Links to Articles

22.06.26 CPRE Herts - ‘New digital map of the Hertfordshire Public Rights of Way'

https://www.cpreherts.org.uk/news/on-the-edge-our-public-rights-of-way-our-green-belt-our-countryside/

03.06.26 St Albans Times - ‘Harpenden MP challenges Prime Minister over housing targets'

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/harpenden/harpenden-mp-challenges-prime-minister-over-housing-targets/

01.05.26 St Albans Times - ‘will new SEGRO depot ever be accepted by the local community?'

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/park-street/freight-accomplit-will-new-segro-depot-ever-be-accepted-by-the-local-community/

30.04.26 Maidstone Borough Council - ‘first UK council to recognise rights of nature’

https://news.maidstone.gov.uk/home/news/26/april/rights-of-nature

29.04.26 BBC News -  ‘Affordability not shortage behind housing crisis’

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz676vexyxvo

28.04.26 This Is Money - ‘Taylor Wimpey sees sales and pricing slip as it warns of impact of cost pressures from war in Iran’

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-15771303/Taylor-Wimpey-sales-pricing-slip-warns-impact-cost-pressures-war-Iran.html

28.04.26 BBC Verify - ‘More deaths than births expected every year from now on’

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgpjd2zzl8o

26.04.26 The Guardian - 'myriad problems stymie Labour’s 1.5m new homes pledge'

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/26/sludge-in-the-system-myriad-problems-stymie-labours-15m-new-homes-pledge

24.04.26 MyLondon News - 'London has enough homes - people simply can't afford them'

https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/london-enough-homes-people-simply-33835155

23.04.26 St Albans Times - ‘Day of Action: residents of Sandridge, Redbourn, Chiswell Green and north St Albans fighting destruction of the Green Belt'

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/sandridge/day-of-action-residents-of-sandridge-redbourn-chiswell-green-and-north-st-albans-fighting-destruction-of-the-green-belt/

22.04.26 Herts Advertiser - 'Redbourn Day of Action celebration 2026'

https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/26041031.pictures---redbourn-day-action-celebration-2026/

21.04.26 The Guardian - 'England wildlife watchdog ‘has stopped designating special sites for protection’

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/21/england-wildlife-watchdog-has-stopped-designating-special-sites-for-protection

20.04.26 This Is Money - ‘Homes for sale hit an 11-year high as buyers fail to show up for spring bounce’

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-15741609/Homes-sale-hit-11-year-high-buyers-fail-spring-bounce.html

18.04.26 Telegraph - ‘Rural communities out in force to fight Labour building on green belt’

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/18/countryside-fight-labour-plans-green-belt/

16.04.26 St Albans Times - ‘Will St Albans’ new Local Plan secure the future of our Green Belt or destroy it forever?'

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/planning/will-st-albans-new-local-plan-secure-the-future-of-our-green-belt-or-destroy-it-forever/

15.04.26 The Guardian - 'UK’s largest housebuilder to buy less land in blow to Labour’s homes target'

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/15/uk-largest-housebuilder-to-buy-less-land-in-blow-to-labour-homes-target

09.04.26 Telegraph - ‘The affordable homes rule fuelling Britain’s housing crisis’

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/04/09/the-hidden-13bn-tax-choking-off-britains-housebuilding/

09.04.26 Herts Advertiser - 'Plans revealed for 8,500-home Hertfordshire 'new town''

https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/26006632.plans-revealed-8-500-home-hertfordshire-new-town/

08.04.26 CPRE Herts - 'Devastating ‘grey belt’ impact revealed in our new report'

https://www.cpreherts.org.uk/news/devastating-grey-belt-impact-revealed-in-our-new-report/

01.04.26 APPG for Council and Social Housing - ‘Why Over 50 MPs are Calling for a New Era of Council Housebuilding’

[APPG = All Party Parliamentary Group, a cross-party group of MPs]

https://councilhousingappg.substack.com/p/why-over-70-mps-are-calling-for-a

05.03.26 This Is Money - ‘So much for 'build, baby, build': UK construction hit by worst slump since 2008 financial crisis’

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-15618905/So-build-baby-build-UK-construction-hit-worst-slump-2008-financial-crisis.html

04.03.26 LabourList - ‘Labour is being badly misled on housing’

https://labourlist.org/2026/03/labour-housing-chris-hinchliff/

23.02.26 BBC News - ‘'Each empty home shows there is a problem' - housing leaders call for action’

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4w7z7v1ndo

18.02.26 Watford Observer - ‘96-home estate on edge of Watford recommended for approval’

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/25864354.96-home-estate-edge-watford-recommended-approval/

02.02.26 St Albans Times - ‘High Court challenge to plans for 191 new homes in Chiswell Green village'

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/chiswell-green/high-court-challenge-to-plans-for-191-new-homes-in-chiswell-green-village/

30.01.26 St Albans Times - ‘Siege of Sandridge continues as campaign group reveals failings in planning bids'

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/sandridge/siege-of-sandridge-continues-as-campaign-group-reveals-failings-in-planning-bids/

23.01.26 Telegraph - ‘Revealed: how much a nearby new estate really knocks down your house price’

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/property/house-prices/how-new-build-estates-affect-your-house-price/

09.01.26 BBC - 'Betrayed' residents fight to save Bengeo Field

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjgen1lwyvo

07.01.26 Herts Advertiser - '300 football pitches' of St Albans land deemed 'grey belt'

https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/25747432.300-football-pitches-st-albans-land-deemed-grey-belt/

18.12.25 St Albans Times - ‘The beginning of the end of Redbourn as a rural village’ – East Hemel plans submitted

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/redbourn/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-redbourn-as-a-rural-village-east-hemel-plans-submitted/

16.12.25 Cornerstone Barristers - Unpacking the new NPPF draft

https://cornerstonebarristers.com/unpacking-the-new-nppf-draft/

16.12.25 Daily Mail - planning rules ... gardens bulldozed for new housing ... neighbours blocked from protesting

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15389583/labour-planning-rules-gardens-bulldozed-housing.html

15.12.25 CPRE Herts - One year on – the impact of ‘grey belt’ in St Albans District

https://www.cpreherts.org.uk/news/one-year-on-the-impact-of-grey-belt-in-st-albans-district/

29.11.25 Telegraph - ‘We clubbed together ... saving our coastal view from developers’

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/property/buying-selling/we-clubbed-together-with-neighbours-to-save-coastal-view/

28.11.25 St Albans Times - Another thousand homes proposed for Green Belt land outside Redbourn

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/redbourn/another-thousand-homes-proposed-for-green-belt-land-outside-redbourn/

18.11.25 CPRE Herts - Grey belt policy causing havoc to protected countryside – write to your MP

https://www.cpreherts.org.uk/news/grey-belt-policy-causing-havoc-to-protected-countryside-write-to-your-mp/

10.11.25 CPRE - Countryside wins new safeguards in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/countryside-wins-new-safeguards-in-the-planning-and-infrastructure-bill/

05.11.25 The Negotiator - Government’s 1.5 million homes plan in chaos as MPs demand answers

https://thenegotiator.co.uk/news/land-new-homes/governments-1-5-million-homes-plan-in-chaos-as-mps-demand-answers/

05.11.25 St Albans Times - Bedmond Lane wildlife meadow could be site of national archaeological importance

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/st-albans/bedmond-lane-wildlife-meadow-could-be-site-of-national-archaeological-importance/

16.10.25 The Guardian - Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/16/labour-england-nature-housing-planning-bill

15.10.25 The Guardian - Labour’s great housing betrayal

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/15/labour-housing-memo-leak-steve-reed

09.10.25 St Albans Times - Sandridge under siege – historic village faces an onslaught of developments

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/sandridge/sandridge-under-siege-historic-village-faces-an-onslaught-of-developments/

27.09.25 St Albans Times - Water supplies coming under fresh pressure as housebuilding ramps up

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/feature/water-supplies-coming-under-fresh-pressure-as-housebuilding-ramps-up/

22.09.25 Herts Advertiser - Developers aim for 84 homes on Sandridge Green Belt

https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/25485597.developers-aim-84-homes-sandridge-green-belt/

02.09.25 St Albans Times - North St Albans planning application is backed by councillors

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/st-albans/north-st-albans-planning-application-is-backed-by-councillors/

28.08.25 St Albans Times - Decision day looms for north St Albans green belt

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/st-albans/decision-day-looms-for-north-st-albans-green-belt-development/

25.08.25 Herts Advertiser - Plans for housing on Sandridge Green Belt face objections

https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/25411106.plans-housing-sandridge-green-belt-face-objections/

16.08.25 St Albans Times – What next for district as relentless push for development continues?

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/planning/what-next-for-district-as-relentless-push-for-development-continues/

16.08.25 St Albans Times – Wildlife Trust Condemns Proposals for North St Albans scheme

https://stalbanstimes.co.uk/st-albans/wildlife-trust-condemns-proposals-for-north-st-albans-scheme/

27.07.25 The Guardian - No Shops, no schools: homes in England built without basic amenities

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/27/housing-projects-england-built-without-play-areas-new-homes

18.07.25 Herts Advertiser - Consultation held for proposed new homes in Sandridge

https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/25318113.consultation-held-proposed-new-homes-sandridge/

14.05.25 CPRE Herts – Save Our Green Belt – our campaign for amendment of grey belt definition

https://www.cpreherts.org.uk/news/save-our-green-belt-our-campaign-for-amendment-of-grey-belt-definition/

25.04.25 CPRE – Our View on Labours five golden rules for development of the ‘grey belt’

https://www.cpre.org.uk/opinions/our-view-on-labours-five-golden-rules-for-development-on-the-grey-belt/

17.03.25 Herts Advertiser - Consultation begins for 1,000-home Woollam Park development

https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/25012836.consultation-begins-1-000-home-woollam-park-development/

28.02.25 CPRE - Let's talk about the real causes of the housing crisis

https://www.cpre.org.uk/opinions/lets-talk-about-the-real-causes-of-the-housing-crisis/

19.09.24 Council oppose Salvation Army farmland plans

https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/24594394.leigh-town-council-oppose-salvation-army-farmland-plans/

26.09.23 UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Excellence - 'Why have the volume housebuilders been so profitable?'

https://housingevidence.ac.uk/project/why-have-the-volume-housebuilders-been-so-profitable/

06.06.23 Friends of Carrington Moss - 'Confusing Green Belt messages from our politicians!'

https://friendsofcarringtonmoss.com/2023/06/06/confusing-green-belt-messages-from-our-politicians/

21.10.20 CPRE - There's already enough suitable land to meet targets

https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/theres-already-enough-suitable-land-to-meet-targets-for-new-homes-we-find/

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