Local Plan – April 2026

Apr 27, 2026

As we covered in our last newsletter, in March the Housing Minister instructed Three Rivers District Council to add further sites to its Local Plan, including the site to the East of Green Street with an expected capacity of 678 new dwellings. Over the last month, the...

Community Governance Review – Decisions

Mar 24, 2026

The Community Governance Review looking at the Chorleywood Parish boundaries, the number of councillors and the timing of the next election has now completed. All the measures were approved, with over 85% of respondents agreeing with all of the changes. As a result;...

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...

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...

Chorleywood is under threat !

Feb 24, 2025

Local artist Simon Stephenson has kindly helped us with a dramatic new poster, highlighting the pressures threatening Chorleywood. The government’s targets for new houses threaten the Green Belt around Chorleywood, and our lanes are under increasing pressure from the...