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Churchgate Redevelopment.  The District Council has now published (May 2010) its proposals for a massive development scheme, not just of the Churchgate site, but also the market area, St Mary’s Square, Portmill Lane, and the Biggin Lane car park.

The Hitchin Society is deeply disappointed by what is now proposed for Hitchin.  The scheme ignores the Planning Brief adopted by the Council after extensive public consultation and is totally out-of-scale with the style and character of Hitchin’s historic town centre.  The market proposals are completely inadequate, and if they were to go ahead would spell the end of Hitchin as a market town.

The Society has issued a special edition of its Newsletter detailing the shortcomings of the scheme and the consequences for Hitchin if it were ever to be implemented.  To see this issue as a PDF file, click here

 

Archive material

Earlier campaigning presentations or objections are available as below:

 

Hitchin Town Hall December 2009

 

Eastern expansion of Luton June 2009

 

West of Stevenage (SNAP) January 2008

 

Development West of Hitchin October 2007

 

 

 

Hitchin “Town Talks”

North Herts District Council’s Hitchin Committee hold “Town Talks” in advance of their formal meetings, with a starting time of 6.15pm. Venues may vary.

For details of the next Town Talk, and notes of recent Town Talk events, please see the AboutMyArea website

 

 

 

 

 

Hitchin Society Newsletter

Download Newsletter by clicking on the issue dates below:

June 2010

November 2008

May 2008

June 2007

November 2006

September 2005

April 2005