Painters Ash residents plea to Gravesham council over plans for bungalows on open space
Published: 06:00, 17 February 2021
Campaigners have made a last ditch plea to a council to halt work, after construction of seven homes on open space got under way.
Elizabeth Rose, from Painters Ash, Northfleet, described the removal of trees to make way for the development in Constable Road as "absolutely devastating."
The green space, in Constable Road, Painters Ash, Northfleet, before trees were removed to make way for construction. Picture: Elizabeth Rose
But the leader of Gravesham council says the seven affordable, one-bedroom bungalows - which will go to elderly people or those with disabilities - are needed, especially as there are more than 2,500 people on the borough's housing waiting list.