A handful of residents at the site near St Austell in Cornwall say the development builders are breaking their promises about its eco and lifestyle credentials in a bid to cut costs
The government-backed garden village initiative was announced by then-Chancellor, George Osbourne back in 2017 as a sign of their support for devolved, locally-led development.
Dig for Victory was the slogan in World War II. And now, Dig to Survive could be apt during this grim cost of living crisis, with the price of food spiralling.
It is more than a decade since people took to the streets of St Austell to protest against plans for an eco-town on the outskirts of the town. That was two years after it was first announced that former clay sites around the town had been included in Government plans to create a number of eco towns across the country. And now, in 2021, work has finally begun on building homes which will be part of West Carclaze Garden Village. The development is vastly different to what was originally proposed but it will be creating 1,500 homes, a new school, a village centre with various facilities as well as opening up vast swathes of countryside which will be accessible to the whole community.