The public have a final chance to comment on housing and development proposals that could change the face of Hertsmere over the next 15 years.

Controversial development plans were criticised in 2013 for taking advantage of a legal loophole, which allows affordable housing to be built on greenbelt land.

The proposals were revised after consultation with residents in 2014, and have now been published in the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan (SADM).

The plan now aims to build 4,465 new homes across the borough by 2027 - more than half of these have already built or granted permission.

The proposals attempt to balance the borough’s housing and economic needs with social welfare and protection of the environment.

However, neighbours were dismayed when the council approved plans in 2013 to build two social housing flats by Shenleybury Villas.

The plans required knocking down seven trees and using parts of two front gardens for the new builds.

Twelve other sites are designated for development, including the former swimming pool at First Place Nurseries in Falconer Road, Bushey.

One project will see 82 properties built at Rossway Drive, Bushey, where careful consideration is being paid to the protection of greenbelt land and the Grade II listed Tyler’s Farmhouse.

The SADM document can be read online or obtained from council offices.

Comments must be received by 5pm on Monday, September 14, by email to local.plan@hertsmere.gov.uk or letter to Policy & Transport Team, Planning and Building Control, Hertsmere Borough Council, Civic Offices, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 1WA

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