The legal move means it can no longer be concreted and must stay an open space. Instead there are plans to turn the plot in Aston, Birmingham, into a £60,000 community garden. Householders were furious when their council sold the 300ft by 25ft plot to an Islamic group for just £1. The plot is still owned by the Masjid Faizul Islam Mosque but they no longer have permission to develop it. Registering land as a village green effectively protects it from development forever and is used to frustrate unwanted planning applications. Local people have to prove the land has been used for informal sports and leisure for at least 20 years. But the Government is soon to outlaw the move where developers have already applied for permission to build. (4)
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:17:50 +0000
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