New community of Cranbrook, East Devon to go ahead, with work on the first homes beginning in 2011. / 1 November place * Proposals for second wave of eco towns, 1 December * Eco-towns - four sites to go through to the next planning phase, full public consultation and local planning approval, July 16 They are Whitehill-Bordon in Hampshire, St Austell (China Clay) in Cornwall, Rackheath in Norfolk and North West Bicester in Oxfordshire. * Eco towns public consultation deadline extended, to Thursday 30 April, February 26 There are currently eleven locations on the eco-towns shortlist: - Rackheath, Greater Norwich; Middle Quinton, Warwickshire; Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire; Ford, West Sussex; Bordon-Whitehill, Hampshire; St Austell (China Clay Community), Cornwall; Rossington, South