Ashwell Parish Council

17/06/2026

Local Plan - North Herts Council

Please click here to view the Scoping Document and provide your views before 28th June 2026

17/06/2026

A​shwell Parish Council News

17/06/2026

HERTFORDSHIRE ROAD SAFETY CONSULTATION - NOW OPEN

H​ave your say in a public consultation about how speed limits are set on roads in Hertfordshire. The new idea from HCC is to change speeds based on what is actually safe for the area such as lower speed limits near homes, schools or busy pedestrian areas.

P​lease give your views. The survey is open from

Start date: 15 June 2026

Closing date: 27 July 2026

C​lick here to access the survey :

17/06/2026

For Information a jacket has been found at the Springs. Please retrieve if it is yours. Thank you

10/06/2026

With immediate effect the Ashwell Parish Council Office telephone number is changing to 07733 831840.

10/06/2026

The Parish Council is organising a collection of hedgerow tree guards to prevent plastic pollution, hopefully during July. This will make the hedgerows look prettier, and support their growth, would you like to get involved?

If so, please contact Cllr Max Patterson at email: [email protected]

Thank you

05/06/2026

REPORTING POT-HOLES, FLY TIPPING AND OTHER ISSUES
To report pot-holes or any other Highways issues such as drains, gullies, overgrown vegetation, signages etc, please do so via the HCC portal.

Fly Tipping Report https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/fly-tipping

Pot-holes and other Highways issues
https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/home.aspx?utm_source=hertsdirect&utm_medium=click&utm_campaign=aug25

Witnessing, reporting and preventing fly tipping

05/06/2026

GROWING BALDOCK AND LOCAL PLAN COMMUNITY FORUM
The next Baldock and Villages Community Forum, will be on Monday 15th June at 7.30 (doors from 7pm) in the Baldock Community Hub (previously known as Baldock Community Centre), Simpson Drive, SG7 6DH.

Representativesfrom The Planning Department will make a short presentation about the consultation and then conduct a Q & A session. Any members of the public are welcome to attend. This is their overview about the consultation:

We've begun preparing our new Local Plan for North Herts. It's a key document that will guide how our District grows and develops over the coming years; setting out where new homes, jobs, infrastructure and community facilities should go, helping to ensure the area develops in a sustainable and coordinated way.

The first stage of consultation runs from Monday 11 May to Sunday 28 June 2026.

We’d like your views on:

how you would like to be involved in shaping the Plan
the key issues the Local Plan should address
what should be included in the overall vision for North Herts

05/06/2026

Ashwell Parish Council draft Minutes from meeting held on 3rd June. Please click here.

27/05/2026

Please find link to Ashwell Parish Council Agenda - meeting to be held on 3rd June at 7pm in the Parish Room