The fight against the proposed rail freight terminal on hundreds of acres of Green Belt to the south of St Albans is set to continue. Campaigners have now launched an appeal into a High Court decision to reject their claim that the sale of the land was unlawful. Save St Albans: Fight...
Campaigners fighting the proposed rail freight terminal on Green Belt land in St Albans will decide later this week whether to lodge an appeal against a High Court decision that denied their application for a judicial review into the way the land was sold by Herts county council. "We still believe...
In January the St Albans development management committee voted to refuse an application to build 95 houses in the Green Belt west of Watling Street. In May the applicant, Scott Properties, lodged an appeal which is due to be heard by Public Inquiry, starting on September 10. On Monday night, meeting in...
Campaigners fighting the proposed freight terminal on hundreds of acres of Green Belt to the south of St Albans are considering whether to appeal after a judge denied their application for a judicial review into the way Herts county council sold the land. Save St Albans: Fight the Freight claimed Herts...
The future of the proposed freight terminal on hundreds of acres of Green Belt to the south of St Albans will be decided in the Royal Courts of Justice next week. Campaigners fighting the proposal claim the land was designated as permanent open space for the benefit of the community and...
A developer has launched an appeal in a bid to obtain planning permission to build 95 houses on Green Belt in Park Street. The application, which relates to building on farmland opposite the BP garage in Watling Street, was first submitted in February 2022. The applicant made several adjustments to the application,...
Campaigners fighting proposals for a massive freight terminal on Green Belt land in St Albans have produced a film to help raise awareness of their legal challenge against the development. The film is set to receive official certification this week and will then go on show at the Odyssey Cinema. "We wanted...
Furious residents in Napsbury Park are demanding developers stop drilling at the site of the proposed rail-freight terminal on the former Radlett airfield after a weekend of what they say was unacceptable noise and disturbance. Some neighbours say the vibrations from the drilling were so bad it felt as though their...
The backlash against SADC’s proposed removal of free car parking across the district has resulted in further condemnation from businesses. The budget-saving exercise is part of a wider review of on-street car parking taking place over the coming months, and could mean the end of one and two hour free parking...
A proposed meeting between rail freight developers Segro and local residents has been pushed back until at least late spring or even early summer. When St Albans MP Daisy Cooper met with the company in November, she said they agreed to hold a community meeting to share information about their work...
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