Greenbelt land should stay protected
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Campaigners are a step closer to winning their battle to stop
hundreds of homes being built on green belt land in
Gravesham.
Council leader John Burden said today the authority wants to
protect rural green belt land under the council's Local
Development Framework (LDF), rather than build on it in the next
few years.
He unveiled the council's recommended blueprint at a press
conference this afternoon.
The council needs to build thousands of homes and was proposing
that some of them be built on green belt and green field sites.
But there was overwhelming opposition, with protest
marches and other demonstrations organised.
The proposals will now see 4,600 homes built by 2028 with the
bulk provided by approved developments, such as Gravesend's Canal
Basin and the Heritage Quarter.
Cllr Burden said he was pleased at the number of people who had
responded to the consultation. There were almost 5,000
objections to development on green belt land.
Sites in Meopham and Istead Rise were identified as potential
development sites under the council's consultation.
Cllr Burden hopes the council will endorse his recommendation at
their next cabinet meeting.
Thursday, January 26 2012
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