Eastbourne Council to sell of Beachy Head
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4258456/Council-betrayal-row-plans-sell-Beachy-Head.html
I similar situation in my ex's town. In the late 1800's / early 1900's the local people purchased some land called "The Archery" which was used for sports and gave it to the council for the use of the people.
In the '50s the council turned the Victorian terrace in to an arts college and the rest of the land had an "office block" type technical college added with workshops behind. This was fine with the locals as it was still being used for local people.
The college was moved to the town center in the 2000's and the Archery site sold to developers who are totally over developing the site (which is in a conservancy area) with over 25 homes per acre!
Locals are protesting that the sale to developers precluded "use of the people" but the council had expensive lawyers and won!
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