A former golf course is to be transformed into a community parkland after a planning application was unanimously backed by councillors. The 43-hectare Deangate Ridge, on the Hoo Peninsula, is set to have picnic benches, information boards, cycle routes and a total of 2.5km of paths for people to enjoy. Medway Council formulated the proposal to open up the site for public access and to protect its wildlife. Councillors of all political colours on the council’s planning committee voted to give the parkland the go ahead at a meeting on February 14. Cllr George Crozer, leader of the Independent Gr…
