Fears 4115 homes near M5 will have ‘disastrous’ effect on Gloucestershire villages

Developers planning a 25-acre business park, a hotel, shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs and takeaways - plus more than 4,000 new homes - have united seven Gloucestershire villages against the scheme.

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