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CAMPAIGNERS are urging Hampshire County Council to “kill” Royaldown after discovering that the authority is backing the controversial scheme. The council owns part of the land that could be used to build 5,000 homes, a new road and a large industrial estate between Hursley and Oliver’s Battery. In a document uncovered by the Liberal Democrats, the developer for Royaldown states that they “have the consent by the landowners”. They highlight 215 acres of Hampshire County Council land as an integral part of the proposal. If this is converted from agricultural use to commercial use it would generate an estimated £50 million profit for the authority, say the Lib Dems.