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The Bishop’s Stortford Independent continues it’s coverage of the ongoing campaign to save the TPO protected green belt area of Thorley Lane East Woods.

Two online auctions took place today with auction house, Barnard Marcus, in respect of two halves of the woodland at Thorley Lane East (“the Woods”). The two parcels were marketed as “West Plot A” and “East Plot B”, each comprising 1.6 acres and each at a guide price of £150,000. West Plot A was sold

Council secures largest ever fine of £50,000 for breach of Tree Preservation Order (TPO) Here is an example of what can happen when Tree Preservation Orders are ignored: The preservation order meant the cutting, damaging or destroying the trees was prohibited without the local planning authority’s written consent. The developer was fined £50,000 having been prosecuted

The Bishop’s Stortford Independent covers the ongoing vandalism of the signs that were erected to emphasise the protections that exist covering the Thorley Lane East woods site, including green belt and tree protection orders. https://www.bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/news/thorley-lane-east-woods-action-group-defiant-over-signs-9272502/

The following is a copy of a letter sent to the Bishop’s Stortford Independent newspaper by one of the founders of the Thorley Lane East Woods Action Group: As one of the founders of Thorley Lane East Woods Action Group I have been asked to say a massive thank you to our local community for

The Bishop’s Stortford Independent newspaper continues its coverage of the threat to Thorley Lane East Woods. With two planning applications having already been rejected on the site, it makes me believe that it would be very hard for anyone to successfully gain planning permission today. The land remains Green Belt and there are still tree

The Bishop’s Stortford Independent newspaper article covering Julie Marson MP’s support to save Thorley Lane East Woods.

The Bishop’s Stortford Independent has covered the plight of the Woodland in this week’s edition of the paper: