The Dacorum Draft Local Plan Has Been published and villagers must comment to save our Green Belt
It has been a long time coming but now Dacorum's Local Plan has been published for public consultation. Out of four possible green belt sites that were considered for inclusion, Rectory Farm remains and is set to provide 145 new homes on what is currently green fields and undeveloped green belt land.
Releasing this land for housing could set a dangerous precedent and start Kings Langley on the path from village to town. It is the green spaces around our village that define its boundaries, its character and provides separation from neighbouring settlements. Boundaries that need protecting.
Three years ago, over 800 villagers attended a meeting after Dacorum made public four possible green belt sites for development in Kings Langley. The vast majority objected to the development of these sites. Villagers now need to act and make their feelings known by responding as individuals to Dacorum's Local Plan consultation. That is the only way Dacorum and eventually the Plan Inspector will take notice of local feeling. The KL&DRA will be preparing a professional response objecting to the inclusion of Rectory Farm, but we really need the weight of village feeling to make a real difference.
To help everyone respond, the KL&DRA have distributed a newsletter & response form to all households in the village explaining how to object. The Newsletter can also be downloaded here and the response form downloaded here.
To find out more about the plan please visit Dacorum's Local Plan website by clicking here.
The closing date for responses is 28th February 2021.
December 2020