CAMPAIGNERS hoping to save a recreation ground from housing could finally see the plans shelved for good.


The Vange Community Group has secured an inquiry into getting the Kent View recreation ground designated as a village green.


There is currently outline planning permission to build 73 homes on half the land, in Kent View Road, but village green status would prevent this and keep the land as an open space indefinately.

The hearing is expected to last four days and starts at 10am on Tuesday, July 24, at the Wickford Centre, in Alderney Gardens, Wickford.