Wheat Quarter – Society’s Response to Planning Submission
Planning Application 6/2025/0321/MAJ for the Wheat Quarter Broadwater Road Comment from the Welwyn Garden City Society It is good to see the Developer’s commitment in these proposals to finally make use of this important site. It has been vacant for far too long. The new approach is refreshing as it reduces the density which is […]
Wheat Quarter Consultation – Society’s Response
The Society provided the following response to the Wheat Quarter consultation which closed on 1 November 2024. Standard questions had to be answered. The developer plans to submit for planning in the first week of December 2024 – a date that looks very challenging. If you wish to be involved in future meetings with the […]
The initial Wheat Quarter consultation – Give them your views
The initial Wheat Quarter consultation is Thursday 17 October 2024Give them your views 3pm to 7.30pm Location: On the site under the silos/ The Wheat Quarter Site Office, Hyde Way, Welwyn Garden City AL7 3AE Details and updates here: https://wheatquarter-consultation.co.uk The following are some points for residents to consider when reviewing the consultation proposals: Note:
New Proposals for the Wheat Quarter – Physical Consultation/ Exhibition
The Wheat Quarter’s planning has been a long and complex story. Now, IJM Land, a major developer, has acquired the site and will be submitting fresh plans to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council by year’s end. There’ll be a chance to have your say on the Wheat Quarter’s new proposals at a public consultation. Come along […]
The BioPark decision will reverberate around Welwyn Hatfield
We consider the implications of the recent decision on the BioPark site, Broadwater Road. On 25 August the outcome of the BioPark planning inquiry was announced. We were bitterly disappointed to learn that the Inspector upheld the appeal by the developers HG Group. In March this year HG Group appealed against the Council’s refusal in […]
BioPark Redevelopment Public Inquiry Commences 12 July 2022
The BioPark Developer appealed against the DMC’s rejection of their proposal for developing the BioPark site. As a result there will be a Public Inquiry held from 12 July to 22 July 2022, scheduled to last for 9 days. The Society has opted to become a Rule 6 Party at the Inquiry. This means that we […]
Welwyn “Garden” City Hangs in the Balance – Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The following article was recently submitted by a member. It has also been sent to MP Grant Shapps and Housing Minister Stuart Andrew, for comment: Welwyn Garden City is about to substantially grow and change. The newplanning system and Localism Act to accompany it came in about a decade ago. This underpinned the requirement for […]
Broadwater Road South Revised Consultation by MTV – Let Them Know Your Views
The Society, together with Keep the G in WGC met members outside the exhibition. There was an overwhelmingly negative reaction to the proposals. Context: The Broadwater Road South Site developer MTV has a massive Granted Planning Permission from December 2018. They have failed to build most of it. The Bad News: MTV are still proposing […]
Full Council meeting to discuss the revised Local Plan housing figures
On January 27th January the Council held a special meeting with Councillors to review and vote on revisions to the Local Plan housing number. The meeting was held in Roller City with only a limited number of the public allowed in to view proceedings. It was a contentious meeting, with many Councillors making a plea […]
Economist article: ‘The fight to preserve a pioneering planned town- the NIMBYs are right this time’.
Link to Economist article: ‘The fight to preserve a pioneering planned town- the NIMBYs are right this time’. [You have to sign up but it is then free to read a number of articles] https://www.economist.com/britain/2021/04/17/the-fight-to-preserve-a-pioneering-planned-town