It was the last day of Parliament before the summer recess when the fresh housing targets were revealed for councils across the country, an eleventh hour announcement which left many MPs reeling. So is there anything St Albans representative Daisy Cooper can do to shape national policy and help protect the...
Outside of the SADC administration, the reactions to the Government’s increased housing targets have been overwhelmingly negative, with campaign groups calling on the local authority and MPs to take a firm stance against the proposals. Shirani St Ledger McCarthy, who represents Keep Chiswell Green (KCG), said: “It appears that SADC will...
Can local campaigns fighting housing developments in the district succeed in the face of intense pressure on council bosses to hit targets? Even before the Government’s recent announcement of new house-building figures, SADC was in the unenviable position of having to accommodate thousands of properties on land which was largely Green...
The St Albans district could be forced to take up to 70 per cent more homes than already included in its draft Local Plan, after the new Government ordered the biggest nationwide house-building drive in generations. All councils in England have been given new, mandatory housing targets to pave the way...
There will be no further debate involving all St Albans district councillors on Green Belt development proposed in the Local Plan, the leader of SADC has confirmed. The confirmation came as Cllr Paul de Kort was being quizzed by opposition councillors at the recent full council meeting. Labour’s Cllr Mike Hobday asked...
Campaigners fighting the proposed rail freight terminal on Green Belt land in St Albans will decide later this week whether to lodge an appeal against a High Court decision that denied their application for a judicial review into the way the land was sold by Herts county council. "We still believe...
In January the St Albans development management committee voted to refuse an application to build 95 houses in the Green Belt west of Watling Street. In May the applicant, Scott Properties, lodged an appeal which is due to be heard by Public Inquiry, starting on September 10. On Monday night, meeting in...
Campaigners fighting proposals for a massive freight terminal on Green Belt land in St Albans have produced a film to help raise awareness of their legal challenge against the development. The film is set to receive official certification this week and will then go on show at the Odyssey Cinema. "We wanted...
On March 22, the Secretary of State, Michael Gove, published his long-awaited decision on planning appeals by Cala Homes and Headlands Way (known locally as the Polo Field) and granted permission for 721 new houses to be built on the edge of Chiswell Green village. These developments will increase the size...
Campaigners have come away with more questions than answers following a meeting with developers hoping to build on St Albans’ Green Belt. Representatives of Team CLASH met with Cala Homes for a one-to-one discussion about their proposals to build 150 homes in north St Albans. Spokesperson Gee Smedley said: “In our one-to-one...
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