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The National Trust are working closely with the Fire Brigade to keep their land safe during these exceptional heatwaves.   To find out more about their fire risk assessment and wildfire response plan please click here

The National Trust have put up Red warning signs :

“High Fire Risk – No Fires or  Barbecues”

The Parish Council urges residents of Little Gaddesden, and any contractors/gardeners working in the area,  to follow the National Trust guidance until further notice on all private and public land in Little Gaddesden. 

As well as warning against open fires and BBQs, Berkhamsted Golf Club are warning people not to smoke on their land.  

Collectively we, and our gardeners/contractors if we have them, must all do what we can to reduce and remove risk.

Please avoid doing or discarding anything that might cause a fire in the area and please pick up broken glass or other rubbish which you see which might cause a fire.

All of The Village Green Byelaws continue to apply.  These can be found on The Green and on the Parish Council website here

The Parish Council meeting will take place on Monday  20 July 2026  at 19:30 in the Village Hall.

The agenda for the meeting and the draft minutes from the previous meeting can be found on the web site – see link below

https://littlegaddesden-pc.gov.uk/agendas-minutes-2026/

All members of the public are welcome.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Please note the following

Dacorum Borough Council are consulting with residents on many important issues.  Live consultations can be found at Let’s Talk Dacorum   Its worth checking this each month in case there is something material which affects or interests you.

LGPC website has lots of local and useful information including links to the following

Notifications received from the National Trust regarding local works here

Notifications received from Ashridge House regarding activities here

Notifications from Dacorum regarding the Local Government Reorganisation / Unitaries here 

Reporting Dead or Injured Deer/animals here

Reporting Anti-social behaviour here

Dates of meetings for 2026 can be found here

The Parish Council meeting will take place on Monday  15 June 2026  at 19:30 in the Village Hall.

The agenda for the meeting and the draft minutes from the previous meeting can be found on the web site – see link below

https://littlegaddesden-pc.gov.uk/agendas-minutes-2026/

All members of the public are welcome.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Please note the following

Dacorum Borough Council are consulting with residents on many important issues.  Live consultations can be found at Let’s Talk Dacorum   Its worth checking this each month in case there is something material which affects or interests you.

LGPC website has lots of local and useful information including

Reporting Dead or Injured Deer/animals here

Reporting Anti-social behaviour here

Dates of meetings for 2026 can be found here

There are two meetings on Monday 18th May in the Village Hall.

19:30        the Annual Meeting of the Electorate

19:50        the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council  will follow this

It would be great to see you.

The agenda for the meeting and the draft minutes from the previous meeting can be found on the web site – see link below

https://littlegaddesden-pc.gov.uk/agendas-minutes-2026/

All members of the public are welcome.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Please note the following

Dacorum Borough Council are consulting with residents on many important issues.  Live consultations can be found at Let’s Talk Dacorum   Its worth checking this each month in case there is something material which affects or interests you.

Dates of meetings for 2026 can be found here

 

This is to let you know that the Annual Meeting of the Electorate and the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council will be both taking place on

Monday 18^th May at 19:30 in the Village Hall as per the notices already issued on the LGPC website here and noticeboards.

The Agenda for the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council, Minutes of the last meeting and usual formal notifications will follow in due course.

Do come along to these meetings  if you can, share your views and help the Parish Council with matters affecting the village and our quality of life and safety.

The Parish Council meeting will take place on Monday  20 April 2026  at 19:30 in the Village Hall.

The agenda for the meeting and the draft minutes from the previous meeting can be found on the web site – see link below

https://littlegaddesden-pc.gov.uk/agendas-minutes-2026/

All members of the public are welcome.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Please note the following

On 18 May the Annual Meeting of the Electorate will take place at 19:30 in the Village Hall followed by the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council.

Dacorum Borough Council are consulting with residents on many important issues.  Live consultations can be found at Let’s Talk Dacorum   Its worth checking this each month in case there is something material which affects or interests you.

LGPC still needs your support.    There remains one vacancy for the post of Councillor which is currently being advertised on LGPC website and notice boards.       Please do consider if you could join us.  Why not have a chat with one of the Councillors or the Clerk to find out more.

Dates of meetings for 2026 can be found here

The Parish Council meeting will take place on Monday  16 March 2026  at 19:30 in the Village Hall.

The agenda for the meeting and the draft minutes from the previous meeting can be found on the web site – see link below

https://littlegaddesden-pc.gov.uk/agendas-minutes-2026/

All members of the public are welcome.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Please note the following

Dacorum Borough Council are consulting with residents on many important issues.  Live consultations can be found at Let’s Talk Dacorum   Its worth checking this each month in case there is something material which affects or interests you.

It is important to be able to have your say on matters which will affect you. To find out more about planning and the Hemel Hempstead Garden Communities Please click on link     Planning Hub | Let’s Talk Dacorum

The Government is also consulting with Parish Councils about its Reorganisation Programme and move to Unitary Councils.

LGPC still needs your support.    There remains one vacancy for the post of Councillor which is currently being advertised on LGPC website and notice boards.       Please do consider if you could join us.  Why not have a chat with one of the Councillors or the Clerk to find out more.

Dates of meetings for 2026 can be found here

Dear All

Please see below information regarding an important consultation about the New Draft National Planning Policy.  The information is provided by the Rural Heritage Society and the CPRE.

Please do take time to read this and if you feel strongly about planning and retaining our own precious open spaces please complete the survey using the link provided

National Planning Policy Framework: respond to the consultation – CPRE

For and on behalf of Little Gaddesden Parish Council

Clerk

Subject: Rural Heritage Society and Consultation on new draft National Planning Policy Framework:  CPRE request

Dear Members

The Government has put out for Consultation a new draft National Planning Policy Framework, which is designed to support its policy on increased housebuilding.  All planning authorities will have to take the new NPPF into account when deciding on applications for planning permission.

The Council to Protect Rural England has asked members (of which the Rural Heritage Society is one) to support its position on the new draft as far as it concerns the Green Belt, rural affordable housing and “Valued Landscapes” –   and the wider countryside.  The Consultation ends at 11.45pm on 10 March 2026 – just a week away.

The CPRE has prepared a webpage explaining the process (you can respond to the Consultation either by email or online) and has suggested answers you can adapt in your response.   Please click on the link below to access the web page.

National Planning Policy Framework: respond to the consultation – CPRE

While Little Gaddesden and our immediate locality is not in the Green Belt, I suggest that all 3 of the CPRE topics are of relevance, particularly as we seem to have been targeted by housing developers and we cannot afford to lose any protection for our rural landscape and open areas within and close to the village.  So please take a few minutes to respond to the Consultation and let the Government know the strength of our feelings.

Best regards

George Godar

Chairman RHS

The Parish Council meeting will take place on Monday  16 February 2026  at 19:30 in the Village Hall.

The agenda for the meeting and the draft minutes from the previous meeting can be found on the web site – see link below

https://littlegaddesden-pc.gov.uk/agendas-minutes-2026/

All members of the public are welcome.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Please note the following

25 February 14:30 to 16:30 – Ashridge House are holding a corporate Clay Pidgeon Shooting event.   The Parish Council lists their events which we are notified about which might impact residents.

1 March 10-4pm  National Trust – Protecting Our Roots – Little Gaddesden local resident engagement event on Sunday 1 March, between 10am – 2pm, at Little Gaddesden Village Hall or the wider public engagement event on Sunday 8 March, between 10am and 4pm, at Berkhamsted Civic Centre, HP4 3HB.  Click on link to find out more about Protecting Our Roots

Dacorum Borough Council are consulting with residents on many important issues.  Live consultations can be found at Let’s Talk Dacorum   Its worth checking this each month in case there is something material which affects or interests you.

It is important to be able to have your say on matters which will affect you. To find out more about planning and the Hemel Hempstead Garden Communities Please click on link     Planning Hub | Let’s Talk Dacorum

The Government is also consulting with Parish Councils about its Reorganisation Programme and move to Unitary Councils.

 

LGPC still needs your support.    There remains one vacancy for the post of Councillor which is currently being advertised on LGPC website and notice boards.       Please do consider if you could join us.  Why not have a chat with one of the Councillors or the Clerk to find out more.

Please note:

Dates of meetings for 2026 can be found here

Villagers should be aware that an application has been made by the residents of the occupied land on Church Road for retrospective change of use from agricultural to agricultural and equestrian use ref 26/00047/RET.   

The application also seeks approval for maintaining the 2 new structures that have recently been put up. The Parish Council took the view at the January meeting of the Parish Council that it would object strongly to the proposals.

The Parish Council did not agree with a number of aspects of the application which it will address in its objection.

In addition, there was a concern strongly expressed at the meeting about the welfare of the animals currently on site, the untidiness and waste implications and that this was really a first stage towards further development of a site in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a Conservation Area, and where the existing and proposed development disturbs the setting for the Grade 1 Church.

In any case if any villager feels strongly about the what is happening at Church Road, they should also comment on the Dacorum Borough web site where full details of the application can be found under the documents link.

https://planning.dacorum.gov.uk/publicaccess/

using the reference number 26/00047/RET in the search bar part way down the page.

Views must be submitted before the deadline of 3rd February. The more views expressed the better.  

If you can’t access the Dacorum Planning Website then please email planning@dacorum.gov.uk quoting reference 26/00047/RET