The part of Therfield Heath and Greens that was the subject of a public inquiry last year has been declared an Asset of Community Value by North Herts District Council.

Lawyers for the Therfield Regulation Trust have claimed the Conservators of Therfield Heath and Greens ceased to exist as a separate legal entity in 1979 – apparently rewriting decades of documented Royston history.

The Conservators of Therfield Heath and Greens have withdrawn their renewal application for the development of eight homes on heathland in Royston.

The Conservators of Therfield Heath and Greens have been criticised for “taking inappropriate risks with charity assets” – as calls for them to resign continue.

The founder of the Friends of Therfield Heath has said the group “is more required than ever” after the Planning Inspectorate rejected an application to deregister heathland in Royston.

The clerk to the Conservators of Therfield Heath and Greens has said “the losers here are all the users of the heath” – in response to the Planning Inspectorate’s decision to refuse the land swap application.

The application to deregister common land on Royston’s Therfield Heath and sell it off for housing has been refused by the Planning Inspectorate, it has been announced today.

Members of the public crammed into a meeting at Royston Town Hall on Thursday last week to hear about Therfield Heath’s management and from speakers of clubs who use it for sporting or leisure activities.

A friends of Therfield Heath group was launched last night at a rare public meeting held by the conservators.

The inspector at the Therfield Heath land swap inquiry is currently considering new evidence in light of a complaint that was lodged after the eight-day hearing concluded.

The Conservators of Therfield Heath and Greens have been accused of ‘pulling the wool over the eyes’ of the Royston community – after it emerged they have been in consultation with the firm proposing to build 120 homes near the town’s Briary Lane.