Plans have been revealed for a third floor on top of the building on the corner of Catherine Street and St Peter's Street. The scheme for 93 St Peter's Street, a building which includes furniture and interiors shop Zoohause, would see the erection of a recessed third floor on top of...
A petition calling on district councillors to reject the proposed Local Plan has now passed the 500-signature threshold which means it must be debated by the council. At the time of writing, the petition has attracted more than 600 signatures from residents across the district. The petition calls on councillors to vote...
A Redbourn resident has formally served SADC with legal papers challenging planning decisionsaffecting both the parish of Redbourn and the River Ver catchment area. The legal challenge centres on the council's approval of residential development in the Redbourn area at a time when Markyate wastewater treatment works - the facility which...
Local Plans seem to be like buses. You wait 30 years for one and two come along in quick succession. SADC is on track to adopt its long-awaited Local Plan next month after three years of work, with the last two having failed under previous Conservative administrations. But no sooner will this...
Councillors have rejected the "ecocide" proposed by a St Albans golf club which wanted to destroy at least 1,000 mature trees in order to expand its offering. The Centurion Club on Hemel Hempstead Road aimed to create an additional 10 holes on their site, claiming it would create more jobs and...
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...
D-Day looms for a bid by a St Albans golf club to create 10 additional holes on its site – but at a cost of more than 1,000 mature trees. The Centurion Club on Hemel Hempstead Road said the expansion will enhance the facility for its members, neighbours, the community, and...
St Albans MP Daisy Cooper says she is on the cusp of securing a change in the law which would end the scandal of St Albans district council taxpayers subsiding big developers to the tune of millions of pounds each year. Daisy exposed the scale of the scandal almost four years...
Council bosses have washed their hands of any responsibility for a plot of green space at the end of a Cottonmill cul-de-sac which neighbours fear could be turned into housing following its recent sale. Residents of Ashby Gardens have a very similar story to homeowners living on the Verulam Estate, which...
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...
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