A MEETING to discuss the details of the controversial eco town development at Long Marston took place with architects and developers this week.

It was revealed that the 600 acre site would contain three distinct residential communities, with a primary school and a town centre in each, with around 6,000 homes in total and one secondary school.

The project was likened to Milton Keynes which was developed for a similar reason - to meet the demand for new low-cost housing - yet this site, if it gets the go ahead, will be a zero carbon community.

It was revealed 30 - 40 per cent of the houses would be affordable housing, with options of rented or shared ownership, and with all houses vacuum connected to an on-site recycling facility that would make the cost of living in these homes 30 - 50 per cent cheaper.

So far there has been strong opposition to the idea among local residents and MPs, but Tony Bird of the Bird Group, one of the partners behind the Long Marston bid, said misinformation was making people nervous.

"I don't think people quite understand what we're doing yet and they have a right to be nervous.

"Recycling is at the heart of this project, it will deliver significant financial contributions to the surrounding area and will develop transport links both north to Stratford and south to Evesham.

"We also hope to develop an eco project, similar to the Eden project in Cornwall, that will draw in visitors and complement the area's existing tourist attractions."

A protest rally is taking place at the Stratford Racecourse this Sunday (February 3) from 11am where people will marching in opposition to the plans.