Planning matters
Update on Bourne End Mills Industrial Estate Members of the Village Association planning group recently met with a member of the Planning Department at Dacorum Borough Council to discuss the application to develop the site for industrial use. (See earlier blog entry) The intention of the meeting was to share our initial responses to the proposals as submitted. In essence we were expressing our pleasure at the intention to upgrade the site, but with reservation regarding the details of the proposals. These centred on what we considered to be inadequate separation of industrial buildings from the houses and maisonettes at the end of the lane, and the potential for the creation of parking problems in Bourne End Lane. It appears however that the plans are no more than a resubmission of those made in 2008, the intention being to maintain the possibility of development should the opportunity arise. Nevertheless, we felt that the meeting was valuable...
