At its meeting on 17th January the Parish Council agreed a new action plan for Potten End Old Green.  It includes a significant amount of clearance work, improvements to the drainage, possible replacement of the broken handrail near Browns Spring and a strategy to maintain the area in the future via re-activation of the Friends of the Old Green.

Herts County Council have refused the Parish Council’s request to have the speed limit between the “trident” junction at the top of Gravel Path and the entrance to Potten End village reduced from 50mph to 40mph. Continue reading “Herts County Council say “no” to speed limit reduction on The Common”

The agenda includes links to all supporting documents which it is recommended be opened in a separate tab.

Draft minutes

The Parish Plan outline approach agreed under agenda item 20/106 was circulated after the other supporting papers.

You may not have caught the impact of proposals from the Boundary Commission for England (BCE) which may have significant implications for who will be our MP in the future. At the moment we are part of a constituency which runs from Hudnall and Markyate in the north to Kings Langley in the south, includes Hemel, and looks like this:

The BCE has published its initial proposals for new constituency boundaries to ensure that the number of electors in each constituency is more equal. Under these proposals the parish will form part of a new constituency stretching from Tring and Berkhamsted in the west to Wheathampstead and Harpenden in the east, will exclude Hemel, and looks like this:

The BCE is inviting the public to view and provide feedback on the proposed boundaries by the 2nd August 2021. If you want more information or want to comment on the proposals please go to https://www.bcereviews.org.uk. 

Defibrillator training sessions will be held at 2pm on Sundays 8th and 15th October. The session on the 8th will be held at Gaddesden Row Village Hall (HP2 6AG) and on the 15th at Potten End Church Room (HP4 2QY). Both sessions will last 2 hours and have been paid for by the Parish Councils of Great Gaddesden and Nettleden with Potten End. If you would like to attend please contact Julie Kuzel (julie.kuzel@mypostoffice.co.uk) for the 8th, or Andrew Farrow (nettledenwithpottenendpc@yahoo.co.uk) for the 15th.