Walkern
Across East Hertfordshire, the government wants to build 1,237 homes a year. At that rate, sustained for thirty years, that is 37,110 homes - +54% on existing stock in East Hertfordshire.
Spread across the 30 settlements in our East Hertfordshire list, that is an average of 41.2 homes a year per settlement - about 1,237 over thirty years.
When homes arrive here, they almost always arrive as a bolt-on: a field at a time, each application too small to trigger the reservoir, the substation, the surgery or the station. That is the pattern we are against — not homes themselves.
What we've got now
- In East Hertfordshire in 2025, there were 4,954 hours of sewage spills, at Theydon Bois. Sewage →
- About 2,431 patients per GP in East Hertfordshire. GPs →
- 1 schools over capacity near Walkern. Schools →
- 730 MW still waiting to connect at Pelham. Energy →
- Local A-roads in Hertfordshire: 33.6 seconds delay per mile, worst on the A4178. Transport →
Now they want another 37,110 homes across East Hertfordshire.
It's clear that even our current infrastructure is struggling. Sign the petition to stop the urban sprawl around Walkern.
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