Little Bushey Community

20/03/2026

Unanimous refusal of Harts Farm planning application

Without exception, all members of the Hertsmere Planning Committee overturned the officer's recommendation to build 280 houses and a mobility hub on the Harts Farm fields.

Read more: https://littlebusheycommunity.org/news/unanimous-refusal-of-harts-farm-planning-application

19/03/2026

Both applications have been recommended for approval...

18/03/2026

12/03/2026

Now is your very last chance to object to the building of 280 houses on Harts Farm.

The application goes to the Planning Committee on Thursday 19 March.

Object now with any or all of the following objections:

Loss of Green Belt
The land is open countryside and cannot reasonably be described as Grey Belt or previously developed land. Development of up to 280 dwellings would significantly reduce openness and would conflict with the purposes of the Green Belt.

Flood risk
The site and surrounding roads have been identified a flood plain by the Environment Agency ranging from medium to high risk. Little Bushey Lane already floods as does the new development at Rossway Drive. This application does not provide a technical SUDS plan to mitigate the risk.

Traffic
The development at Harts Farm fields will generate some 1000 extra cars and fumes on the already congested Little Bushey Lane, particularly at peak times

Loss of wildlife
The inclusion of a flood plain in this site creates a unique biodiverse environment and lends itself to be a micro-nature reserve of wildlife including protected muntjac deer, pipistrelle bats and Canada geese.

Lack of sustainable transport
Little Bushey Lane is unsuitable for cyclists and buses and the 306 with its limited evening and Sunday services is 10 minute walk away. This makes the development entirely car dependent.

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Little Bushey Community - fighting plans to build 350 houses and a primary school on Harts Farm.

11/03/2026

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/25925964.bushey-harts-farm-280-home-plan-recommended-approval/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwZnRzaAQejP1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe1ExcOCY2moNGN1gR7IiinsVICLbK78CNqkSR6g61YPb5QYS_3MYSVjWGtW0_aem_fucGtN3iBzlsBOGzHbqJ3Q =1773226178

Hertsmere Borough Council planning officers have recommended approval for a 280-home scheme in Bushey.

02/02/2026

A construction phase of around 10 years is among the main gripes. Full details 👇

26/01/2026

10 HUGE reasons to object to the HUGE Hilfield data centre.
https://littlebusheycommunity.org/objections

12/01/2026

Harts Farm and Compass Park make it back into the Watford Observer

These fives sites in the Watford area are all currently the subject of planning applications for 100 or more homes.

10/01/2026

Following continued concerns by Little Bushey Community on the flood risk to the site and homes of Little Bushey Lane and Ross Way Drive, planning officers are seeking a second opinion on the flood mitigation proposals from deveopers Redrow.

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Following continued concerns by Little Bushey Community on the flood risk to the site and homes of Little Bushey Lane and Ross Way Drive, planning officers are...

03/01/2026

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/25737016.cpre-warning-planning-threat-herts-green-belt/

Hertfordshire's CPRE has warned that the equivalent of approximately 470 football pitches is under threat of development.

29/12/2025

There is little time left to object to 280 houses at Harts Farm.

Go to our website for planning objections and how to submit to

I object to planning application 24/1522/OUT, land at Harts Farm, Bushey on the following grounds Loss of Green Belt The site is a Metropolitan Green Belt and...