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Appendix B Key Documents and Consultation Feedback Inspection Appendix B Key Documents and Consultation Feedback Inspection Copy Only please do not remove from reception Bishop’s Stortford.............................................................................................2 Buntingford ....................................................................................................27 Hertford..........................................................................................................46 Sawbridgeworth .............................................................................................76 Ware ..............................................................................................................88 Harlow..........................................................................................................116 Hoddesdon ..................................................................................................151 Stevenage....................................................................................................154 Welwyn Garden City ....................................................................................169 New Settlements..........................................................................................188 This document is a ‘background paper’ referred to in Agenda Item 8 of the District Planning Executive Panel, 26th July 2012. It is subject to a period for Member comment until 31st August 2012. 1 Bishop’s Stortford The first part of this section provides a brief summary of key points from the documents below, which have been considered in drafting Chapters 4, 5 and 6 of the Supporting Document. Inclusion of a document in this list does not constitute the Council’s acceptance of all the statements contained therein. The scope and context in which documents were commissioned and written has been taken into account where documents have been used to inform the Council’s emerging strategy. The second part of this section sets out the key issues arising from the feedback from the Core Strategy Issues and Options public consultation in autumn 2010. The issues highlighted are those that relate to strategic planning issues that will be dealt with in the District Plan: Part 1 - Strategy; not site specific comments that are relevant to the District Plan: Part 2 - Allocations and Policies. The documents in the first part of this section have been grouped as follows: Town/Community Documents: This includes documents prepared by the 2020 Group Bishop’s Stortford Masterplanning Study (Roger Evans Associates, 2005) Further Assessment of Air Quality at Hockerill Junction (Faber Maunsell, 2008) Bishop’s Stortford Waterspace and Landscape Strategy (British Waterways/ East Herts Council, 2009) The People’s Vision for Bishop’s Stortford (Bishop’s Stortford Civic Federation 2009) A Vision for Bishop’s Stortford (Bishop’s Stortford 2020 Group, 2009/10) Bishop’s Stortford Town Plan (Bishop’s Stortford Town Council, 2010) Mill Site Development Brief (East Herts Council, 2010) The Areas of Special Restraint – Paper by Michael Hurford, President of the Bishop’s Stortford Civic Federation (2010) Goods Yard Development Brief (East Herts Council, 2011) County and Regional Documents: Hertfordshire County Structure Plan – Development Strategy Consultation Document (1996) Stansted/M11 Corridor Development Options Study (2003) East of England Plan – Report of the Panel (2006) Regional Scale Settlement Study (Arup, 2009) Uttlesford District Council Documents: Water Cycle Study (2010) Employment Land Review (2011) Uttlesford Annual Monitoring Report (2011) Uttlesford District Council –Draft Local Plan (June 2012) 2 Sustainability Documents: Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report (Scott Wilson, 2010) Issues and Options Sustainability Appraisal (Scott Wilson, 2010) Housing Documents: Strategic Housing Market Assessment (ORS, 2010) East Hertfordshire Population & Household Forecasts – Parish Groupings and Towns (Edge Analytics, May 2012) Land Availability Documents: The Strategic Land Availability Assessment (East Herts Council, 2012) Economy Documents (Employment/Retail): Employment Land and Policy Review (Halcrow, 2008) East Herts Economic Development Strategy 2007- 2012 (East Herts Council, 2007) Hertfordshire Strategic Employment Sites Study (Regeneris, April 2011) Retail and Town Centres Study (Chase & Partners, 2008) Flooding and Water Infrastructure Documents: Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (East Herts Council, 2008) Infrastructure Documents: Hertfordshire Infrastructure and Investment Strategy (Roger Tyms, 2009) Transport Documents: Hertfordshire Infrastructure & Investment Strategy Transport Technical Report (URS, November 2009) Hertfordshire’s Local Transport Plan (LTP3) (HCC, April 2011) Bishop’s Stortford Transport Study (2006) Bishop’s Stortford and Sawbridgeworth Urban Transport Plan (forthcoming) Sport and Leisure Documents: PPG17 Audit and Assessment (PMP, 2005) East Herts Assessment of Sports Facilities (East Herts Council, June 2011) East Herts Playing Pitch Strategy (Knight Kavanagh & Page, July 2010) Green Infrastructure Documents: East Herts Green Infrastructure Plan (Land Use Consultants, March 2011) Town/Community Documents: Bishop’s Stortford Masterplanning Study (Roger Evans Associates, 2005) This detailed study establishes an Urban Design Framework for the Areas of Special Restraint (ASRs) to the north of the town. It reflects a spatial planning approach which looks at the whole town, including not just the physical 3 environment but also the range of activities within it. The study examines the capacity of the land to area to the north to accommodate growth and the potential impact on the town. The importance of the relationship between the development area and the town centre facilities is highlighted. Some ideas of town-wide importance arising from the study included possible Park and Ride provision, a circular bus route through the development and linking with the town centre, and enhanced provision of walking and cycling facilities along the radial routes into the town centre. Further Assessment of Air Quality at Hockerill Junction (Faber Maunsell, 2008) Modelling carried out by Faber Maunsell as part of the 2005 detailed assessment/progress report indicated that nitrogen dioxide would exceed the Government objective at the Hockerill junction. The results from the continuous monitor at the crossroads confirmed this and the area was declared as an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA). The continuous monitor was decommissioned after 18 months of operation. However the diffusion tube network within the AQMA was expanded and now there are three tubes in triplicate on each branch of the crossroads. The current data corroborates the declaration of the AQMA. The main source of nitrogen oxides at the site is traffic. The results of a source apportionment study determine that the Heavy Good Vehicles are the biggest producers of nitrogen dioxide at the site. Bishop’s Stortford Waterspace and Landscape Strategy (British Waterways/East Herts Council, 2009) This document was prepared by British Waterways in partnership with East Herts Council, in order to assist in promoting opportunities to unlock the unrealized potential of the waterfront. It takes a Green Infrastructure approach to multi-functional open space focused on the riverbanks and towpath. It suggests a number of possible schemes, including a marina and a new pedestrian footbridge at the Mill Site. The new Stort pedestrian/cycle bridge links the station and the Rhodes Arts centre and could form a ‘pivotal access point’ to the river. The People’s Vision for Bishop’s Stortford (Bishop’s Stortford Civic Federation, 2009) In summary, this document includes the following points: Medieval street pattern of the town means that it is incapable of accommodating additional traffic Town must not expand beyond 40,000 population Bishop’s Stortford has borne the brunt of all new housing in the last twenty years and is now the largest town in the district Key features of the historic market town must be protected All new buildings must be in styles complementary to existing historic buildings Housing developments must focus on traditional family homes with gardens – no more flats 4 Town centre should be enhanced with quality office accommodation to attract major organisations, and market traders should be attracted Waitrose and Causeway car parks must remain because they are accessible and provide an essential facility Need a comprehensive transport strategy including a Park & Ride Town must have an Urgent Care Centre New school at Hadham Road Reserve Secondary School site Airport should not exceed its current capacity A Vision for Bishop’s Stortford (Bishop’s Stortford 2020 Group, 2009/10) This document was prepared by a group of local interests: Bishop’s Stortford Chamber of Commerce, Bishop’s Stortford Town Council, Bishop’s Stortford Civic Federation, Hertfordshire County Council, and Hertfordshire Community Foundation. The document identifies a need for a strategic and structured approach to planning in the future and notes that “there are tensions between many of the things that people desire from the town. Importantly, the response must balance what local people and the town want and need. We do not have the power to deliver all of this; indeed some are controversial and would not be done without major consultation, but these set a scene for how Bishop’s Stortford might be moved from where we are, to where most of you say
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