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20 December 2024 / 20 December 2024 by adminsg
New planning rules reduce local control The government’s new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) represents a step backwards for local democracy and sustainable development. By allowing planning officers to approve developments without councillors’ input, it sidelines local communities and prioritises profit-driven developers over genuine need. In St Albans, this approach risks creating more high-cost, car-dependent […]
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29 October 2024 by adminsg
Green and Independent councillors have voted against the draft Local Plan at a meeting of St Albans Council. The overall result of the vote was that it was passed, due to the large majority of Lib Dem councillors. St Albans urgently needs a local plan. A robust and bold one that secures sustainable, well-built housing […]
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6 July 2024 / 10 August 2024 by adminsg
In the St Albans constituency, Simon Grover got our highest ever vote here at 3,272, tripling the number compared to 2019, and comfortably over the percentage needed to save our deposit. See St Albans results. In the new Harpenden & Berkhamsted seat we were tightly squeezed by the other parties, but Paul de Hoest managed a […]
6 June 2024 / 10 August 2024 by adminsg
When we talk to people in St Albans about the General Election, many of them say they are thinking of voting Lib Dem “to keep the Tories out”. But in St Albans, there is absolutely no need to do that. Britain Elects projects a huge 53% majority for Lib Dem Daisy Cooper, with the Conservative […]
4 May 2024 / 10 August 2024 by adminsg
In the local elections on 2 May 2024, Juliet Voisey retained her seat in St Peters, while Lucy Swift and Damian Gaskin came within touching distance of a win in Clarence and Batchwood respectively. Juliet got over 900 votes, and gets 4 more years as a councillor. Lucy got over 1200 votes which would normally be […]