Asked by: Baroness Doocey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they made of developments at Longcross, Woodham New Town and Deepcut in reaching their decision on the 14 new garden villages.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
All expressions of interest were measured against the assessment criteria as set out in the Government prospectus “Locally-Led Garden Villages, Towns and Cities” published March 2016
They include, for example: the likelihood of timely progress and accelerated delivery; the strength of quality, innovation and design in the proposal; and the strength of local leadership and support.
Asked by: Baroness Doocey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria they used to select the 14 new garden villages which will receive government support, from the 51 expressions of interest received; and on what criteria the Fairoaks garden village was rejected.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
All expressions of interest were measured against the assessment criteria as set out in the Government prospectus “Locally-Led Garden Villages, Towns and Cities” published March 2016
They include, for example: the likelihood of timely progress and accelerated delivery; the strength of quality, innovation and design in the proposal; and the strength of local leadership and support.