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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, England. The plan was given 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. ==Background== The plan was provisionally termed Imerys China Clay Community, in 2008 it 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. The sites are:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Masterplan/Site )〕 *''Baal & West Carclaze'' near the villages of Penwithick and Stenalees. The plan includes 1,800-2,500 homes, a 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 includes several renewable energy sources such as 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Marchers oppose plans for St Austell eco-town )〕 In December 2012, the developers of the St Austell eco-town announced that plans had been put on hold indefinitely, blaming the depressed economic situation for their decision. In September 2013, it was announced that Cornwall Council had accepted a grant of more than £1.5million from Central Government to push for the revival of the project in the West Carclaze area along the A391 from the Carclaze to the edges of Stenalees and Penwithick. The revised plans, include 1,500 homes, a primary school, a technology park, solar farms and recreational facilities. A community consultation was held in May and June 2014, this resulted in several changes to the master plan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/9056481/west-carclaze-map-small.pdf )〕 A planning application which is due to be submitted in December 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Austell and Clay Country Eco-town」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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