I've lived nearby and used the marsh regularly for pretty much all my life. And I still don't see the fuss.
It's only a tiny (and as far as conservation is concerned, unimportant) proportion of the land being developed, and even that isn't permanent.
All I see is some grumpy dogwalkers, who until relatively recently weren't technically allowed (and are pretty lucky, imho) to use the land as a canid commode anyway.
I've lived nearby and used the marsh regularly for pretty much all my life. And I still don't see the fuss.
It's only a tiny (and as far as conservation is concerned, unimportant) proportion of the land being developed, and even that isn't permanent.
All I see is some grumpy dogwalkers, who until relatively recently weren't technically allowed (and are pretty lucky, imho) to use the land as a canid commode anyway.