A bid to build a residential development to the rear of a former Indian restaurant has failed at appeal. KFH Property Ltd proposed a change of use for the disused Cherry Trees Indian restaurant in Lower Luton Road, Wheathampstead, to a veterinary practice. But it also called for outline planning permission for...
The largest development in Park Street after the proposed rail freight interchange could cast a further shadow over the lives of local residents. An application from Scott Properties to build 95 houses on 11 acres of arable land in has finally been listed after its submission one and a half years...
It was a noble vision. A plan to build the world’s largest butterfly house, featuring 10,000 of the creatures fluttering beneath a 300ft dome, promoting an ecological message while also providing St Albans with a major tourist attraction. But despite the backing of conservationists Sir David Attenborough and David Bellamy, and...
Campaigners are keeping up the pressure over the threatened rail freight interchange as more people become aware of the impact it will have on their lives. Members of Save St Albans: Fight the Freight are still working on arguments for a judicial review into the sale of the former Radlett airfield...
As the dust starts to settle on the vast number of sites proposed for St Albans' draft Local Plan, stunned community leaders have hit back at the scale of the developments and what they will mean for the district. Members of SADC's planning policy and climate committee moved the district's blueprint...
A leading Conservative county councillor has dismissed concerns over the proposed Park Street rail freight depot as being limited to only local interest. Cllr Richard Thake, who represents Knebworth and Codicote, is a former HCC planning portfolio holder. He was part of the overview and scrutiny committee that rejected the call-in of...
Councillors have voted to move the district's draft Local Plan into the next stage - public consultation. Monday's meeting of SADC's planning policy and climate committee saw members rejected calls to pause the plan while government housing targets are reviewed, claiming to do so would open themselves up to external intervention. Public...
It ain't over 'til it's over. The county council may have finalised the sale of the former Radlett airfield to rail freight developers Segro, but there is still hope the final scheme can be thwarted. Campaign group Save St Albans: Fight the Freight is still intending to push for a Judicial...
Liberal Democrat Daisy Cooper writes exclusively for the St Albans Times on the decision to sell the former Radlett airfield for a rail freight depot. Residents and campaigners have fought against these plans for a monstrous terminal on their doorstep from start to finish for more than 20 years so this...
The actions of county councillors have been compared to Christ's betrayal by Judas Iscariot after they rushed through the sale of the former Radlett airfield site for a controversial rail freight terminal. Weeks after ignoring a petition of more than 8,500 signatories calling for HCC to think again about the sale,...
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