E&BGBS

Who We Are
The Green Belt Society was formed by law in 1949 to prevent speculative ribbon development around London and other large cities in the United Kingdom. The first records of E&BGBS date from 1959 when the battles against building on Woodcock Hill on the South side of Borehamwood started and the Woodcock Hill Society (now merged with the E&BGBS) was founded under Dr Lewis Wilde.
We have been contesting Green Belt and conservation issues to the present day.
Our AGM was held on Tuesday 9th May 2017 at Allum Hall. Our guest speaker was Filmmaker, Howard Berry, Senior Lecturer in Post Production at the University of Hertfordshire.

Membership
Our membership subscription is a nominal £5.00 payable by cheque or standing order to E&BGBS.
You can email Pat Strack Membership Secretary at pat.strack@ntlworld.com or phone her on 0208 386 3151
Please consider joining us today!

Past Campaigns

Rail Freight Interchange at Park Street
We opposed this along with many local groups and it was refused planning permission by St Albans City Council after vigorous lobbying

Woodcock Hill
Woodcock Hill Society (now merged with the E&BGBS) was founded under Dr Lewis Wilde. Alongside WHOSE (Woodcock Hill Open Space Forever) we opposed this building plan and the 40 year battle has now been won. Woodcock Hill was formally declared a “Village Green” in 2008.

United Kingdom Land Investment Ltd
Land banking along Theobald Street to the North of Rossington Avenue was vigorously opposed and the site carefully monitored. The United Kingdom Land Investment Company has now gone into receivership.

Green Waste Recycling
We are all for waste recycling but these sites need to be placed away from dwellings. We resisted expansion of the site on Barnet Lane and a planned new one on Elstree Hill South.

Click on our 2017 Newsletter for an up to date account of current campaigns.

Preserving Our Green Belt

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OUR PHILOSOPHY

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