Council News
Planning application SHENLEY HILL
Application Number: 24/1211/OUT
The above planning application is due to be determined at the meeting of the Hertsmere Planning Committee to be held on 26 June 2025 at the Civic Offices. The meeting will start at 6.00pm.
Please note there will be limited seating capacity at the Civic Offices and seats will be offered on a first come first served basis. To avoid missing any of the discussions, please consider viewing the webcast of our Planning Committee meeting live on Hertsmere Borough Council Webcasting.
Newberries Car Park
ALDENHAM PARISH COUNCIL
BIDS TO SAVE NEWBERRIES CAR PARK
APC has approached Hertsmere Borough Council offering to save this local asset.
Hertsmere Borough Council (HBC) have put forward a motion to dispose of Newberries Car Park. A recent public meeting hosted by County Cllr Caroline Clapper, and a petition to stop this disposal, have made public sentiment clear.
This is the second time in the last ten years that HBC have looked to develop the car park, this time without meaningful consultation with the local residents and users of the car park.
HBC maintain that they must recoup the funds they expended on the previous attempt to develop Newberries Car Park. As a result, at the APC meeting on 27 May 2025, the council resolved to offer to purchase the car park for this amount, thus keeping the debt within the ‘Local Government’ sector. To finance this, APC will borrow from the Public Works Loan Board, with the repayments being met from the receipts from the car park charges.
APC want to ensure that Newberries Car Park does not become a constant concern for residents by transferring ownership to the local council, in order to
preserve the car park as an asset that sustains Radlett High Street as well as the highly popular Radlett Centre and somewhere to park for the local Red House Surgery.
Once purchased APC would then look to carry out repairs to the car park surface, which have been neglected over the years, as well as consider returning an element of ‘free parking’.
APC will also look to consult and meaningfully engage with the public, the Radlett Centre Trust and the Red House Surgery about any possible future plans for the car park which will enhance the retail experience of visitors to Radlett, as well as safeguarding the local services we need.

Announcement on the passing of Cllr Alan Plancey
Notification of Tree Works in Letchmore Heath
Aldenham Parish Council’s tree contractors, Longacre, are scheduled to fell 2 x Horse Chestnut trees in Letchmore Heath on Tuesday 3 June to Thursday 5 June 2025
This is a result of the arborcultural surveys and for health and safety reasons.
Two replacement trees will be planted next year.
There will be barriers in place, but please keep any dogs on a lead and supervise any children.
We thank you for your patience and assistance.