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