Chris has ‘called in’ the latest development application on the Oaklands site so as to be heard by councillors in public rather than be decided by officials.

The plan is to:

‘Change of use of Block D to include retention of block and all external elements (windows and structural columns); insertion of floor and subdivision of the block to provide sixteen studio units and four, one bedroom units at Block D.’

Chris said: ‘I am anxious to make sure that there is no further impact on local parking or on traffic.’

The plan reference is 5/2010/2739. Planning applications can be reviewed via
http://planning.stalbans.gov.uk/Planning/lg/GFPlanningSearch.page