A controversial application to create a 12-caravan gipsy site on green belt land in Carpenders Park has been unanimously thrown out by councillors.
The application for a change of use for the Green Acres site in Oxhey Lane was rejected due to harm to the metropolitan green belt with councillors finding no very special circumstances to overrule this.
The packed public gallery at Three Rivers District Council erupted with cheers from residents, many of whom signed petitions and wrote to the council voicing their objection to the site, as the councillor’s vote was passed.
Carpenders Park ward Councillor Pam Hames said: "I was appalled at how much of the land it will take away. It is green belt and it is detrimental."
Councillors voiced their surprise that Hertfordshire County Council’s highways officers did not raise objections to the application - despite the entrance to the site leading onto a busy road.
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