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FLOOD RISK

FLOOD RISK

We all know the flood risk in North St Albans. Maybe some of you have been subject to the disruption is causes.

Can you imagine the disruption it would cause if that was your home?

Our expert advice has put into words what we already know. But we need to have it on headed paper for the Council to listen. See the expert advice on flood risk in North St Albans here….housing cannot be made “safe for a lifetime”

Down load report here

Highways proposals safety reports by Transport Experts

With your generous donations we have commissioned three highways assessments costing over £10,000 to the local community.

We have to do this because the Council are not properly evidencing our concerns.

Each time there has been damning evidence against the developers unsafe proposals for additional cycling capacity.

See the first full report from 2023 here.

Three further reports have been commissioned in 2024. One against the unsound Woollam Park speculative application here.

The second against the Cala applications here.

The third against the unsound Local Plan here

HEARTWOOD HALO

The ecological corridor surrounding Heartwood, supporting the forest within.

See our full presentation here, containing acclaimed research from the Heartwood Monitoring Project completed by the Hertfordshire Natural History Society,

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Legal Action:

In January 2022, we commenced Judicial Review against St Albans District Council under the Aarhus Convention.

In May 2022, the High Court granted hearing of our case.

In July 2022, we move forward to the final hearing with our three strongest grounds in place and cost claims against two further grounds, see our detailed grounds on the document below…

CLASH Skeleton Argument Lodged with the High Court

July 26th 2022, is our High Court date. Exactly a year after St Albans District Council Planning Officer and Planning Committee approved the application against the Secretary of State ruling in 2015 and with no justification for the “very special circumstances” needed to over turn protected green belt status.

Put it in your diary. Come and hear the proceedings for yourself.

Important contacts:

There are many wonderful people and organisations who can help protect the green belt in your area. If you need assistance consider contacting some of these…

CPRE

CPRE Hertfordshire

Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust

The Woodland Trust

Planning objections:

These are the documents we submitted to object to the planning application..

Sewell Application July 2021

CLASH OBJECTION July 2021