RICS has submitted a response to the latest round of consultation on the Government’s proposals for eco-towns.

The response criticises the Government’s proposals and argues that eco-towns will not be real workable and sustainable mixed use developments.

In particular the response raises concerns about the location of eco-towns, who will live in them, the provision of non-residential land uses and the relationship between eco-towns and the wider planning process.

As well as highlighting RICS concerns, the response makes some recommendations on how to make eco-towns more sustainable including the use of off-site power generation and the “greening” of buildings.

Download the joint position in full from the Words Downloads panel on the right hand side of this page.

For more information contact: James Rowlands (JRowlands@rics.org)