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Aspenden Road/Dandara compound

30 – 31 October Bridge inspections and vegetation clearance on Aspenden Road between 9.30pm – 5.00am.

Road signs have recently gone up notifying residents of the works.

U20 Unnamed Road (road between Aspenden & Westmill)

24 – 25 November Drainage investigation works between Aspenden and Westmill between 9.30am – 3.30pm

9 – 11 December Surface Dressing preparation works between Aspenden and Westmill between 7.30am – 6.00pm

Given the width of the U20 road, it is very likely it will be closed to traffic on the above dates/times (tbc).

The works to Aspenden Road that Dandara will be carrying out are now likely to take place in the new year, January 2026 at the earliest.

Dear Supporter,

Thanks to everyone that has signed and shared our petition to Save our Countryside so far. Thanks to your help, we have achieved over 25,000 petition signatures.

Unfortunately unless we reach 100,000 signatures, the Government will not debate our petition in Parliament.

The Government has already made it clear in their response to our petition, when we hit 10,000 signatures, that they will not review the grey belt definition in the revised National Planning Policy Framework.

Without a review of grey belt and reinstatement of all Five Green Belt protections, we will face a huge loss of green spaces in Hertfordshire. So it’s absolutely vital that we hit our target of 100,000 signatures by 14th November to guarantee a debate in Parliament.

How can you support?
As well as signing and sharing the petition with as many people as possible across the UK, you can urge your local MP to support the petition.

We have created a template for this letter that you can download to email to your local MP here.

And please keep sharing our petition as widely as possible with any connections you may have anywhere in the UK.

The petition can be found here on this link and by clicking on the button below.

We hope you will be able to join us in standing up for our countryside before it’s too late.

Best wishes,

Abby Coften
Chief Executive
CPRE Hertfordshire

 

You may already be aware that, together with Hertfordshire County Council and the nine other district and borough councils, we have launched public engagement on Local Government Reorganisation.

Attached you’ll find:

A PowerPoint presentation outlining the context, ambitions, timelines, and options;

A dedicated microsite can be accessed here: https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/

And the survey here: https://freeonlinesurveys.com/s/LNoAgAHR/i/0

Lindsey Creed
Communications and Digital Media Manager
East Herts District Council

Over the past few months Councillors have been actively seeking a viable solution to the flooding that affected the Children’s Playground and wider Village Green.

It proved to be a far more complicated problem to try and solve than had been originally hoped. The Parish Council wanted to ensure they addressed the flooding for the long term and not be faced with this issue every year.

A whole series of surveys were commissioned to try and identify the cause of the problem along with specialist advice on how best to solve it.

Initially it was thought to install a large subterranean chamber, into which the water would drain and from which would be pumped into the nearby brook (permission allowing). This proved to be a very costly option and had long term maintenance implications.

Alternatives were looked for and more cost effective solution and one which is less invasive and more environmentally friendly was then considered by Terrain Aeration Services Ltd. Essentially the method involves hammering a hollow probe into the soil to one-metre depth into which compressed air is then blasted through the probe and at the same time injecting dried milled seaweed.  Over a period of time the seaweed expands and contracts with the moisture content in the soil, helping to keep the fractures and fissures open.  The process is repeated over a grid pattern, two meters apart – the holes are then backfilled with an aggregate to provide a ventilation/aeration shaft to promote the aeration process.

Terrain Aeration Services Ltd. have worked successfully with many clients including: The Royal Parks (Buckingham Palace & Windsor), National Trust, Diddly Squat Farm and all major house builders.  The contractor was subsequently instructed to carry out the works which were undertaken on the 8^th July 2025. The costs were funded by East Herts S106 monies.