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4,000-home Mountfield Park scheme approved by Canterbury City Council
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Updated: 20:51, 22 December 2020
A huge housing development set to dramatically increase the population of Canterbury has been approved - despite claims the project is living in unicorn land .
The 4,000-home Mountfield Park scheme - the biggest plan ever proposed for the district - will be built on 550 acres of farmland south of the city.
Construction is due to begin next year
Councillors sitting on the authority s planning committee rubber-stamped the mammoth project at a crunch meeting held virtually tonight.
Led by developers Corinthian Land, construction of the garden city is due to begin next year and be completed within 15 years.
Canterbury City Council set to approve 4,000-home Mountfield Park development for south of city
Published: 06:00, 22 December 2020
The biggest-ever housing development earmarked for Canterbury is set to finally be rubber-stamped tonight following years of legal battles and water quality fears.
The 4,000-home Mountfield Park scheme, which will swallow up more than 550 acres of fields on the south side of the city, is to be determined by councillors at a long-awaited virtual committee meeting.
The masterplan for the 4,000-home scheme
It had previously been given the seal of approval four years ago, but with campaigners taking the decision to the highest courts in the land, the huge development has stalled.
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