On 14 July 2016 permission was granted to St Congar Land, a large development firm, to build 129 houses at Bricket Wood in St Albans, an area of land inside London’s green belt. The area shown on the map has previously been used as a research facility by the Building Research Establishment (BRE), an organisation that tests and develops new materials and construction techniques to help the construction industry to create safer, more technologically advanced and cost-effective buildings. As a result of the nature of BRE’s work, buildings are constantly erected and demolished on the site.
Bricket Wood and Smug Oak are attractive small villages in Hertfordshire, north of Garston and Watford. The development will take place on the BRE site just to the east of Bricket Wood. It is located close to the M25 and M1, and has good links to large towns such as Watford and St Albans, as well as to London.
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