Let’s fight for a fairer Local Plan
Council leaders have refused to lobby for lower government house-building targets for Hertsmere borough.
Council leaders have refused to lobby for lower government house-building targets for Hertsmere borough.
Hertsmere Council leaders have been forced to ditch their draft Local Plan after residents filed a staggering 20,000 objections during the public consultation.
In a stunning about turn, Hertsmere council leaders this evening announced that they've shelved their Local Plan. Congratulations to all the residents whose hard work in generating 20,000 responses to the consultation has forced the council leadership into a climbdown.
This morning the Lib Dem team met with Hertsmere council officers to discuss concerns over the Local Plan consultation portal. They've told us they'll now extend the consultation for an extra 2 weeks.
We want to keep you in touch with proceedings at Hertsmere Borough Council, where we represent Bushey North. Here's our report on the full council meeting of 21st July 2021, where Hertsmere's leader rejected our call to protect Bushey Country Club's greenspace by securing 'village green' status; news emerged of problems at Bushey Museum; and where we pressed the leadership to improve our recycling performance and also take a more compassionate approach to providing housing for those in genuine need.
Cllr Sandy Walkington's last ditch attempt to stop Hertfordshire County Council from proceeding to sell its land for the giant SEGRO freight terminal south of St Albans lost by two votes today.
Hertfordshire's Lib Dem County Councillors have selected Steve Jarvis, County Councillor for Royston West & Rural, as their new leader, following the decision of Stephen Giles-Medhurst to stand down.
Liberal Democrats have welcomed an announcement that Herts County Council has finally adopted their proposal for more money being spent on improving the council's poor provision for Children with special educational needs.
Hertfordshire County Council has fined statutory undertakers i.e., water, gas and electricity companies over £400,000 in penalty notices issued because companies failed to get the right permits or breached their permits.
Conservative run Hertfordshire County Council failed to fix over 50% of reported potholes in the year to May 2023.
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