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The 'new town' in Dorset has sparked plans for similar sustainable communities, but whether it's the best route forward remains to be seen

We have invited the Green Party to explain in their words why you should vote for them. The Green Party have four candidates at this year’s borough council elections - Jonathan Jenkin, Richard Musson and Stephen Philpotts in Chineham, and Bill Farrington in Kempshott and Buckskin. Jonathan Jenkin also stood as the Green Party candidate for Basingstoke at the 2019 General Election, finishing in fourth with 3.9 per cent of the vote. The elections for Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner will be held on May 6, 2021. T...

A conservation group has today launched a campaign to halt massive housing development proposals in Whitchurch. The three developments, which are currently being considered by the council as part of its local plan update, would see construction on areas of outstanding natural beauty located north of Whitchurch railway station, by Bere Mill and on The Gables adjacent to the Mill trail. GENKO, the firm behind the bid, have submitted proposals, although planning applications have not be submitted at this stage. A consultation on the development ran from September to November of last year...

LAND on the edge of Basingstoke earmarked for 2,500 new homes should be protected, according to a countryside charity. The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) carried out an assessment of the countryside around Cliddesden set to be home to the Upper Swallick development. It claims that the 296 hectare site is classified as 'valued landscape' and it should be protected. CPRE Hampshire claims it has an "important contribution" to the characteristics of the Basingstoke Open Downs. Christopher Napier, of CPRE Hampshire, said: "Landscapes play a vital role in tackling the climate em...

BASINGSTOKE will benefit from 2,500 new homes and 2,500 new jobs if plans for a new environmentally-conscious housing development are given the…