Liberal Democrat councillors in London Colney and Park Street have called for greater scrutiny of planning applications related to the Segro rail freight terminal after it was found significant changes to plans - including the felling of mature trees - were being pushed through planners as “non-material changes”. A chance discussion...
Will the huge monstrosity currently being built in Park Street become a road or rail freight terminal? So far there is no confirmation as to what percentage of goods will be transported by train rather than HGV. Local opinion fears that the facility will end up as a road-to-road interchange, clogging...
The appeal by developers against the refusal of planning permission to build 95 houses on Green Belt land in Park Street has been allowed by the Planning Inspector. The public inquiry over the proposals, which are for land opposite the BP garage, ran for five days in September with community group...
Potholes in Park Street are plaguing residents trying to navigate ongoing road closures. The main route through the village – the A5183 – has been shut since August for drainage works, which have overrun beyond the initial six weeks and are now expected to conclude later this month. The official diversion route...
Is it the end of the fight to prevent a strategic rail freight interchange being built on land south of St Albans? This week High Court judge Lord Justice Lewison rejected a further legal challenge to the way Herts county council sold the land, after campaigners claimed the sale should have...
Forget about catching a train to visit loved ones or heading into the capital for some festive fun this Christmas – essential work on the much-hated rail freight depot will throw a spanner in the works. A new bridge is being installed under the Midland Main Line at Park Street to...
Community campaigners presented their case opposing plans to build 95 houses on Green Belt land in Park Street at a five day planning inquiry which ended recently. Appellant Scott Properties employed two barristers, an experienced planning company and a range of consultant companies, including Atkins, to argue why it should be...
Bosses at County Hall appear to have finally recognised the fact that they face fresh challenges over their sale of land for a rail freight terminal.The news comes a month after campaigners launched an appeal into a High Court decision to reject their claim that the sale of the land...
Isolated villagers are demanding an extension to Sunday bus routes so they can access neighbouring communities without a car, writes Oliver Sasson. They have signed a petition calling on the county council to extend the 635, 361 and 601 services so they include Bricket Wood, How Wood, Chiswell Green, Colney Street,...
Firefighters are tackling a blaze at the Toyota car dealership in Frogmore. Thick black smoke is seen behind the Stephen Eagell showroom in Radlett Road in this photo by Lailah Catherine published on the Park Street People and Places Facebook page. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined, but...
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