A DECISION to include proposals for a new Sharpness garden village in a major planning blueprint has been condemned. Residents of Berkeley and Sharpness say they are ‘extremely disappointed’ at plans which include 2,400 new homes by 2040, and 2,600 more by 2050. Stroud District Council’s draft Local Plan was approved at a council meeting last week. Local plans provide a framework for managing the use of land, to address local housing, employment and other needs whilst conserving and enhancing the local environment. This latest draft local plan sets out a requirement for at least 12,600 new homes to be built for the 20 year period 2020 to 2040.