Documents

Tree Preservation Order for Thorley Lane East Woods A tree preservation order exists across the whole of Thorley Lane East Woods. Among the species listed within are mixed hardwoods consisting mainly of Elm, Oak and Ash. What is a Tree Preservation Order? A Tree Preservation Order is an order made by a local planning authority […]

Please download and share our poster to help save and protect Thorley Lane East woods.

Thornley Lane East is a mis-spelling of Thorley Lane East. The mis-spelling of Thornley Lane East has been used in relation to Thorley Lane East, but they are one and the same. Thornley Lane East doesn’t exist in Bishop’s Stortford. Thorley Lane East does. There is a Thorley Lane West and a Thorley Lane but

Response from Barnard Marcus Auctions 30 August 2022 Dear Mr Freeman Thank you for your letter dated 29th August 2022 to my colleague Callum.As managing director of our group auction centres which includes Barnard Marcus, your correspondence has been passed to me to ensure I am aware of its content and for me to comment.

The following documents were supplied by the auctioneer, Barney Estates, as the legal pack for ‘Lots 78 and 79 Land at Thorley Lane East, Bishops Stortford CM23’ for the auction on 18th August 2022. Greenbelt Screenshot from East Herts

Thorley Lane East Woods Update: Details of two previous REFUSED planning applications on the site I have dug out the details of two previous planning applications on the site of the woods, and have had them published on the East Herts website. You can see the details here: 1994 Application (3/94/1094/OP): https://publicaccess.eastherts.gov.uk/…/applicationDeta… 2002 Application (3/02/2114/OP)

Background and ownership Thorley Lane East Woods (“the Woods”) are a privately owned area of mature woodland, sandwiched between the developments of Thorley Park and St. Michael’s Mead in Bishop’s Stortford. Neither Bishop’s Stortford Town Council, nor East Herts Council, owns any part of the Woods. Although being in private ownership, the Woods provide a

A great reply from Julie Marson MP to my letter on the Thorley Lane East Woods, which have been divided up into 12 0.3 acre plots and put up for auction. She is supportive of the campaign to save the Woods, appalled by attempts to break up the land, and also has a big warning:

This morning, I received a response from the Housing Minister’s Planning Policy Advisor in response to the letter I sent a few days ago. I have included the text of the letter below. I am very pleased with how swiftly the response has come. It is clear that the Government is very concerned about the

Councillor David Snowdon has written to Marcus Jones MP Minister of State for Housing Dear Minister, Re: Sales of Small Plots of Green Belt and Protected Land I am writing to you as Deputy Leader of Bishop’s Stortford Town Council and an East Herts District Councillor. Over the last couple of years in Bishop’s Stortford, there