7:20pm Sunday 14th February 2010
A decision on whether Shoreham has been successful with its eco-town application is still some way off, according to the Government.
In December last year, Shoreham Harbour was named as a potential site for a Governmentbacked eco town.
The decision to include the harbour in a shortlist of nine proposals gave a boost to a project that was flagging after the South East England Development Agency withdrewits funding pledge earlier this year.
Earlier this week, the Government announced a £60 million funding plan for four eco-towns in Hampshire, Cornwall, Norfolk and Oxfordshire.
But a decision on Shoreham’s bid, which is part of a second wave of applications, will not be made soon, according to a spokeswoman for the Department for Communities and Local Government.
She said: “No final decisions have been made regarding the proposed second wave of developments.
Further announcements will be made shortly.”
The spokeswoman could not give a date as to when the announcements will be made.
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