Three Rivers District Council's Local Plan consultation receives more than 20,000 comments

We said: "If you don't want to see a 40% increase in the size of Kings Langley, you need to comment." And you did! 

For more than 20 years, The KINGS LANGLEY & DISTRICT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION (KL&DRA) has been working tirelessly to preserve the character and historic setting of our village.

In the past we have encouraged villagers to write to Three Rivers District Council (TRDC) and object to the proposed Moto motorway services area on the A41, just off J20 of the M25. Over 1,600 objections were received by TRDC and the Council reacted to this huge local response by refusing the application.

The KL&DRA also encouraged villagers to respond to Dacorum Borough Council's (DBC) Local Plan which included 145 additional houses on Green belt land at Rectory Farm. Many other residents within the DBC area also responded by objecting to the proposed sites in the plan and DBC subsequently withdrew the plan and are now reconsidering it.

Most recently, we asked residents to respond to TRDC's Local Plan Consultation, which closed on 20 August 2021.

The great news is that many residents and interested groups responded resulting in the council receiving more than 20,000 individual comments. TRDC now has to process and consider the public feedback, make amendments to the plan and then publish the next stage which will be subject to another public consultation opportunity. The council has stated the next publication date as November / December 2022, so we have a long time to wait and see whether the changes increase or decrease the housing allocation in Kings Langley. The main point to bear in mind is that the threat to Kings Langley’s Green Belt has not gone away. As ever, the KL&DRA will continue to monitor all planning matters that affect Kings Langley and will ensure residents are kept informed.​

The sites proposed for development in Kings Langley:                   

• At Numbers Farm, Egg Farm Lane - 893 dwellings plus a primary school

• At Woodlands Road, off Hyde Lane - 62 dwellings

• At the Flower House - 19 dwellings 

Useful information 

Download our Newsletter which provides useful information on the plan here. If you have any questions, or need any help, please email us at residents@greenbeltmatters.com

October 2021