North Herts District Council has received a planning application for the North Herts College site. Hitchin Forum's Planning Group has reviewed this and submitted comments on this. To be decided at Planning Committee On Thurs Dec 17th. Report here … [Read more...]
Cadwell Lane Playing Field
A consultation is being organised by NHDC and the Countryside Mangement Service to produce a 'Greenspace Action Plan' (GAP) for this site. The Briefing Document & Map is available here. Feedback on the first phase is required before September … [Read more...]
Churchgate – February 2015 update
Churchgate: This was discussed at NHDC's Full Council meeting on Thursday February 12th. The Churchgate - council report seemed positive in looking forward for a small scale development and seeking a solution for the market. The obvious concern that … [Read more...]
Comet Community Awards
Hitchin Forum's Big Spring Clean was a finalist at the Comet's Community Awards event on May 15th - full account from the Comet here. We were nominated in the 'Great and Green' category, won by Camps Hill School in Stevenage, where pupils have an … [Read more...]
What next for Charnwood House (the old museum building)?
General Meeting of Charnwood Community Management Association (CCMA) Tuesday 31st March 2015, 7.00pm, Sun Hotel, Hitchin Agenda 1. Welcome, introductions and apologies. 2. Short presentation by CCMA on the association’s background, the current … [Read more...]
NHDC Local Plan – Preferred Options 2011 – 2031. HTAG response
North Herts District Council's Local Plan Preferred Options document and background material, the guide for developments over the next 16 years, is available here. Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG -Hitchin Forum, The Hitchin Society and Hitchin … [Read more...]
Charnwood House
Charnwood House is the building which has housed Hitchin Museum and will become vacant when the Hitchin Town Hall refurbishment is complete and the new District Museum is opened (scheduled for mid 2015). NHDC Cabinet is soon to receive a report from … [Read more...]
Footpath Care!
Could you help improve your local paths? It is about a year since many Forum members were working to produce surveys of Hitchin’s footpaths. The report that was prepared was forwarded to the Countryside Access Team Leader at Hertfordshire County … [Read more...]
Noise Update – Luton Airport
Flight paths If you have noticed that Hitchin seems to be overflown more frequently during the spring and early summer, the figures from the airport’s annual monitoring report bear out your impression. One reason is that the wind direction has been … [Read more...]