Housing Minister Forces Three Rivers to Add More Development Sites

Mar 24, 2026

As we reported in the February Newsletter, at the beginning of February the Housing Minister stopped the new Three Rivers Local Plan going forward to consultation so that he can review its contents due to concerns over the level of new homes it would deliver. On 18th...

HCC Fault Reporting Service – track a reported fault

Mar 24, 2026

Many residents will be familiar with the fault reporting service provided by Hertfordshire County Council and have used it to report e.g. potholes or blocked drains. I was, but didn’t know how to find out what had happened to my report. But it looks like this is...

Closures on the Metropolitan and Chiltern Lines

Mar 24, 2026

There are some further part closures / full closures planned for the Metropolitan Line over the coming months: Saturday 28th March and Sunday 29th March – closed Aldgate to Wembley Park Saturday 2nd May to Monday 4th May – closed Harrow-on-the-Hill to...

Do you have printed copies of old editions of TCR?

Mar 24, 2026

A few years ago I started scanning older copies of our printed magazine The Chorleywood Resident and publishing them on the Chorleywood History page of our website. One edition (004) was from February 1970 so over 50 years ago. They are a fascinating read,...

Housing Minister Puts Three Rivers Local Plan Consultation On Hold

Feb 23, 2026

On 5th February, one day before the draft Local Plan was due to commence its final public consultation, the Housing Minister (Matthew Pennycook MP) decided to stop the consultation proceeding and issued a hold notice. We are very concerned about this as it is likely...

Major works between Heronsgate and Bovingdon

Feb 23, 2026

Recently it has felt that Chorleywood has been under siege with all the road works, and we’re sorry to say that it isn’t over yet. Affinity Water are undergoing a huge project, laying a new water pipe from Heronsgate to Bovingdon. The works are scheduled from...