Campaigners against the sale of the land say they're 'ecstatic'. Full story:
The Supreme Court ruled planning permission for 15 homes on the site should be quashedJudges ruled the plot at Greenfields, Shrewsbury, wrongly sold to developers by Shrewsbury Town Council in 2017, should remain for recreational use.
Dr Day, who formed the Greenfields Community Group after investigating the history of the recreation ground, previously failed in appeals to the High Court and Court of Appeal. Greenfields recreation land was bought by the borough in 1926, following a petition from local residents asking for playing fields to protect children from "fast moving traffic".
"This clarification of the planning law applying to the sale and development of public land is a warning to local authorities and a victory for community groups across the country."
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