STOP THE DROP: Throughout Hertfordshire. Come to our Members' Forum in Wheathampstead to learn more. Litter picking equipment will be available to borrow, and our School's presentation will be demonstrated; plus updates on all our work and a chance to 'air and share'.

High Court judge quashes Government plans for massive expansion of Hemel Hempstead and WGC/Hatfield into St Albans (See below)

KEEP EAST OF LUTON GREEN: Do you want to see Lilley Bottom swallowed up in a development of 5,500 homes on Green Belt land East of Luton? Villages under threat include N. Herts.' villages  Cockernhoe and Mangrove Green. We have launched a campaign group - Keep East of Luton Green. (see our East of Luton Briefing below for more information)
We have responded to the Luton & S. Beds Joint Committee LDF Core Strategy Preferred Options, which includes these proposals.
Read our response

BENINGTON WIND FARM: We called for East Herts. District Council to refuse an application for three 120m high turbines at High Elms Lane, Benington. Read our response below. There is considerable local opposition. Permission was refused at the Development Control Committee on 14 January. Latest News 18 May '09: An appeal has been submitted against the decision.

WESTON HILLS WIND FARM: We responded to an application for three 125 metre wind turbines on land off Hatch Lane, Weston.  Read our response below. The application was refused.
CPRE Onshore Wind Turbines Policy

STRATEGIC RAIL FREIGHT INTERCHANGE PROPOSAL FOR RADLETT: The SoS dismissed Helioslough's appeal against St Albans DC's refusal of the first application in 2006. She indicated that, had the appellants demonstrated there were no other alternative sites for a SRFI in the north west sector of the M25, the decision might have been different. Helioslough have submitted a second, almost identical application, with a more comprehensive Alternative Sites Assessment. Read our response to this latest application below