The Harpenden Society has condemned the district council for its response to the consultation into on-street car parking charges. The recent meeting of the public realm committee revealed that SADC was pressing ahead with its proposals, only making minor concessions to the overwhelming weight of public opinion opposing the plans. Harpenden Society...
Harpenden town councillors are to vote on their next steps in the fight against the district council’s bid to charge for on-street car parking – including the possibility of legal action. Although SADC recently announced minor changes to the proposals, the town council believes these do not fundamentally change the potential...
The district council is ploughing ahead with plans to charge for on-street parking in Harpenden, despite overwhelming opposition from retailers and residents. The recent meeting of the SADC public realm committee saw councillors consider the results of a recent consultation which opposed the proposals, while retailers again explained the negative impact...
Harpenden held its own moving Remembrance Sunday service, attended by service personnel, voluntary organisations and representatives from the town and county councils. Recently elected MP Victoria Collins attended her first service in the role, joining dignitaries in the parade through the centre of town from the entrance to Rothamsted Park up...
Council bosses have snubbed the will of the people and ignored overwhelming opposition to plans to charge for on-street parking in Harpenden. Out of the 1,199 individual responses received during the recent public consultation, 95 per cent were in opposition to SADC’s proposals, with the majority fearing the impact they would...
Thousands of trees across Harpenden and East Hyde are being chopped down as part of Network Rail’s track maintenance programme, but residents have accused the company of being disingenuous in its publicity for the work. According to Network Rail, it is “a careful balancing act between keeping trains running safely for...
Fresh changes to controversial plans to charge for on-street parking in Harpenden have been announced in the wake of a public consultation. The proposals come in the wake of feedback from residents, retailers, the town council and the Harpenden Society. The original proposals included a charge of £2.50 an hour for a...
There will be changes in the way SADC approaches tough budget decisions in the wake of the Harpenden on-street parking row, leader Paul de Kort has revealed. The new approach will see proposals on raising revenue or cutting costs for the coming year put forward at a much earlier stage. At the...
It’s not too late for the district council administration to reverse planned charges for on-street parking in Harpenden. Councillors and retailers alike have made an eleventh hour plea for SADC not to push ahead with proposals to introduce fees across the town centre. It comes as the controversy hits the national media,...
The Harpenden Society has issued a tirade of objections to plans for housing on Green Belt land to the north-west of the town. Developers Legal and General want to build 550 new homes on land at Cooters End Lane and Ambrose Lane, on arable fields close to King’s School, Spire Hospital...
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