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Steve, I'm unsure of the exact next steps. Mark Prisk expected the inspector to come back some time early next year with a set of adjustments that would/should be made to the plan before it can be declared sound. An adjusted plan would be produced. That would be put out for the public and council t...

Andy B wrote:To get an idea of the significance of the proposed 1500 homes has anyone any idea how many homes there are currently in Ware?

5905 at the last census

The EHDC plan is not yet approved and there are several consultation processes still to be completed before anyone breaks ground. The final "consultation" was the Examination In Public, which has just finished. The Planning Inspector will publish his views before the end of the year. If a...

Now it has finally come to the resident's attention, there's a consistent story being told by people that either 1) They knew nothing about it. Or 2) it was so fantastical they didn't really believe anything would happen. This forum has gone very quiet. And EHDC haven't gone out of their way to pub...

The District Plan has been four years in the making and here has been four months of public consultation in 2014 and 2016. Why is it now that this group has started? An expression about stable doors and horses springs to mind. Planning is a complex issue and unfortunately many people struggle to und...

Martin wrote:Well, undeterred they now want this Green Belt land covered with commercial and industrial units

Do you have a planning reference so we can find out more?

This isn't a public consultation on the plans per se. Nor is it being conducted by the District Council. It is an "Examination In Public" being conducted by the Planning Inspectorate to determine if the District Plan is fit for purpose. It's basically the [final] Government approval stage....

The ATMs at Tesco Hertford haven't worked for weeks.

Well if the site is to be redeveloped as flats rather than an employment opportunity, then lets all insist that as it is public land we own, that the flats are all for social housing not private sale and profit. It is not "public land" in that sense. I believe it's owned by Herts County C...