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A parish council has hit out at the decision to approve a new retirement village in Bottisham labelled an “inappropriate development in the green belt”. Plans for the development, which is due to be built on land off the High Street to the east of the village, were approved on appeal by the Planning Inspectorate last month. Bottisham Parish Council said in a statement that residents were “outraged and concerned” by the approval. The statement continued: “Residents feel betrayed that government reassurances to protect green belt areas are clearly not being adhered to and that the proposed devel…

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