consultation

Joint Residents’ Association comments on reform of planning committees

The Joint Residents’ Association (JRA) has responded to the technical consultation about the reform of planning committees. Click here to read the JRAs response. Please contact us if you have any comments on the JRAs response.

Note, the JRA combines lots of local associations and therefore have a stronger voice together:

  • Bedmond Residents Association;
  • Can’t Replace Our Green Space;
  • Carpenters Park Residents Association;
  • Chorleywood Residents Association;
  • Chandlers Cross Residents Association;
  • Croxley Green Residents Association;
  • Eastbury Residents Association;
  • Kings Langley & District Residents Association;
  • Maple Cross & West Hyde Residents Association;
  • Moor Park Residents Association;
  • Oxhey Hall Residents Association;
  • Rickmansworth & District Residents Association;
  • Hunton Bridge.
By R.D.R.A., ago

Reform of planning committees: technical consultation. Deadline 20th June

Following on from yesterday’s Joint Residents’ Association meeting, here is a link to the consultation paper on the National Scheme of Delegation for Planning Committees that asks 20 questions. Please review and let us have your thoughts by 20th June so consensus views can be pulled together from all Residents’ Associations.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reform-of-planning-committees-technical-consultation/reform-of-planning-committees-technical-consultation

By R.D.R.A., ago

TRDC Local Plan

You may be aware that Three Rivers District Council has developed a Local Plan which is now out for public consultation.

The time has been extended to the 20th of August for residents to respond to the Local Plan due to a delay in the information being distributed to everyone.

You can find details of the new Local Plan at
www.threerivers.gov.uk/egcl-page/new-local-plan

We are pleased to see that many sites we objected to in 2018 have been removed from the list and there is now only one site we are totally against and will be opposing, and three others where we have advised Matthew Bedford, lead on planning at TRDC, of our concerns.

Other sites we are not objecting to but, in all cases, subject to privacy of surrounding residents and other points such as disposal of sewage, access both during construction and when in use, parking etc.

We will look at each planning application as it comes up and do our best to ensure that these points are considered.

We understand that the 600+ dwellings and new school planned for Batchworth Golf Course will not be able to go ahead as the Golf Club have a long lease on the premises and land. It could, of course, be that a compulsory purchase order is used to turn this round but Moor Park Residents’ Association are set against the plan. RDRA have put in a request for the site to be reduced if dwellings are proposed on this site.

By Michael Stimpson, ago