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The Sun
3 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Britain's £2.5BILLION newest town next to major motorway is unveiled in blueprint for 4,000 homes, new shops & hotel
BRITAIN'S newest town will be built next to a major motorway and is set to cost £2.5bn with restaurants, shops and sports facilities. The Elms Park development, located in the north of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was approved by local authorities yesterday. 5 5 5 Councils have given the go-ahead to the massive new town serving almost 9,000 people. It will be situated on the outskirts of the Cotswolds, just off junction 10 of the M5, and will feature roughly 60 acres for employment land. Tewkesbury Borough Council described the approval of the 4,115 homes as the "biggest decision" it had ever made. And Cheltenham Borough Council also gave the development the green light, despite heavy opposition to the scheme from seven neighbouring villages. The new town is set to take more than 20 years to be developed, with work expected to be completed in phases. The plans include a 25-acre business park, a hotel, shops, cafes, new schools, healthcare facilities and a transport hub. Proposals also include state-of-the-art sporting facilities, including an all-weather 3G pitch on site. Elms Park Consortium, led by house builders Bloor Homes and Persimmon, claims that the project will create as many as 8,000 jobs in the area. It estimates that the development will provide 1,000 affordable homes while generating up to £300m for the local economy each year. The patch of land is outside the green belt and has been allocated for development in Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury's joint planning strategy. Calling on councillors to approve the scheme, Rob White, agent for the applicant, said: "Approximately £25m will be spent on community infrastructure. 'It will contribute £300 million a year into the sub-regional economy, creating and supporting over 8,000 new jobs, with 30 apprenticeships a year during construction over 20 years. "Over 4000 new homes will be built, providing for a new community of around 9,000 residents, many of whom will already be living in the area. 'Approximately £50 million pounds will be spent on providing new schools, including a secondary school and two primary schools on site. 'A sports hub containing new facilities for cricket, football, tennis, and an all-weather 3G pitch will be provided on site along with significant contributions to local rugby and hockey clubs. 'They are committed to bringing forward Elms Park as a well-designed, sustainable and healthy place where the new community can thrive.' But locals are concerned that it will bring larger numbers of traffic and overwhelm public services in the area. Cheltenham Civic Society raised concerns over the design of the development. 5 They highlighted potential risks with road safety, parking, flooding and pollution. Also among the opposition is Gloucestershire police and crime commissioner Chris Nelson, who called for the plans to be postponed due to a lack of agreed funding for a new police station. He added that the constabulary was considering legal action over the issue. The councils released a joint statement on their websites confirming the decision yesterday. Cllr Mike Collins, of Cheltenham Borough Council, and Cllr Sarah Hands, of Tewkesbury Borough Council, said: 'Elms Park is one of the largest schemes Tewkesbury Borough and Cheltenham Borough Councils have ever considered. "It has been a long time in the making, having been included as a strategic allocation in the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy. We're pleased that following careful consideration, the detail of this JCS allocation has been approved at both planning committees today after both detailed and thorough debate. 'Over the next 20 years, the project will provide over 4,000 much-needed new and affordable homes, community facilities and commercial floorspace. "It will bring substantial economic benefits in the future whilst also being sensitive to its surroundings, including protecting and enhancing significant areas of valuable green space and biodiversity.'
BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Cheltenham's Elms Park development approved by councillors
The development of a new town serving almost 9,000 people has been given the go-ahead by two local Elms Park development, near Cheltenham and just off junction 10 of the M5, is expected to be developed in phases over 20 plans were approved by Tewkesbury Borough Council and Cheltenham Borough Council on Thursday, despite strong fear the development, which features 4,115 homes, almost 60 acres for employment land, a hotel, shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs and takeaways, will have a "disastrous effect" on the area. More than 100 people and seven nearby villages objected to the proposals, according to the Local Democracy Reporting fear the development, off the A4019 Tewkesbury Road near Uckington, will lead to a huge increase in traffic and pollution, as well as overwhelming health also raised concerns about the design and appearance of the housing developments, road safety, parking concerns, flood risk, overlooking and that the scheme conflicts with planning policies. However, Elms Park Consortium, which is led by housebuilders Bloor Homes and Permission, say the £2.5bn scheme will provide 1,000 affordable homes and up to 4,000 jobs will be created, including 30 apprenticeships per year during White, agent for the applicant, also told the meeting: "Approximately £25m will be spent on community infrastructure, including a GP healthcare centre, neighbourhoods and local community centres delivered on site."He said there would be sports facilities and a transport hub, including a 350 space park and ride planning committee voted unanimously to approve the scheme.
BBC News
25-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Decision expected on Elms Park 4,115-home development
A decision on plans for a controversial development of 4,115 homes is due to be made this proposed £2.5bn Elms Park development in north Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, has prompted a backlash from locals and parish councillors who fear it will have a "disastrous effect" on the are concerned about the appearance of the housing development, as well as road safety, parking, pollution and flood council planners are due to approve or reject the proposals, submitted by two developers, on 29 May. Consultants working on the scheme say Elms Park would be a new sustainable neighbourhood that would deliver a "thriving community". The development, proposed by Bloor Homes and Persimmon Homes, would stretch from Swindon Village to Uckington, at the north suburb of Cheltenham, and from the Tewkesbury Road to includes plans for a 25-acre business park, a GP surgery, a hotel, shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs and parish councils of Uckington, Swindon, Elmstone Hardwicke, Stoke Orchard and Tredington, Bishop's Cleeve, Leigh, and Leckhampton with Warden Hill have all believe the scheme conflicts with planning policies, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. 'Overwhelmed' A total of 111 people have written to both Tewkesbury and Cheltenham's borough councils in opposition of the scheme while only four letters of support have been objector called the scheme "short-sighted", writing: "I run on those fields regularly and the degree of water retention on those fields particularly is immense."And local amenities will be overwhelmed, especially healthcare and hospitals."Locals argue developments of this scale should be carried out as "new towns".Concerns have been raised ever since the first outline submission for the project was put forward in whole of the development site falls within an area of land allocated for development in Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury's joint planning Elms Park Consortium said the scheme includes more than 1,000 affordable homes, a modern business park, three schools and improvements to offsite cycling routes, extensive green infrastructure and a new transport hub with buses into Cheltenham and said a new sports hub including tennis courts and an all-weather pitch, a new community centre and a new doctor's surgery would be consortium said there would also be about 250 acres of publicly available open space, including a large new park and multiple play areas for younger and older children."The proposed development will deliver much-needed housing, and particularly affordable housing, to the region and we hope that the planning committees considers the application favourably," a spokesperson said.
