Author Archives: Liz

Herefordshire Council are doing it again – asking us all to respond to another consultation about their plans for the future of the County up to the year 2031. Some of you may remember when those plans were set to … Continue reading →

Five Year Housing Land Supply and National Planning Policy Framework Many people, including many parish councillors, have yet to be advised by Herefordshire Council that at present the county has no five-year housing land supply. You might wonder what relevance … Continue reading →

‘Understanding the Herefordshire landscape, using digital mapping, aerial photography and LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging)’ David Lovelace, landscape historian (contact : david@tilia.org.uk), presented a fascinating lecture about the County’s topography in November 2011. The event formed part of Herefordshire Tree … Continue reading →

Here for Hereford have undertaken a full analysis of the written responses submitted during the Sept-Nov 2011 consultation, on the future plans for Herefordshire. Herefordshire Council advised the group that all the written responses have been published on the council website, … Continue reading →

The City of York’s Core Strategy has been criticised by an independent planning inspector, David Vickery. From his initial reading of the strategy he had “significant concerns regarding its compliance with the legal requirements and its potential soundness”. The Inspectors … Continue reading →

Herefordshire Council have made these responses available to Here for Hereford at their Plough Lane offices. They date from November 2011, when various stakeholders submitted their comments on the Revised Preferred Option: ‘Help Plan the Future of Herefordshire’. The summary … Continue reading →

Herefordshire Council’s growth plans for the county, which include 16,500 homes and a ‘western relief road’ around Hereford City, could be in serious trouble after the Greater Norwich Development Partnership 15 year growth plans were rejected after a judicial review … Continue reading →

Here for Hereford supporters from North, West and South Hereford gathered at Breinton Village Hall on 21st January to discuss the Council’s benighted Local Development Framework (LDF).  Already two years behind schedule, people want to know ‘What’s happening with the … Continue reading →