21 Jul 2026 Theatre review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Deborah Heath is at Chiswell Green United Reformed Church for Breakaway Theatre’s take on the Bard’s comedy classic...
Deborah Heath is at Chiswell Green United Reformed Church for Breakaway Theatre’s take on the Bard’s comedy classic...
As the hearing date for Keep Chiswell Green's claim against SADC and developer Taylor Wimpey approaches, KCG has launched a fundraising initiative to raise the funds needed to take the case to court. Using CrowdJustice, a platform established to help individuals and campaign groups raise money for legal cases, KCG has...
Council bosses are ploughing ahead in defending a High Court challenge over its decision to grant approval for 191 homes in Chiswell Green – and YOU are paying their legal fees. The case, which relates to Taylor Wimpey’s reserved matters application for the Rose Meadows development site – land off Chiswell...
Villagers from communities across the St Albans district were out in force on Saturday to protest over the Government’s plans to concrete over the Green Belt. The Community Planning Alliance – made up of local campaigners from across the UK – organised a national Day of Action highlighting the urgency of...
Community campaign group Keep Chiswell Green has lodged a High Court claim challenging SADC’s decision to grant planning permission for 191 homes in the village. The development is part of a site on land south-west of Chiswell Green Lane which already has outline planning permission for up to 391 homes, a...
Councillors are set to decide how to proceed with plans for 191 homes on Green Belt land at Chiswell Green. The development is part of a site on land south-west of Chiswell Green Lane which already has outline planning permission for up to 391 homes, a primary school, and associated development. Now...
A new planning application for former tourist attraction Butterfly World to be used for a car storage facility has been submitted. Planning inspector Andrew Walker granted permission for Bud Rescue and Recovery to operate from the Green Belt site in July, but the decision was made without any public consulation, despite...
Eagle-eyed visitors to Greenwood Park in Chiswell Green might have spotted the installation of a row of wooden fencing at the edge of the park. But thankfully it’s nothing to do with widening the A405 as part of the much-derided rail freight interchange, it’s actually connected to a fairly substantial tree...
The appeal decision giving permission for former tourist attraction Butterfly World to be used for a car storage facility is set to be quashed. Planning inspector Andrew Walker granted permission for Bud Rescue and Recovery to operate from the Green Belt site last month, but the decision was made without any...
Shirani St Ledger McCarthy, spokesperson for Keep Chiswell Green, reflects on the devastating news that their long-running fight to save the local Green Belt from development may have ended in defeat...
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