The council is looking to establish whether there are any ‘views’ within the parish which should be featured in the neighbourhood plan as ‘protected views’. The Buntingford Community Area Neighbourhood Plan can be viewed here:
Examples of ‘protected views’ are shown on pages 70-71 and are identified as important in retaining the particular characteristics of an area.
Rights of way – Permanent traffic regulation orders (PTRO) review
Permanent traffic regulation orders (PTROs) affect how publicly accessible footpaths, bridleways and byways can be used.
Herts County Council is seeking your comments about these PTROs to help understand if they’re still fit for purpose.
Review closing date: 31 October 2024 (11.45pm)
WHEN: 2:00pm – 2:45pm
Friday 9th August 2024
WHERE: Cottered Village Hall Car Park, Cottered SG9 9QR
Giving local residents & businesses an opportunity to discuss what you think our latest policing priority should be for the East Herts Rural community.
– Discuss any local concerns that you may have
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Considerable damage has been done to the new planting which was designed to protect and preserve village green spaces from further erosion. Town and village greens (TVGs) are protected by legislation and it is an offence to cause damage to a village green. The damage has been reported to the Police. Please report incidents of damage to the greens: https://www.herts.police.uk
Cottered’s Beacon will burn brightly at 9.15 pm outside the village hall on Thursday 6th June 2024 in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day – the first day of the Normandy Landings. Don’t miss this opportunity to commemorate this significant time in World War II, in which many lives were lost.
Cottered’s bells will ring out at 6.30 pm on the same evening,
The Monday 11 March parish council meeting will be held in the village hall at 7.30pm
Hertfordshire County County (HCC) has notified upcoming works taking place in the area:
Location: A507 Baldock Road, Cottered outside How Green Farm
Dates: 8PM 21 January 2024 to 5AM 22 January 2024
Traffic Management: Road Closure
Description: Affinity Water repair/replacement works
More information: https://one.network/?GB136898773
Affinity Water originally requested a 3 day road closure however HCC has managed to condense the programme down to 1 night shift to reduce disruption to residents.
East Herts Council is encouraging eligible residents to apply for new grants to fund home energy and clean heating upgrades.
The Home Upgrade Grant Phase 2 (HUG 2) targets homes which do not access the gas grid for their heating. The aim of the programme is to tackle fuel poverty and make progress towards the UK’s 2050 Net Zero Carbon commitment.