The Churchgate saga moved on one more step on July 18th with the Full Council considering a report - Main report 18.07.13 - with an addendum - Churchgate addendum 18.07.13 - on the future of the area. The agenda and all parts of the report are ava … [Read more...]
Footpath Survey
Hitchin’s footpaths – a request for help A few days ago, Planning Group members Adrian Gurney, Anne Heymans, Chris Honey and I managed to dodge the June showers and take an enjoyable stroll of just over 3 miles from the Hitchin marketplace to the Ca … [Read more...]
Butts Close – ten acres in extent
'Butts Close, ten acres in extent, provides another delightful and restful public open space near the centre of town' - from the Hitchin Official Guide in 1921/2. This was quoted in Scilla Douglas and Pauline Humphries book - Discovering Hitchin. … [Read more...]
Planning Hitchin’s Future
Hitchin Forum has worked with our companion community groups, Hitchin Society and Hitchin Historical Society, and also with Hitchin Initiative, to produce a contribution to the Local Plan that NHDC has to draft by the end of this year. The … [Read more...]
Green Spaces & Paths – a work in progress!
This is a local map to help explore and enjoy Hitchin. We hope that it is fairly accurate, but OS maps will give definitive rights of way. If there are errors, or other information you think would be useful, let us know on … [Read more...]
The New Conurbation – an artist’s impression
The recent Housing Options consultation has led to fevered fears of what the green and pleasant landscape between our local settlements could look like. A Consortium, formed on April 1st, has produced plans and commissioned an artist's … [Read more...]
Plans for Luton Airport
Luton Airport Expansion The Forum is working on its response to the Planning Application. Responses need to be submitted by 18th February. Click here to get access to the relevant documents These are some of the points on which our objection … [Read more...]
The Council Said No
On Thursday 31st Jan, North Herts Councillors (not just the Hitchin ones) voted not to extend Simons’ Churchgate contract with NHDC – 29 not to extend, 7 to extend, 5 abstained The Council's report which was prepared by Council's officers is on the … [Read more...]
Hitchin Market – why is it so important?
The fate of the market has been at the centre of the debate on how the proposals for developing Churchgate and the surrounding area, but neither developer had recent discussions with the market traders before presenting their impressions of how they … [Read more...]
Councillors Decision January 31st
NHDC Full Council meets on Thursday January 31st to decide whether to extend the Development Agreement with Simons Ltd. The Churchgate Liaison Forum on January 9th and the Public Meeting organized by Keep Hitchin Special on January 22nd discussed … [Read more...]