Green belt housing plan challenged

Hertfordshire county council and St Albans district council have issued a legal challenge to the government over its regional spatial strategy in the East of England plan. The councils object to designations for 12,000 additional homes in Hemel Hempstead, 10,000 in Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield, and 7,200 in St Albans claiming it will add substantial levels of housing to an already congested areas, that performs a vital green belt function around London.