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There were three
motions submitted in accordance with Standing Order 4.8.12.
 

(A) 
‘Grey Belt’ Land and Planning Applications in North
Herts
 

RESOLVED: That the Executive Member for Place:
 

(1)  
Writes to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local
Government to express concern about the rise of speculative
development in the countryside in North Herts.

(2)  
Responds to the consultation on proposed changes to the NPPF by 10
March 2026, including the following points:
 

•       
Green belt assessment should include villages.

•       
Ensure grey belt developments occur only on previously developed
land.

•       
Ensure high-quality farmland and important wildlife habitats are
protected from development.

•       
Set ambitious and legally binding targets for genuinely affordable
and socially rented homes in all new developments, with developers
held to account if they are not delivered.
 

(B) 
HertsLynx Expansion
 

RESOLVED: That Council:
 

(1)  
Instruct the Leader of the Council to write to the Executive Member
for Environment, Transport and Growth at Hertfordshire County
Council, urging them, once funding is available, to expand the
HertsLynx service to the communities
within the Southern Rural area who don’t currently enjoy the
benefits of this innovative service, as well as to welcome the
planned enhancements to the service currently experienced by those
living elsewhere in North Herts.
 

(2)  
Instruct Officers to work with Hertfordshire County Council in
order to identify the best way North Hertfordshire District Council
can encourage and support any proposals for the expansion and
service enhancement of the HertsLynx,
including investigating any potential financial support from S106
contributions that this Council could offer in order to deliver
these ambitions.
 

(C) 
Action on Fly-tipping
 

RESOLVED: That Council:
 

(1)  
Use its powers given under the Environmental Protection Act (1990)
to issue Fixes Penalty Notices for minor fly tipping offences. In
line with the 2023 amendment increasing the maximum fine to
£1000, higher penalties will be applied where
appropriate.
 

(2)  
Instruct Officers to work on a public information campaign to
increase awareness of the SCRAP code, as well as the steps members
of public should take to report fly-tipping to the Council.
 

(3)  
Continue to work with the police to tackle the crime of fly-tipping
by unauthorised commercial operators and pursue the objective of
prosecuting all serious offenders.