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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jonathan Prynn

Victory for ‘peasants’ revolt’ as Duke’s appeal over allotment plan is rejected

A “peasants revolt” planning battle over a proposal from the Duke of Northumberland to build flats on a west London allotment site has ended in a victory for campaigners battling to preserve the green space.

Planning inspector John Longmuir last night threw out an appeal from the peer ruling that the scheme at Park Road Allotments in Isleworth would harm local open spaces, protected heritage buildings.

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