointed that the Government selected the Clifton Gate site in concurrence with potential developers without consulting City of York Council."

Councillor Watt’s motion then calls upon Bill McCarthy, the council's chief executive, to write to the Minister for Communities and Local government and the Minister for Yorkshire to formally oppose proposals to make Clifton Gate an eco-town.

At the council meeting next week, local councillor Richard Moore will also present a petition that opposes the development plans.

However, despite the protests of York council, the developers continue to state that Clifton Gate will be an exciting development for the area. Hallam Land Management and Commercial Estates Group also said that – if given the go-ahead - their 345-hectare development would "achieve an international reputation in keeping with that of York itself."

The developers have also promised to address traffic issues that may arise by doubling part of the A1237 outer ring road if their scheme is approved.

Source:

York Press

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