'Areas of search' for possible housebuilding (like this one north of St Albans) are being identified by local authorities in their Local Development Framework documents. The LDFs will shape the County of the future. See all our LDF responses so far below

Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation: CPRE - The Hertfordshire Society has responded to the EERA (East of England Regional Assembly consultation. Read our views below

HCC Waste Development Framework: The preferred Options paper listed 253 sites, 16 of which were in the Green Belt. In the light of CPRE's Policy Position on Waste and the Government's Planning Policy Statement 10 Planning for Sustainable Waste Management we concluded that the paper did not provide the information to enable a proper assessment of the various sites. The Inspector agreed with us. The County Council has now withdrawn its paper for redrafting. Read our full response below.

WORTH PROTECTING? We think so The East of England plan proposed 79,600 dwellings for Hertfordshire; an Inspectors' Report recommended 83,200. The final East of England Plan was published on 19 May 2008. With the 83,200 houses included in it, and adding a further 7,000 proposed East of Luton and 10,000 north of Harlow, we calculate that the figure is more like 100,200. The Plan is now undergoing its first review and the indications are that the Government will be expecting an even higher figure. Will you help us fight for a rainbow of hope over our endangered countryside? Join us, please. Read our response to the original consultation below.