Stop L&G
Legal & General (L&G) have submitted a planning application to develop 550+ homes on farmed Green Belt land in North West Harpenden.
Such a development will bring Harpenden to a standstill. Driven by the profit they will make, L&G are pressing ahead with a planning application to our District Council in St Albans.
L&G originally submitted their planning proposals in March 2023 and we have already helped hundreds of local residents to object to their plans. L&G have just submitted new planning documents and we only have a few days until November 2nd, 2024 to respond to these before their application is decided upon by the Council.
We will do all we can to stop them but we need your help urgently.
How you can help
The deadline for responding to L&G's new planning documents is next Friday, November 2nd. We will need as many people to submit objections to the Council as possible.
Please read on to see our views about the proposed development and how you can respond. Please base your response on our most recent posts as these relate to L&G's latest documents.
You can click the button below to submit your response directly to St Albans District Council's planning portal.
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Our summary of L&G's proposals
In our opinion this huge development will have a major detrimental impact on local residents. It will:
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contravene the new Local Plan;
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result in significant levels of increased traffic on already over-congested major roads;
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lead to major traffic surges on ill-equipped residential roads with consequential risks to pedestrian safety
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affect the quality of education provision at local primary and secondary schools;
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overwhelm inadequate local sewerage infrastructure;
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cause permanent and significant adverse effects to local listed buildings;
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put more pressure on local health services; and
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cause major levels of construction-related disruption for six years at a minimum
While the harmful effects of this development are clear and real, the benefits to local residents are not. We are asking St Albans District Council to reject this proposal and we hope you will do the same.
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