land question

Residents are concerned about Babergh Council selling a small parcel of land part (12metre sq)of an area of open space on their estate in Ballingdon to a household. Is this sale retrospective? Residents claim the land has been grabbed already. This kind of issue is difficult but residents are also worried about precedent here. They don't want more land being sold later so more housing can be built.

Postscript: land has not been taken already, residents have got together nearly 100 letters of objection and the decision may go to the Secretary of State.