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Helioslough rightly under pressure as public has their say at the Inquiry

December 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Hands off Herts, Sandy's blog

Today was the first opportunity for members of the public to give evidence as witnesses at the Railfreight public inquiry. It was a good morning. Anne Main spoke first and concentrated on rail issues and particularly the disgraceful failure of Network Rail to provide a witness to the Inquiry who could be questioned and cross-examined [...]

As new railfreight inquiry begins, have we uncovered a fundamental flaw in Helioslough’s traffic modelling?

November 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Hands off Herts, Sandy's blog, Uncategorized

Today was the first day in the new Public Inquiry into developer Helioslough’s appeal against St Albans District Council’s refusal of their application to build a massive freight terminal with a few railway sidings attached in the crucial Green Belt south of the city.
I joined the demonstration organised by STRiFE beforehand and then we all [...]

Stabbed in the front by Herts County Council

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Hands off Herts, Sandy's blog

I am frankly dismayed by Hertfordshire County Council’s decision not to make any highways-related objection to the Helioslough freight terminal application. It looks like they have just caved in to Helioslough’s legal threats. It is totally abject for them to cite concern about costs being awarded against them – of course there is [...]

Over 1200 against, one or two for – it can only be one thing

July 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Hands off Herts, Sandy's blog

Those were the letters sent to St Albans District Council in connection with Helioslough’s second application to build the freight terminal. Tonight’s meeting of the St Albans Planning Referrals Committee duly threw the application out No real surprise there.
The big new news is the opposition of the Association of Train Operating Companies [...]

All that is needed for evil to triumph…

July 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Sandy's blog

I don’t always quote Conservative philosophers in my speeches. But I did quote Edmund Burke in my speech at the demonstration against the Helioslough freight terminal application organised by STRiFE outside the Alban Arena on Saturday. All that is needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
There must have been a [...]

Cathedral like a beacon on a hill – the view that could be lost for ever

July 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Hands off Herts, Sandy's blog

I have sent in my personal letter of objection to the Helioslough proposals for the Radlett freight terminal. I hope I am among many, many local residents and organisations to have voiced our dismay.
There are so many different grounds why this proposal is wholly unsuitable for the site -

“coalescence” of currently separate communities destroying [...]

St Albans versus Helioslough – Round Three

May 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Sandy's blog

Now it has been confirmed that St Albans District Council will consider the new application from Helioslough, we will have to dust off the “Hands Off Herts” logo.
I cannot over-emphasise the destructiveness of the Helioslough proposal. There is no meaningful change in their new proposal. The monster freight terminal they propose would be a [...]

St Albans and the Helioslough dragon

April 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Hands off Herts, Sandy's blog

As we always knew they would, Helioslough are back with a repeated application to build their monster freight terminal.
It’s a kick in the teeth for local people. St Albans Council still needs to see the detail of the application to check that it fits the rules. If it really is unchanged from the previous application [...]

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Sandy Walkington is the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for St Albans