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 […]
73 Bridge Road East (Ex-Land Rover Site)
One-Page Summary Issued to DMC Councillors It was disturbing to read the Council Planning recommendation report for this proposed over-redevelopment of a prominent site. It dismissively notes that ‘much of the surrounding commercial development is of a lower height’. This is the most important factor see street scene below: Bridge Road East: low-rise street scene […]
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?
Broadwater: South Site – New Annotations of Images That Show Changes
The implications of the proposed changes on the Broadwater sites are (deliberately?) very hard to identify. Annotated key images of the South Site showing the lost green spaces and new building block infills are below. Comments on the North site have been good, but alone they are not enough. Please register your comments on the […]
Warehouse development in the Green Belt
Residents may have noticed the large new warehouses being constructed along Cole Green Lane, next to the new Welcome to Welwyn Garden City sign. This development is on land within the green belt, it appears it was granted planning permission by WHBC. A short video has appeared on YouTube talking about this controversial development, you […]
Broadwater North Site: Impact of Proposed Density Increases
This annotation shows the impact of the proposed density increases on the North site: The changes to the building heights are annotated on this plan: Source documents: North Site Planning Application DAS (Design Access Statement) There is a previous post on how to object with weblinks and suggested text. Wake up Welwyn Garden: Enough is […]
Broadwater Developments: Proposed Population Increases Over Time
This table shows how the proposed population of the Broadwater developments keeps increasing: Why have the developers failed to start building the Planning Permission granted over 3 years ago?
Broadwater Developments Site Overview
There are 4 separate sites on the Broadwater Development (see Site Plan below): BioPark (old Roche Building) – Planning Application open for comment North Site by the Wheat Quarter – increased Planning Application open for comment South Site by MTVH – increased Planning Application open for comment South Site Phase 1 by MTVH – under construction […]