An exciting milestone has been reached in the St Austell and Clay Country Eco-communities project, with a planning application shortly to be submitted to Cornwall Council for the Pilot and Phase One developments at the Baal / West Carclaze site.

Exciting designs have gone on view for the first time showing what new homes in the St Austell and Clay Country Eco-Communities could look like - and what it will be live to live in them.

Eco-Bos is playing its part to help with the safety of people who use the coastline around St Austell with a donation to the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI).

An important milestone was concluded in the progress of Mid-Cornwall’s Eco-town today when Orascom Development Holding AG (Orascom Development) and Imerys Minerals officially signed the final formal agreements to establish the company which will deliver one of Europe’s most sustainable new communities.

Major proposals today went on show to positively transform the economy and environment of Mid-Cornwall - with significant long term investment in sustainable homes, new jobs and far-reaching transport and environmental improvements.

A nationwide architectural competition to design a new generation of sustainable low carbon homes for the proposed Eco-town in Cornwall has attracted huge interest from architects in the South West and across the UK.

A nationwide architectural competition is being launched to design a new generation of sustainable low carbon homes for the proposed Eco-town in Cornwall.

The Joint Venture between Orascom Development and Imerys today announced its intention to commence detailed planning on its Eco-town developments at the West Carclaze / Baal site in the Mid Cornwall China Clay area.