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Topic Assessments Essential Reference Paper ‘D’ Local Development Framework Core Strategy (District Plan: Part 1 - Strategy) Topic Assessments [Draft Section 3.5] Draft Topic Assessments Contents Topic Assessment Areas of Search Explanation .................................................. 3 1. Land Availability ................................................................................................... 7 2. Employment Potential ........................................................................................ 21 3. Primary Schools ................................................................................................. 40 4. Secondary Schools (including Middle and Upper Schools) ........................... 61 5. Highways Infrastructure ..................................................................................... 94 6. Vehicular Access .............................................................................................. 104 7. Access to Bus Services ................................................................................... 120 8. Access to Rail Services ................................................................................... 139 9. Waste Water Impact ......................................................................................... 160 10. Flood Risk ....................................................................................................... 168 11. Designated Wildlife Sites ............................................................................... 176 12 Historic Assets ................................................................................................ 214 13. Landscape Character ..................................................................................... 230 14. Maintaining Tranquillity ................................................................................. 265 15. Green Belt ....................................................................................................... 271 16. Strategic Gaps ................................................................................................ 277 17. Boundary Limits ............................................................................................. 289 18 Community Facilities....................................................................................... 301 19. Minerals and Waste ........................................................................................ 317 20. Agricultural Land Classification .................................................................... 324 21. Environmental Stewardship .......................................................................... 330 22. Noise Impacts ................................................................................................. 337 2 Draft Topic Assessments Topic Assessment Areas of Search Explanation The table below explains in more detail where the areas of search are located and where they have been sub-divided where necessary. The table should be read in conjunction with the area of search maps in Sections 3.3 and 3.4 of Essential Reference Paper ‘B’. No. Areas of Search Explanation of area & sub-divisions and sub-areas Towns: initial planning assumpti on of at least 500 dwellings at each area of search, except Bishop’s Stortford North which has a planning assumption of 3,000. 1 Bishop’s Stortford No sub-division of specific locations with the Built Up Built Up Area Area. Principle of development already been established through the Local Plan at the Mill Site, the Goods Yard Site, and the Hadham Road Reserve Secondary Schools site and therefore these have not been considered separately. 2 Bishop’s Stortford Area bounded by A120 bypass and Hadham Plateau North (A) Landscape Character area (i.e. along footpath west of Hoggate’s Wood) Bishop’s Stortford Area bounded by A120 bypass, and Farnham Road North (B) Bishop’s Stortford Area bounded by A120 bypass, Farnham Road, North (C) Hazelend Road 3 Bishop’s Stortford Between Dunmow Road & A120 Bypass East (A) Bishop’s Stortford Area bounded by Dunmow Road, M11, and the Built Up East (B) Area 4 Bishop’s Stortford Obrey Way/Whittington Way, A1184 bypass and B1383 South (A) (London Road) Bishop’s Stortford B1383 (London Road), Pig Lane, A1060 (Hallingbury South (B) Road) Bishop’s Stortford Built Up area, A1060 (Hallingbury Road) South (C) 5 Buntingford No strategically significant locations within the built up Built Up Area area of Buntingford. This area includes the Sainsbury’s Depot to the south of the town. 6 Buntingford West of A10 Bypass (north & south of Baldock Road) South and West (A) Buntingford Between A10 Bypass, Aspenden Road and the Built Up South and West (B) Area Buntingford Area bounded by A10 Bypass, Aspenden Road, South and West (C) London Road and the Built Up Area 7 Buntingford Area bounded by A10 Bypass, Built Up Area and North (A) Ermine Street Buntingford Area bounded by Ermine Street, Built Up Area and the North (B) River Rib 3 Draft Topic Assessments No. Areas of Search Explanation of area & sub-divisions and sub-areas 8 Buntingford North of The Causeway to area north of Vicarage Road North-East (A) Buntingford South of The Causeway as far as Hare Street Road North-East (B) 9 Buntingford From South of Hare Street Road to area level with A10 East roundabout 10 Hertford No sub-division of specific locations with the Built Up Built Up Area Area. However, Mead Lane is being addressed separately as a discrete work stream through the draft Mead Lane Urban Design Framework. 11 Hertford West (A) North of Welwyn Road (B1000) Hertford West (B) South of Welwyn Road (B1000)/West of Thieves Lane 12 Hertford North (A) West of A119 Hertford North (B) Between A119 and Sacombe Road Hertford North (C) Between Sacombe Road and the River Rib 13 Hertford South (A) West of railway line towards Bayfordbury Hertford South (B) Between railway line and Morgan’s Walk Hertford South (C) Between Morgan’s Walk and B1197 Hertford South (D) East of B1197 14 Sawbridgeworth No strategically significant locations within the built up Built Up Area area of Sawbridgeworth 15 Sawbridgeworth North of A1184 and Redricks Lane South-West (A) Sawbridgeworth South of A1184 and Redricks Lane South-West (B) 16 Sawbridgeworth North of West Road West (A) Sawbridgeworth South of West Road to High Wych Road West (B) 17 Sawbridgeworth West of A1184 North (A) Sawbridgeworth Between A1184 and Hallingbury Road North (B) Sawbridgeworth East of Hallingbury Road North (C) 18 Ware No strategically significant locations within the built up Built Up Area area of Ware 19 Ware North (A) Area Bounded by A10 Bypass, A1170 (Ermine Street) and the Built Up Area (Quincey Road) Ware North (B) Area east of A1170 (Ermine Street) as far as Fanhams Hall Road 20 Ware East (A) Area between Fanhams Hall Road and Widbury Hill Ware East (B) Area south of Widbury Hill 21 Ware South-East (A) North of the railway line to Widbury Hill/ Hollycross Road Ware South-East (B) South of the railway line to A1170 (London Road) 22 Ware South-West Area bounded by the A10 to the south-west , Hertford 4 Draft Topic Assessments No. Areas of Search Explanation of area & sub-divisions and sub-areas Road (A119) and the Built Up Area to the north, and footpath west of Amwellbury farm to the east. Villages: Initial planning assumption of existing village + 10% growth 23 Aston (excluding Indicative area encircling the village Aston End) 24 Bayford Indicative area encircling the village 25 Benington Indicative area encircling the village 26 Birch Green Indicative area encircling the village 27 Braughing Indicative area encircling the village 28 Brickendon Indicative area encircling the village 29 Buckland Indicative area encircling the village 30 Cole Green Indicative area encircling the village 31 Colliers End Indicative area encircling the village 32 Cottered Indicative area encircling the village 33 Dane End Indicative area encircling the village 34 Datchworth Indicative area encircling the village 35 Furneux Pelham Indicative area encircling the village 36 Great Amwell Indicative area encircling the village 37 Hadham Ford Indicative area encircling the village 38 Hertford Heath Indicative area encircling the village 39 Hertingfordbury Indicative area encircling the village 40 High Cross Indicative area encircling the village 41 High Wych Indicative area encircling the village 42 Hunsdon Indicative area encircling the village 43 Letty Green Indicative area encircling the village 44 Little Hadham Indicative area encircling the village 45 Much Hadham Indicative area encircling the village 46 Puckeridge Indicative area encircling the village 47 Spellbrook Indicative area encircling the village 48 Standon Indicative area encircling the village 49 Stanstead Abbotts & Indicative area encircling the village. Note: for strategic St Margarets planning purposes Stanstead Abbotts & St. Margarets are considered together as a single village 50 Stapleford Indicative area encircling the village 51 Tewin Indicative area encircling the village 52 Thundridge Indicative area encircling the village 53 Tonwell Indicative area encircling the village 54 Wadesmill Indicative area encircling the village 55 Walkern Indicative area encircling the village 56 Waterford Indicative area encircling the village 57 Watton-at-Stone Indicative area encircling the village 58 Westmill Indicative area encircling the village 59 Widford Indicative area encircling the village 5 Draft Topic Assessments No. Areas of Search Explanation of area & sub-divisions
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