Harpenden Branch

Our Area

There are four electoral wards in Harpenden Town. Each ward has 3 District Councillors (St Albans District Council) and four Harpenden Town Councillors. One of the councillors in Harpenden East Ward is a Liberal Democrat. All the remaining councillors in the town, and all the town councillors are Conservative.

Key Issues

• The appalling state of the local roads and pavements (predominantly a Herts County Council responsibility - which is Tory controlled);

• The major expansion of capacity at Luton airport and the resulting increase in flights over Harpenden and traffic in the local road network;

• The impact of increasing traffic on residential roads, especially near local schools;

• Parking problems in the town centre and in the residential roads close to Harpenden station, particularly from rail commuters;

• The threat to the local environment posed by "town cramming" through inappropriate infill and backland developments and the threat of major developments in the local Greenbelt;

• The problems for local families caused by the severe shortage of affordable housing in Harpenden, whether social housing or houses to buy.

• Preservation of the character and economic viability of Redbourn Village.

• - Preservation of the Greenbelt around the village and the two rural parishes.

The Harpenden Liberal Democrats are actively addressing these issues.

Your Local Contacts

Harpenden:

• Jeff Phillips (Branch Chair) 3 Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2RB

• Cllr Alison Steer 01582 620092 alison@hitch-harp-libdems.org.uk