Fury over 'secret' plans to build a new city...
in the Cotswolds: Locals battle leaked proposals for 'a new city like Milton Keynes' - with up to 36,000 new homes that could double the population By Rob Jenkins Published: 07:27, 21 May 2024 | Updated: 08:33, 21 May 2024 e-mail 49 shares 325 View comments A row has erupted over 'secret' plans to build thousands of new houses in the Cotswolds, with its political leader saying the new development would be akin to building a new city like Milton Keynes. Cotswold District Council's Liberal Democrat leader, Joe Harris, has fiercely criticised the idea of building 23,000 new homes between Cirencester and Kemble. It forms part of a leaked document showing that Gloucestershire County Council had been developing a long-term growth vision for the county since 2020.
The county council document, which had previously been shared with the leadership of all the county's district councils, suggested creating several garden towns to help build 142,000 across Gloucestershire by 2051. Some 36,000 of these new homes would be built in the Cotswolds and one such newly designed town could be built at Kemble and would link Cirencester to the village's railway station. Countryside overlooking the village of Kemble, near Cirencester A leaked document showed that Gloucestershire County Council had been developing a long-term growth vision for the county since 2020 (Pictured) Councillor Joe Harris, leader of Cotswold District Council Councillor Harris fea.
