Author Archives: Liz

Historic England Repeat Objections to Southern Link Road

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Liz

Historic England (HE, formerly English Heritage) for the second time, are recommending refusal or deferral of the Council’s application to build a link road in South Hereford, across the open countryside of Grafton and Merryhill. Their Principal Inspector of Ancient … Continue reading →

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Southern Link Road & Hereford’s Ecology Network

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Liz

This map shows the proposed Hereford Southern Link Road and Clehonger Link overlaid with the “Ecological Network” map produce in 2013 by Herefordshire Council.It also shows the Herefordshire Council Land ownership. The Ecological Network map is part of the Core … Continue reading →

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“Unsound” Local Plan Approved after Pressure from Westminster?

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Liz

Here for Hereford has been engaged throughout the development of the Herefordshire Local Plan to try and ensure that the growth planned for the County, in particular for Hereford and its rural hinterland, is sustainable and enhances the local economy … Continue reading →

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“Extraordinary” Meeting to Adopt Local Plan 2011-2031

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Liz

After 8 years in the planning what is the actual Local Plan for Herefordshire for 2011 to 2031? Here for Hereford has been trying to find out for over a week now, what the final Local Plan documents for adoption … Continue reading →

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How Traffic Increases with the Southern Link Road, Hereford

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Liz

This map shows the AVERAGE ANNUAL DAILY TRAFFIC FLOWS (AADTs) from a 2012 baseline and with the construction of the Southern Link Road in both 2017 and then 2032. All data has come from Herefordshire Council’s consultants Parsons Brinkerhoff as part of … Continue reading →

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High Grade Agricultural Land in the Southern Link Road Corridor

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Liz

This map is taken from the Herefordshire Land Classification Map and shows the land in the corridor of the Southern Link Road, graded from 1, the highest grade, down to grade 5, the poorest soils. The best and most versatile land … Continue reading →

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Housing and the Southern Link Road

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Liz

THIS MAP SHOWS: The Southern Link Road and Potential Housing Development sites from the  Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA). THE MARCHES LEP AND HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL STATE THAT THE SOUTHERN LINK ROAD WILL ‘UNLOCK LAND FOR HOUSING’.  THIS CAN ONLY BE … Continue reading →

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Government Faces Legal Challenge for Failing to Protect the Rivers Wye & Lugg

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Liz

The Angling Trust; WWF-UK and Fish Legal have been granted permission by the High Court to seek a judicial review of the government’s failure to protect some of England’s most precious rivers from agricultural and other pollution. The case includes … Continue reading →

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The Southern Link Road Planning Application (Ref P151314/F)

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Liz

Herefordshire Council have made a planning application for the “Southern Link Road” to link the A49 and A465 south of Hereford and to then extend this road to link with the Clehonger road (B4349). (Full application page here ). The Council believe … Continue reading →

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Cabinet Modify Their Modifications!

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Liz

At a time when Herefordshire Council instructed all parishes that they were not permitted to consult on their own parish “Neighbourhood Development Plans” during the run up to the local elections, Herefordshire Council are running a consultation on over 65 … Continue reading →

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