Thank goodness for common sense government. Today’s announcement that the Secretary of State has over-ruled the planning inspector and rejected Helioslough’s second appeal against refusal of the lorry terminal at Park Street is thoroughly good news.
It is the proper reward for years of hard campaigning.
Had this awful development gone ahead, it would have irrevocably destroyed [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Tesco'
Railfreight victory by the skin of our teeth
July 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Sandy's blog
Tags:Helioslough·Herts County Council·Herts Highways·Park Street·Radlett freight terminal·Sandy Walkington·St Albans·STRiFE·Tesco
A win-win for everyone
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Sandy's blog
I want to say thank you to Tesco. The news that they are dropping their plans to build a superstore on the London Road site and instead move their St Peters Street store to larger premises in the former Woolworths is a shot in the arm for St Albans.
We can now get an appropriately mixed [...]
Tags:London Road·Sandy Walkington·St Albans·St Albans Market·Tesco
Where do we go from here?
September 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Hands off Herts, Sandy's blog
We are in the consultation phase for the new Local Development Framework for St Albans – what used to be called the Structure Plan when I was small. Sites for supermarkets? Where could a new school go? Do we have to build on the Green Belt? The final document produced from this process will help [...]
Tags:Colney Heath·London Road·Maltings·Sopwell Residents Association·St Albans Civic Society·Tesco·Tyttenhanger Green