Update: Ards and North Down Council have voted to scrap plans to create a greenway on the County Down coastline
A multi-million pound plan to create a greenway on the County Down coastline is to be scrapped.In spite of more than two years of planning, with almost £300,000 spent already, Ards and North Down Council voted overwhelmingly to shelve the project on Thursday night.The two largest parties on the 40-member council, the Democratic Unionist Party and the Alliance Party, made it clear in advance of the meeting that they did not support the greenway.
He said the project was "too big" for the council and called for the withdrawal of the planning application. When the project was first announced, supporters argued it would enhance the health and wellbeing of the North Down area and attract more visitors.
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