Middle Quinton is the name given by the developers
St. Modwen Properties and
The Bird Group to a proposed new
eco-town near
Long Marston in
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ...
, England.
On 3 April 2008 the UK government announced the proposal had been shortlisted along with 14 other locations. 10 proposals are expected to be built by 2020.
Eco-town proposal
The proposed eco-town would be six miles south-west of
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon ( ), commonly known as Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon (district), Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of Engl ...
. The majority of the 240ha site is the former
Long Marston Royal Engineers depot which is now owned by St Modwen. The remainder is land owned by the Bird Group which is currently used as a business park.
The plans are for at least 6,000
zero carbon homes including 2,000
affordable houses and community infrastructure including up to four schools, health care and retail facilities.
About two-thirds of the site is in
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ...
and one-third in
Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...
and lies in both the parliamentary constituencies of
Stratford-on-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon ( ), commonly known as Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, north-west of ...
and
Mid-Worcestershire.
On 4 September 2008, St Modwen and the Bird Group published a document entitled "A VISION FOR MIDDLE QUINTON ECO-TOWN". The document includes diagrams showing six phases of development over a fifteen-year period.
The second round of consultation on eco-towns ran from 4 November 2008 until 19 February 2009.
Opposition to the town
The proposed town is opposed by a group of local residents named the BARD (Better Accessible Responsible Development) campaign. The BARD campaign is backed by
Dame Judi Dench and
John Nettles.
On 12 May 2008
Stratford-on-Avon District
Stratford-on-Avon is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Warwickshire, England. The district is named after its largest town of Stratford-upon-Avon, but with a change of preposition; the town uses "upon" and the district ...
Council voted unanimously to oppose Middle Quinton but developers announced that they would continue with their plans.
As part of their campaign, BARD has launched a judicial review into the eco-town consultation process.
Transport
A preserved railway facility at the north west corner of the site was run by the, now defunct,
Stratford on Avon and Broadway Railway Society.
References
External links
Middle Quinton - A New Eco-town CommunitySt Modwen PropertiesThe Bird Group
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Developers' Proposal
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Eco-towns
Populated places in Warwickshire