Campaigners to fight on

RESIDENTS fighting to save playing fields from developers have been dealt a hammer blow.

This week an independent inspector refused to back a bid to grant Ryebank Playing Fields village green status, which would protect it from the hands of developers.

The report by QC Vivian Chapman said that residents failed to establish that the Manchester Metropolitan University-owned land had been used by the public for a long enough period of time. This is a key requirement for village green status.


 



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