Residents battling to save green space delivered blow
RESIDENTS in Lychpit have been delivered a blow in their battle to save a green space from development. An error made by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council meant it lost control of land in Broadhurst Grove, after it forgot to follow through with an agreement to buy the site from the former owner. When the estate was built 40 years ago, a section 52 agreement was signed to protect the land. But the council delayed enforcing the agreement to have the land handed over when the estate was finished, and it is now in the hands of developers who bought it at auction last year for £8,000.
Source: basingstokegazette.co.uk