St Austell and Clay Country Eco-town

St Austell and Clay Country Eco-town

The St Austell and Clay Country Eco-town is a plan to build a new town on a cluster of sites owned by mining company Imerys near St Austell, in Cornwall. The plan was given outline outline government approval in July 2009. The plan would need to gain full planning permission before construction commenced.

A number of organisations are involved in the development. A joint venture company called ECO-BOS has been set up by Imerys, and Orascom, with assistance from the Eden Project. This company will prepare the planning application and build the development if granted. Cornwall Council will lead on some part of the project.

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Background

The plan was provisionally termed Imerys China Clay Community, in 2008 the plan was shortlisted by the UK's Department for Communities and Local Government as one of the 10 eco-towns proposed for construction in the UK.

Under the company's plans, 5,000 eco-homes would be built on former china clay quarries and other sites owned by Imerys over a 20 year period.[1] The sites are:[2]

  • Baal & West Carclaze near the villages of Penwithick and Stenalees. The plan includes 1,800-2,500 homes, 31 acre lake and eight hectares of employment land.
  • Par Docks, near to Par: a new marina with facilities for local fishing boats, 500-700 homes, and a biomass energy centre.
  • Blackpool, close to the villages of Trewoon, High Street and Lanjeth: 2,100 and 2,500 homes, a new railway station, new schools, a lake and eco-parkland.
  • Goonbarrow on the edge of the village of Bugle: 450-550 homes.
  • Drinnick & Nanpean on the edge of the village of Nanpean: 150-300 homes.

A pilot project consisting of 48 homes, community and employment buildings is planned for the Baal & West Carclaze site. The homes will be built with high level of energy efficiency including some with a zero-carbon rating.

The plan include several renewable energy sources including geo-thermal, solar, biomass generation, wind farms, water source heating/cooling and rainwater harvesting.

Matthew Taylor, former local MP, was appointed as an independent chair of a board set up to develop the project.[3]

Reception

The plan has received some local opposition. The "No Ecotown" group has fears that few of the homes will be affordable, increased traffic congestion, lack of employment opportunities, swamping of local villages and damage to wildlife habitats.[3][4]

Project progress

The project received £9 million share of a £60 million government handout to initiate the project.[5]

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