A leading Harpenden councillor has spoken out to condemn plans to build 550 new homes on Green Belt land to the north-west of the town.The scheme - proposed by Legal & General (Strategic Land Harpenden Ltd) - involves up to 168 affordable homes, and 130 for integrated retirement living on...
Why is Herts county council ignoring good reasons not to sell the former Radlett airfield site for development as a rail freight terminal? That is the question at the heart of the latest round of legal arguments surrounding the Green Belt land, with fresh evidence suggesting the sale is unnecessary. Both St...
This is the view from the homes of residents living in Hampden Place, Frogmore, a vista which will be devastated by the proposed rail freight terminal on the former Radlett airfield. Neighbour Susie Taylor said: “This will destroy our neighbourhood and our lovely community. The warehouses will be at the bottom...
Rail freight campaigners have rebuffed suggestions by the leader of Herts county council that they 'misinterpreted' his comments about the development. Speaking at a demonstration outside County Hall on Monday, Cllr Richard Roberts was said to have told Joy Mendelsohn from Park Street Residents Association that the site would be better...
Days after it was claimed he had admitted the former Radlett airfield site was more than likely going to be a lorry terminal, Herts county council leader Cllr Richard Roberts has said his comments were misinterpreted by campaigners. During a demonstration outside County Hall in Hertford on Monday, Joy Mendelsohn from...
The leader of Herts county council has apparently admitted the former Radlett airfield site will become a lorry freight depot - not a strategic rail freight interchange. Cllr Richard Roberts was speaking to Joy Mendelsohn from Park Street Residents Association at a demonstration opposing the SRFI outside County Hall in Hertford...
Shocking new revelations uncovered by St Albans MP Daisy Cooper suggest a lack of action by Herts county council to oppose the controversial rail freight depot. It is feared the proposal, for Radlett Airfield near Park Street, will not only devastate Green Belt land, but will choke local roads with thousands...
A blueprint for the future expansion of London Luton Airport has been unveiled as part of an application submitted to the Planning Inspectorate. If granted, the Development Consent Order is estimated to bring in an additional £1.5bn of economic activity and 100,000 jobs nationwide. The plans include community funding proposals that could...
Have you signed the petition opposing the Park Street strategic rail freight interchange?...
A major redevelopment project for Grade II listed farm buildings on the outskirts of St Albans has been rejected....
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