Proposed Aspenden Road Closure August 2025

Aspenden Parish Council has been made aware, via a letter to the occupiers of the Watermill Industrial Estate, of the proposed closure of Aspenden Road for the period 5th August to 29th August whilst Dandara carry out their S278 highway works. The Parish Council has made clear on several occasions the serious implications on local residents and businesses of a full daytime road closure.

The diversion route for the period of the planned closure would be via Westmill village.

The Chair of Aspenden Parish Council has contacted the agencies involved in this decision to raise the fact that this diversion route is totally unsuitable. It is not capable of withstanding the volume of traffic (much of which would be HGVs) a full road closure will bring and the junctions to and from the A10 for Westmill are already dangerous.

The District Councillor Sue Nicholls and the newly elected County Councillor Terry Smith have also been informed and are supporting Aspenden Parish Council.

A response from Hertfordshire County Council stated ‘Please be advised we have not issued any formal approvals to enable these works to proceed. To date initial discussions regarding the works have taken place, at which County officers highlighted the concerns with closing Aspenden Road for a prolonged period. Dandara and their contractors have been tasked with exploring alternative arrangements to facilitate the works in the least disruptive way possible. Your concerns are noted and will feed into wider discussions with the developer and contractors.’

Clerk Aspenden Parish Council