Developers struggle to find organisations to take on their âaffordableâ flats in Watford
The council had set the commuted sum â should the five flats earmarked for affordable housing have to be sold on the open market â in excess of £1m, but the figure couldn t be agreed
General view of The Parade in Watford (Image: Google Earth)
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A host of dignataries and guests attended Monday s virtual awards ceremony Individual achievement and outstanding contributions by women to communities in Watford and beyond were celebrated at a special awards ceremony. A total of 13 awards were presented virtually during a webinar hosted by the Watford-based One Vision charity to mark International Women s Day. Monday s event was hosted by Sky News presenter Gillian Joseph and attended by dozens of guests including the Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire Robert Voss, High Sheriff of Hertfordshire Henry Holland-Hibbert and three MPs - Minister for Children Vicky Ford, Shadow International Development Secretary Preet Gill and Watford MP Dean Russell.
The proposed new hotel and offices on the site of Cassiobury House in Station Road. Credit: Tellon Capital A tired and outdated building will be demolished and replaced with a 168-bed hotel and new offices. Watford Borough Council’s planning committee narrowly approved a proposal to redevelop Cassiobury House in Station Road, by Watford Junction, on Wednesday evening. Tellon Capital received permission for a 13-storey hotel, along with an eight-storey office building on the site of the current five-storey Cassiobury House. Wednesday’s meeting was not plain sailing for the applicants, with several councillors on the planning committee raising concerns about the visual impact the new hotel - believed to be a Premier Inn - and offices will have on neighbouring residential streets.