THE former airfield where Helioslough wants to build a railfreight terminal plays a crucial role in isolating St Albans, the chairman of St Albans Civic Society has told the inquiry.
Peter Trevelyan said: “If this appeal goes ahead many thousands of people will see that something of great value has been lost.
“St Albans will appear to the train passenger to be joined with Radlett and London in one continuous urban sprawl."
He said that since gravel extraction ended in the 1990s, the area had been successfully restored as agricultural land and was now visually appealing countryside which was not spoiled by recent industrial developments in Frogmore.
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