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19 March 2026
Noise surveys
Equipment has been placed in this location as part of a noise survey being conducted between 19/04/2026 and 03/04/2026.
13 March 2026
Enabling works – 16th – 26th March 2026
There are upcoming enabling works taking place over the next two weeks. This work will focus on trial holes and vegetation works, taking place across multiple sites along the A414 and Eastwick Road between the 16th – 26th March. Traffic lights will be in place from 19th – 26th between the hours of 9am – 3pm. The exact locations […]
6 August 2025
National Grid tree works
National Grid accessed the Village 7 site in late July 2025 as some trees had encroached upon the safety zone of the overhead power lines. The trees had to be pruned to maintain this safety zone. This work was not related to Taylor Wimpey’s proposals for Village 7 of the Gilston Area.
12 June 2025
Archaeological surveys
Archaeological surveys are taking place on the Village 7 site in mid-June and should last until early 2026. You may notice our team on-site with their equipment and a small compound by Brickhouse Farm. There will be some digging while these surveys are undertaken, and this will be in a few locations across the site. […]
14 April 2025
Repairs to Fiddlers Brook bridge
The second phase of repair work on Fiddlers Brook bridge are due to take place between 14th – 28th April. These works will involve the closure of the bridge, with pedestrians being diverted onto Eastwick Road. Traffic lights will be in place to accommodate the temporary pedestrian route. If no works are due to take place over […]
12 March 2025
Vegetation clearance at Roseley Cottages
Work has now been completed on clearing the vegetation around Roseley Cottages.
5 March 2025
Vegetation clearance on footpath H5
Additional vegetation clearance has taken place on the Public Right of Way (PRoW) H5.
28 February 2025
Eastwick Hall Lane flooding
As you’ll be aware, PfP has previously instructed a contractor to undertake ground works to improve drainage including ditch clearance, culvert clearance, dredging and digging out the spring to facilitate under road drainage. Subsequently, Herts County Council have had surveys carried out along the length of the lane to identify ineffective gullies and whether pipeline infrastructure […]
28 February 2025
Gilston Lane flooding
It is important to note that this is an historic problem whereby the roadside bank, which is the responsibility of Hertfordshire Highways, has subsided into the river. There is a lot of mature tree growth on the riverbank, as well as fly tipping which contributed to the recent flooding. The above factors combined resulted in […]
18 February 2025
Fenced off areas, including pillboxes
As part of the planning process, PfP has recently had a structural survey undertaken that has shown that the pill boxes fenced off are unsafe. To avoid anyone getting injured or potentially risking death from a collapse, these have been temporarily fenced off until it is determined whether they should be sensitively repaired or whether […]
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