In September 2021 the planning application for the BioPark was rightly rejected by the Council. They have now appealed to the Planning Inspectorate and a Planning Inquiry will take place. We must ensure the Planning Inspectorate comes to the same decision as the Council.

It will be a Planning Inquiry, a formal process with planning barristers, expert witnesses and around 8 days of evidence. Keep the G, together with WGC Heritage Trust, have therefore appointed a Planning Consultant to help us put forward the best possible case and win.

But we need your help to fight the appeal. If it is successful it will allow the building of up to 9 storey high tower blocks on the site. The funds are needed urgently as the appeal process has already begun.

Please give as generously as you can to help Keep the G in WGC, together with WGC Heritage Trust, fight these proposals and safeguard what we love about this town.

Here's just a few of the proposed design for BioPark - completely inappropriate for Welwyn Garden City's heritage and ethos.

Be part of the fight... You will make a difference!

Howard said

Please select Gift Aid to and make your money go further (it reclaims the tax you've already paid and gives it to the campaign).

Thank you for all your support already, we really couldn't do it all without you.

WGC Heritage Trust and Keep the G in WGC x

A bird's eye view of the proposed development, with the railway to the left looking north

The few houses proposed on the site, with a poor design and entirely inappropriate to the town