Resident’s anger as Westdene area dropped from proposed South Downs National Park

Residents living nearby the highly acclaimed rural landscape at Green Ridge have reacted furiously to news that the location, deemed an area of outstanding natural beauty by the countryside agency, has been removed from the proposed South Downs National Park. The tiny strip of meadowland lies between Brighton’s Westdene and the A27 and is located less than six miles from the University of Sussex campus. The controversial exclusion means that the spot will not be protected against any future land development.
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