St Albans District Council has decided to accept for consideration the application for a proposed Strategic Rail Freight Interchange on the former Radlett Aerodrome site, just south of St Albans.  The developer, HelioSlough, submitted yet another application just before Easter, having had their first one rejected last year, by the Secretary of State. 

This does not mean that the Council have decided to grant planning consent but it is the first stage in the determination process.  The next stage is for the Council formally to register the application, when it will be given a planning reference number. 

As soon as this has been done, we will need EVERYONE to write in with their objections to the scheme.  We will let you know the reference number and the addresses to write to.   You can also do this by email. 

Reasons for objecting to this massive warehousing development can include traffic, loss of Green Belt, noise, air, and light pollution and the lack of a local workforce as well as anything else that you consider personal to how it would affect you e.g. taking children to school, shopping or getting to work, etc. 

- Everyone who travels anywhere, south of St Albans WILL be affected by this;

- Everyone who travels, or works in the centre of St Albans WILL be affected by this;

- Everyone who travels within a 10 mile radius of the site, WILL be affected by this. 

STRiFE will be speaking at the Chiswell Green Residents Association AGM tomorrow -  Monday 18th May at the United Reformed Church, Watford Road, Chiswell Green at 8pm. 

For further information see our website www.strife.biz