Hundreds of people have taken part in a protest march to stop 2,000 homes being built on open land. As many as 340 protesters walked two-and-a half-miles through Canterbury to the University of Kent to hand over a letter outling their objections the mass housebuilding plan. It comes as land in Blean, next to the university’s city campus, has been earmarked for 2,000 homes in the city council’s new draft Local Plan, sparking a fierce backlash. The cash-strapped university’s new vice-chancellor has this week thrown her support behind the controversial plans, arguing the site is “one of the best …
