Dacorum Borough Council7 days agoTravellers on green belt wait for High Court rulingA council took legal action, but people living in a field say their human rights were not considered. 7 days ago15 Apr 2026Families seek retrospective permission to live on siteA High Court judge hears a request from families on the site for "retrospective planning permission".15 Apr 202615 Apr 2026What does the law say about unauthorised encampments?Questions arise around the issue after a number of caravans settled in a field near a village.15 Apr 20267 Apr 2026Police investigate complaints about 'encampment'A "number of allegations" are made about an "unauthorised encampment" of caravans in an AONB.7 Apr 20265 Apr 2026Illegal work in AONB causes 'damage and distress'Caravans move onto a field in a beauty spot after diggers spend the bank holiday clearing the land.5 Apr 20263 Apr 2026Council to investigate 'unauthorised' work on landDiggers and bulldozers are being used at hillside field in the Chilterns AONB.3 Apr 20268 Jan 2026Residents fear village will treble in size by 2040People fear up to 5,000 new homes would mean their village gets lost in "urban sprawl".8 Jan 202612 Dec 2025Homes still being built near oil depot blast siteThousands more houses are planned near the site of what remains the UK’s biggest fuel explosion.12 Dec 202511 Dec 2025Could the Buncefield disaster happen again?Two decades on from the UK’s biggest peacetime blast, experts analyse the risks of a repeat.11 Dec 2025...