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Actor Sarah Hadland is demanding to know why her local council is set to “destroy” her village as she speaks out on the celebrity planning row that has been dubbed the “Battle of Blackheath”.
The controversy has engulfed the picturesque corner of southeast London as a celebrity-backed campaign group fights against a proposed residential development in the station car park, home to the village’s thriving farmers’ market.
Developer Acorn Property Group has submitted plans to build 20 houses and 25 flats in three blocks, four and five storeys high.
So far, Lewisham Council has received more than 1,200 objections over the plans, which campaign group A village worth saving has described as “unprecedented”. The council deferred its decision in January following the criticism, with a ruling now expected later this year.
Former Strictly Come Dancing finalist Ms Hadland, who lives in Blackheath with her child, has condemned the plans, alongside actors Jude Law and Dominic Cooper, both
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