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| Protest due over eco-town plans | Protest due over eco-town plans |
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| Protesters are due to gather near the site of a proposed eco-town planned for a former Army camp. | |
| The scheme, for 6,000 new homes at Long Marston, Warks, is one of 50 similar proposals around the country which aim to create carbon neutral communities. | The scheme, for 6,000 new homes at Long Marston, Warks, is one of 50 similar proposals around the country which aim to create carbon neutral communities. |
| The government has said it wants at least 10 such towns by 2020. | The government has said it wants at least 10 such towns by 2020. |
| Protesters argue there has not been enough consultation and say the towns will be an excuse for building houses in inappropriate places. | Protesters argue there has not been enough consultation and say the towns will be an excuse for building houses in inappropriate places. |
| Residents from communities near the proposed sites are among those concerned about the impact they might have. | Residents from communities near the proposed sites are among those concerned about the impact they might have. |
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| The remit for the planned eco-towns is that they should be carbon neutral using the latest environmental design and technology to create more sustainable homes. | The remit for the planned eco-towns is that they should be carbon neutral using the latest environmental design and technology to create more sustainable homes. |
| The developers say there will be community as well as environmental benefits. | The developers say there will be community as well as environmental benefits. |
| Ministers are deciding which of the proposed schemes will be shortlisted to go ahead. | Ministers are deciding which of the proposed schemes will be shortlisted to go ahead. |
| Sunday's protest near Long Marston is one of a string of demonstrations taking place in the run-up to the decision, which is expected later in the month. | Sunday's protest near Long Marston is one of a string of demonstrations taking place in the run-up to the decision, which is expected later in the month. |
| Protests have been held near a proposed site near Gotham, south Nottinghamshire, and opponents of schemes in south Derbyshire and Leicestershire have petitioned Downing Street. | Protests have been held near a proposed site near Gotham, south Nottinghamshire, and opponents of schemes in south Derbyshire and Leicestershire have petitioned Downing Street. |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced his plans for five eco-towns to be built on former industrial sites as he campaigned to succeed Tony Blair at No 10. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced his plans for five eco-towns to be built on former industrial sites as he campaigned to succeed Tony Blair at No 10. |
| This was later doubled to 10 eco-towns - a total of 240,000 homes - during the Labour Party conference in September. | This was later doubled to 10 eco-towns - a total of 240,000 homes - during the Labour Party conference in September. |
| He said the schemes would help the government meet its house-building targets. | He said the schemes would help the government meet its house-building targets. |