AN INQUIRY into whether a beloved piece of green space in Cirencester can be saved from developers forever has started today and is expected to last until Wednesday.
Cirencester residents are fighting to save the grassy area between The Whiteway and Bowling Green Avenue, known fondly as the Humpty Dumps, from ever being developed on.
The popular green space came under threat when Baylight Properties proposed to build 100 houses on it in January 2010.
After the application was made, those living nearby quickly grouped together and formed Friends of the Humpty Dumps (FROTH) and applied for the area to become a Village Green, and therefore safe from any development forever.
To ensure it becomes a Village Green, residents have to prove the land has been used for recreation by people of the area for more than 20 years.
The inquiry will see them make their case and a decision will then be made later after a few weeks.
Cirencester Town Council is also backing the application to have the area turned into a Village Green.
The inquiry is being held at the CDC offices in Trinity Road, Cirencester.
More to come later this week.
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