A prime city centre space which has sat empty for years could be redeveloped into housing. The former Argos premises at 5 Spencer Street has seen various schemes proposed over the years, but none have reached fruition. The current proposal, by developers Denton Homes, would apparently see the building demolished and replaced...
Campaigners have reflected on the devastating decision to approve development of 721 new houses on 30 hectares of Green Belt land to the west of Chiswell Green village. They fear the High Court’s decision sets a major precedent for future schemes across the district. Paul King, speaking on behalf of Greenbelt, the...
A long-running fight to save the former Butterfly World site from commercial development has failed – thanks to the Government’s new “grey belt” rules. The former tourist attraction has been used as a car storage facility since it closed in 2015, but it was hoped planning enforcement measures would result in...
The row over plans to build homes on a swathe of St Albans Green Belt land continues, with developers continuing to carry out enabling work on the site despite not having secured planning permission. Cala Homes have already cleared a section of land between the A1081 Harpenden Road and the B651...
A motion which could have restricted the scrutiny of planning applications at SADC has failed to succeed. A group of Lib Dems including Cllrs Edgar Hill, Jamie Day, Sharon Hollingsworth and Josie Madoc wanted to limit both the number of councillors who could speak at the planning policy and climate committee,...
Has a major blow been dealt to plans for new homes to the north of St Albans? Two major developments totalling 1,150 homes are planned for agricultural land behind the Texaco garage on the Harpenden Road and stretching all the way to the railway line. The area is owned by a...
There are still more questions than answers hanging over plans to build more than 1,000 new homes on Green Belt land to the north of the city. The St Albans Times has extensively covered the proposed Woollam and Cala developments for the past few years, but despite countless stories on the...
Up to 470 new homes could be built on land adjacent to Oaklands College in order to fund the replacement of outdated facilities with state-of-the-art sustainable buildings, The project is the next phase of the redevelopment of the St Albans campus in order to enhance learning opportunities for students and benefit...
A fresh appeal has been launched to obtain permission for a fence surrounding a community green space. Ukings Property Limited, a company registered in Cell Barnes Lane, want to erect a planting hedge in front of a 2m fence adjacent to 1 Windridge Close, on St Albans’ Verulam Estate. Vast swathes of...
Could families living in affordable homes on one of St Albans’ proposed new housing developments be sitting on a ticking timebomb of flooding? That’s the fear of campaign group CLASH, which has been fighting against the development of north St Albans for around 15 years. As the district Local Plan enters the...
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