WGC Town/Parish Council Consultation Open Until 30 June 2026 – Your Voice, Your Choice!
The next stage in a potential Town/Parish Council for Welwyn Garden City is underway. The Council consultation with residents is open until 30 June 2026. In simple terms the benefits of a Town/ Parish Council are summarised in the acronym SPADE and include: Stand Up for Welwyn Garden City, keep local decisions local and stop […]
Residents Urged to Engage with Draft Local Plan
The Welwyn Garden City Society is calling on residents to take urgent action following the release of the draft Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Local Plan. The Society believes that the proposed changes to the town centre — in particular the redesignation of Campus West and Oaklands sites from cultural to residential use — represent a […]
Draft Local Plan – Get Involved In the Resident Consultation
The Welwyn Garden City Society is calling on residents to take urgent action following the release of the draft Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Local Plan. The Society believes that the proposed changes to the town centre — in particular the redesignation of Campus West and Oaklands sites from cultural to residential use — represent a […]
Welwyn Garden City Town Council:Your Voice = Your Choice!
Protecting Welwyn Garden City’s Future:Why We Must Consider Setting up a Town Council Local control of local services is under threat. The Welwyn Garden City Society is working with Team Handside LibDems and Together for WGC. Badges don’t matter – we are all working to make a better Welwyn Garden City. Your Voice = Your Choice! […]
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 […]
Campus East Development Proposals by Bellway – Let Them Know Your Views
Let them know your views Information on: https://campusparkeast.co.uk Questions to ask include: Is this initial design inspiring? Garden City future? Will the design be improved? Massing and height? Interface with Town Centre and East side? Social housing provision? (‘Affordable’ is not affordable to many). Low on-site car parking – managed use of surrounding car parks? […]
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
BBC News: Elections 2021: Can Welwyn Garden City balance original vision with new housing?
Recent BBC News Piece on Elections 2021: Can Welwyn Garden City balance original vision with new housing? with a quote from the Society: http://Elections 2021: Can Welwyn Garden City balance original vision with new housing?