From Greenbelt to Greybelt: The Quiet Redefinition Of Our Countryside And Will This Impact Havering?

As Havering faces mounting pressure to deliver new homes, the debate over our Green Belt land is intensifying. Developers, councils, and the Planning Inspectorate are all wrestling with one crucial question — is some of our Green Belt really ‘grey belt or being redefined that way to make planning easier?

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Councillor Responds To Possible Reports of Malpractice By The Developer Of The Durham Arms.

Councillor Judith Holt and St. Alban’s Ward Conservatives have spoken out in response to a Facebook post and newspaper report about the future of the old Durham Arms Pub in Brentwood Road, Romford, in which there are insinuations by another Councillor of malpractice by the developer and the Planning Department at Havering Council.

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Exclusive: North Ockendon residents hit out at Havering Council over their ‘staggering hypocrisy’ over greenbelt land.

Residents living in North Ockendon near the proposed Data Centre site, have hit out at Havering Council over their ‘staggering hypocrisy’ with councillors praising their new village green spaces across the borough, yet allowing a huge Data Centre to be built on greenbelt land.

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