Where are the main sites submitted for inclusion in the draft Local Plan, and what are the key elements of each scheme? We take a look at the proposals put forward by council officers...
Has St Albans district council jumped the gun when it comes to building on our precious Green Belt? Campaign groups across the district watched with baited breath as Monday's meeting of the SADC planning, policy and climate committee identified preferred sites for the building of new homes in the period up...
Do the negative impacts of the expansion of Luton Airport outweigh the benefits to the local community? That is the assertion by the Harpenden Society in response to proposals to increase passenger numbers to 32m per annum. The Society intends to submit evidence to the forthcoming Public Inquiry about specific concerns about...
Further clarity is needed on whether we need to build on Green Belt land ahead of any decision on a district Local Plan, says Green Party leader Simon Grover. He was speaking to the St Albans Times ahead of a meeting of the SADC planning, policy and climate committee next week,...
Campaigners battling to prevent the blight of a rail freight terminal south of St Albans have called on local landowners to explain their decision to support the scheme. Lord and Lady Verulam are being challenged to explain their decision to sell their parcel of land to developers Segro. Save St Albans: Fight...
A petition of more than 8,500 names has been presented to County Hall calling on councillors to stop the sale of the former Radlett airfield for a rail freight terminal - but HCC has already decided to ignore it. Quentin Baker, director of law and governance, was the man who blocked...
Despite recent setbacks at County Hall, campaigners against the proposed strategic rail freight interchange on the former Radlett airfield site are defiant, not despondent. A recent meeting of HCC's oversight and scrutiny committee (OSC) rejected suggestions that they need not sell the land as there had been significant changes in circumstances...
Hundreds of new homes are being proposed for Green Belt land which was a protected wildlife site before being contaminated by diesel dumping. Smallford Pits was designated as a Local Wildlife Site, which identified it as a crucial location for wildlife in the county and protected it from development by the...
Surely it makes perfect sense? The idea that you are no more than 15 minutes away from essential amenities like a grocery store, the gym, parks, the cinema and school. Walk or cycle, it doesn’t matter, life is local. So why are the conspiracy theorists having a meltdown over the...
A major breakthrough has been achieved in the fight against two controversial Green Belt developments by St Albans MP Daisy Cooper. An appeal was looming for two planning applications in Chiswell Green after the schemes were rejected by SADC planning committee councillors. Developers want to stick housing on Green Belt land at...
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