Liberal Democrat Lead Councillor for environmental policy and climate, Keith Cotton, aims to embed protections for local rivers and chalk streams in future planning policy, through a council motion.
Just as the Lib Dem administration at St Albans District Council is set to have its 2026 (Draft) Local Plan approved, it is now required to start work on the next one, to accommodate the government’s hiked up housing targets.
In a meeting on 23 June, the Lib Dem led District Council’s Strategy and Resources Committee voted to back the creation of a new city centre parish council.
Hertfordshire will be greener and leafier than ever - after the new Lib Dem administration announced a big rise in the number of trees being planted.
Fixing more potholes, more quickly. That’s the aim of a trial scheme introduced by Liberal Democrats who lead Hertfordshire County Council. The trial will involve crews repairing *all* the potholes - not just the worst ones - within a troublesome section.
The freedom for residents to use recycling centres will be protected - after Lib Dems scrapped disastrous Tory plans to reduce opening hours, and force users to pre-book visits.
