The Harding's Pits Community Association recently secured protections for a seven-acre former clay pit after a 30-year effort. Activists and independent councillor Alexandra Kemp now want these village green protections expanded to an adjacent parcel along Hardings Way currently designated for up to 50 homes. Instead of new housing, advocates propose dedicating the space to community sports facilities, tree planting, and local wildlife habitats. However, King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council must balance these environmental demands against a strict government target requiring over 10,000 new homes by 2040.
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Local activists seek to expand newly won open-space protections to adjacent plots current…: Local activists seek to expand newly won open-space protections to adjacent plots currently earmarked for residential development.
Campaigners argue the disputed site should serve as community sports grounds and wildlife…: Campaigners argue the disputed site should serve as community sports grounds and wildlife habitats rather than contributing to local traffic.
Grassroots conservation efforts in King's Lynn face growing pressure from mandatory long-…: Grassroots conservation efforts in King's Lynn face growing pressure from mandatory long-term housebuilding quotas set by the government.
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After a successful campaign getting parkland protected, residents in a Norfolk town are asking for more space to be given the same safeguards from development.
Seven acres (2.8 hectares) of land known as Harding's Pits, beside the River Great Ouse in King's Lynn, will be preserved after it was given "village green status" by the county council.
The Harding's Pits Community Association had campaigned for the past 30 years to keep the area as leisure space.
Next, the group wants the protection to be extended to the east side, which has been earmarked for up to 50 houses in King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council's local plan, external. The authority has been approached for comment.
Alexandra Kemp, an independent councillor, said she was asking her authority to amend its local plan.
She said: "I want to protect the east side of Hardings Way as a village green. To take out the 50 houses earmarked for Harding's Pits east from the borough's local plan, and provide community sports facilities, more trees and places for wildlife instead.
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