Local Issues News
15 November 2024 / 16 November 2024 by pressteam
Buntingford’s Green Party councillors passionately spoke up for residents, when a controversial planning application to relocate a medical centre and build 200 homes, was presented to the Development Management Committee this week (Wednesday 13 November). The Development Management Committee is a cross-party group of councillors, who are tasked with reviewing all large-scale planning applications. The […]
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26 September 2024 / 26 September 2024 by pressteam
District Councillor Nick Cox argues we need a new approach to crack the housing crisis, moving away from a reliance on the private sector. A different way of delivering homes people can afford to rent or buy whilst protecting green spaces. Two narratives dominate discussions about the housing market: Both are underpinned by a common […]
23 September 2024 / 26 September 2024 by pressteam
Hertford Town and District Councillor Sarah Hopewell unpicks the latest planning decision to be made in East Herts (HERT4 in Bengeo), explaining its fate was sealed to some extent by the government’s high housing targets and when the previous Conservative District Council administration agreed to open up the site for developers. Bengeo field is a […]
Councillors Defending Our Environment Fairer Greener Housing News
19 September 2024 / 26 September 2024 by pressteam
Green Councillors and Candidate in Bengeo shared their disappointment and frustration on Thursday 19th September that the HERT4 development has received approval to go ahead. Three Bengeo Green Councillors argued against the plan to build an additional 118 homes on Bengeo Field at a meeting of the EHDC Development Management Council (DMC) on Wednesday 18th […]
