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Coming soon! The AGM and the Hallowe'en Party (tickets available soon)

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A really big turnout will make it clear we are very concerned about these proposals.

Summer/Autumn Bourne Ender

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Planning issues update

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The Village Show this coming Sunday

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Modernisation of Little Hay Golf Course Land Fill from Upper Bourne End Lane Turning the golf course into a landfill site over 18 months with subsequent change of views from the village, noise and dust. 840 HGV lorry movements in Upper Bourne End Lane over 5 ½ days per week which will destroy Upper Bourne End Lane and make it totally unsafe for use for 18 months Causing considerable danger on the A41 bypass If you are going to put an objection in, it must be before July 5 th We are seeking a meeting with the relevant parties to explain to the village what is going on.  In the meantime we ask you to send letters of objection to Hertfordshire County Council, as indicated on the Notification of Planning letter by 5 th July. ________________________________________________________________________ So how did this story unfold?………………………. You will have recently received a Notification of Planning Application from Hertfordshire County Council.  You...

A further planning application that concerns us all ....

4/00890/13/FUL INSTALLATION OF THREE 8FT X 20FT STEEL AGRICULTURAL STORAGE SHEDS AND ONE POLYTUNNEL Some time ago the agricultural land alongside Upper Bourne End Lane was sold in small parcels.  It is currently an attractive open area of the Chiltern Hills with views across the valley and forming part of the vista from the other side of the valley around Potten End.  The potential for degradation of the visual environment is considerable.  This is made clear by the impact of the unlawful siting of the container and of the fence.  Both of these stand on the skyline when viewed from sites as far apart as Bourne End Lane, Sugar Lane, the A41 and Potten End. We are not alone in our concerns.  In an attempt protect the area, Dacorum Borough Council has made the area subject to an Article 4 Direction, and the Chiltern Society joined in the objection to the proposed chicken sheds. The most recent proposal, detailed on the Planning portal will be ...