The decision has been hailed as a 'fantastic result' by campaigners
A leading Wirral green belt campaigner has hailed the rejection of hundreds of new homes as a “fantastic result.”
Leverhulme is one of the developers challenging Wirral Council over its draft Local Plan that doesn’t allow for green belt development and focuses on regenerating areas like Birkenhead, Seacombe, and Bromborough. The plan promises to build more than 14,000 homes on previously developed land. An eighth case for 240 homes on a farm near Greasby is due to be heard by the Planning Inspectorate on December 5. The Greenhouse Farm site is believed to have historical importance with evidence of settlements there 6,000 years before Stonehenge including a Neolithic blade.
“Nonetheless, there is still much work ahead. The Local Plan examination hearings have resumed this week, and they will greatly contribute to our ongoing efforts in protecting the green belt, while also meeting the housing and regeneration needs and desires of our borough's residents.”
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