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.