Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Annual Monitoring Report 2010/11 December 2011
Part of the Local Development Framework LDF* www.welhat.gov.uk
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2010/2011
Published December 2011
C.J. Conway Director of Strategy and Development Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Council Offices The Campus Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL8 6AE
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Contents
Executive Summary ...... 5
Glossary ...... 7
Introduction ...... 12
Progress of the Welwyn Hatfield Local Development Framework ...... 21
Statement of Community Involvement Monitoring ...... 30
Monitoring and Implementation of District Plan Saved Policies ...... 34
The Environment ...... 39
Safe, Healthy and Strong Communities ...... 44
Work and Jobs ...... 48
Town Centres, Shopping and Leisure Facilities ...... 56
Travel ...... 61
New Homes ...... 65
Homes for All ...... 78
Appendices ...... 82
3 | Contents
Executive Summary
This is the seventh Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) produced by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. The Annual Monitoring Report is one of the key components of the Local Development Framework (LDF). Its main purpose is to assess the implementation of the Local Development Scheme (LDS); report on key milestones and the extent to which policies in the Local Development Documents (LDDs) are being successfully implemented. This AMR reports on the period 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011, which is known as the reporting or monitoring year.
Local Development Framework
In June and July 2011, the council consulted on a new housing target for Welwyn Hatfield for the next 20 years. The results of the consultation are currently being analysed. Once a housing target has been chosen, it will form part of the emerging Core Strategy which is due to be published for consultation in early 2012.
A revised timetable for the production of the LDF is currently in progress and an updated timetable for the Core Strategy and Infrastructure Delivery Plan has been published on the council’s website.
General
The population of Welwyn Hatfield was estimated to be 114,400 in mid 2010, which is an increase of 1,600 from the mid 2009 estimate of 112,800. The results of the 2011 Census are due to be released in 2012 which may lead to reviews of existing population data and future population projections.
New Homes
There were 201 net additional dwellings completed in Welwyn Hatfield during the reporting year, which is an increase from the 59 completed last year. However, this is still considerably lower than the average build rate from 2001 to 2011 of 474 dwellings per year.
As reported in last year’s AMR, due to the High Court Challenge to the East of England Plan which removed the regional housing target for Welwyn Hatfield and the Government’s subsequent intention to abolish all regional plans, Welwyn Hatfield currently does not have an adopted housing target.
The council are in the process of deciding on a new target for the period 2011 to 2031, however until this has been decided the AMR will report on 2 interim targets; The Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005 target rolled forward to 2001 to 2021– 5,600 dwellings (280 dwellings per year) and the Interim Housing Target agreed by Welwyn Hatfield Councillors in November 2010 – 5,800 dwellings between 2011 and 2031 (290 dwellings per year)
Based on both of the targets mentioned above, Welwyn Hatfield currently has a 5 year housing land supply.
5 | Executive Summary Work and Jobs
There has been an overall loss in employment floorspace in the borough during 2010/11. Most of the loss is due to the demolition of part of the Broadwater Road West Site in Welwyn Garden City, which has been counted for the first time in this year’s monitoring data as the redevelopment has commenced.
The latest figures available show that there were approximately 78,000 jobs in Welwyn Hatfield in 2009, which represents no change since 2008
According to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, the gross weekly pay of residents in Welwyn Hatfield has fallen from £575.60 per week in 2009 to £566.50 in 2010
The proportion of people in Welwyn Hatfield claiming job seekers allowance in July 2011 was 2.4%, which was the same in July 2010. This is similar to the Hertfordshire rate of 2.5% and is lower than the East of England rate at 3.0% and the UK rate of 3.7%.
Despite Welwyn Hatfield having a lower than average unemployment rate, there are some areas of the borough where the unemployment rate is higher than the national average, namely parts of Hatfield Central and Peartree wards.
Retail
There has been no change in the level of vacant frontage in Hatfield town centre between 2010 and 2011 and it remains at 11%.
Welwyn Garden City town centre has experienced a drop in the level of vacant retail frontage from 8% to 2%. This is because several vacant units have now been demolished as part of Sainsburys redevelopment and are therefore no longer included in the calculations.
The Environment
During 2010/11 there has been one wildlife site lost and one wildlife site gained, keeping the total number of sites in the borough at 201. The de-selected site was Chantry Lane Wood Dene Hole in Hatfield. The new site is a grassland site north of Potterells Wood between Welham Green and Brookmans Park.
Safe, Healthy and Strong Communities
The Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2010 show that Welwyn Hatfield is ranked 238th out of 326 districts in England and is therefore in the least deprived half of districts in the country. This is an improvement from the IOMD 2007 where it was ranked 231st.
The 2010 IMD shows that one LSOA in Welwyn Hatfield remains within the most deprived 20% LSOAs in England. The LSOA is within Hatfield Central ward and covers Hatfield town centre and the area to the north-west.
6 | Executive Summary Glossary
Annual Monitoring Report (AMR): A report submitted to the Government by local planning authorities or regional planning bodies assessing progress with, and the effectiveness of a Local Development Framework.
Affordable Housing (including intermediate or sub-market housing): Includes social rented and intermediate housing provided to specified eligible households whose needs are not met by the market. Affordable housing should: meet the needs of eligible households including availability at a cost low enough for them to afford, determined with regard to local incomes and local house prices; and include provisions for: the home to be retained for future eligible households; or if these restrictions are lifted, for any subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision (CLG, 2006, Delivering Affordable Housing).
Amenity Green Space: Village greens, landscaped green space in and around housing and informal recreation spaces. Given their size and nature they tend to have local catchments, providing opportunities for passive recreation (e.g. reading) and informal children’s play for residents in close proximity. Amenity green spaces do not always need to be used for informal recreation purposes; they can also enhance the character or appearance of an area.
Bio-diversity: The whole variety of life encompassing all genetics, species and ecosystem variations, including plants and animals
Core Strategy: A Development Plan Document, forming part of the Local Development Framework for an area, which sets out the long-term spatial vision, and strategic policies and proposals to deliver the vision. A key diagram may be used to indicate broad locations for strategic developments.
Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO): An order issued by the government or a local authority to acquire land or buildings for public interest purposes. For example, for the construction of a major road or the redevelopment of certain brownfield sites
DCLG: Department of Communities and Local Government.
Development Plan Documents (DPDs): Statutory planning documents that together with the Regional Spatial Strategy and the Waste and Minerals Development Framework will form the development plan for Welwyn Hatfield. DPDs are subject to independent examination. DPDs can include a Core Strategy, Site Specific Allocations of land and Area Action Plans. Other DPDs including generic Development Control Policies can be produced.
Excluded Settlements (or Specified Settlements): Towns and settlements which are excluded from the Green belt
7 | Glossary Green Corridor: An area that links housing, education and employment areas and different types of open space. It facilitates sustainable forms of transport and creates opportunities for wildlife migration. Examples include cycleways and rights of way.
Green Flag Award: is the national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales. The award scheme began in 1996 as a means of recognising and rewarding the best green spaces in the country. Awards are given on an annual basis and winners must apply each year to renew their Green Flag status.
Green Infrastructure: A strategic network of multi-functional green space, both new and existing, both rural and urban, which supports natural and ecological processes and is integral to the health and quality of life in sustainable communities.
Household: Households according to the Department for Communities and Local Government are defined as one person living alone or a group of people living at the same address with common housekeeping – that is, shared either a living room or at least one meal a day. Households are divided into five categories:
Married couple household: a household which contains one or more married couple families. Cohabiting couple household: a household which contains one or more cohabiting couple families, but no married couple families. Lone parent household: a household which contains one or more lone parent families, but no married couple or cohabiting couple families. Other multi person household: a multi person household that is neither a married couple household nor a cohabiting couple household nor a lone parent household. Examples include, lone parents with only non dependent children, brothers and sisters and unrelated (and non- cohabiting) adults sharing a house or flat. One person household: a person living alone who shares neither housekeeping nor a living room with anyone else, not necessarily in a one bedroom dwelling.
Housing Trajectory: The means of showing past and future housing performance by identifying the predicted provision of housing over the lifespan of the local development framework.
Indices of Deprivation 2010 (IMD): The IMD 2007 is a measure of multiple deprivation at small area level. The IMD is constructed from seven domains, with each of the domains measuring a separate aspect of deprivation. Various statistical techniques have been used to combine the domain indices into a single index of multiple deprivation which gives a score and a rank for each of the 32,482 Super Output Areas in England.
Intermediate affordable housing: housing at prices and rents above those of social rent but below market price or rents, and which meet the criteria set out for affordable housing (above). These can include shared equity (e.g. HomeBuy) and other low cost homes for sale, and intermediate rent (CLG, 2006, Delivering Affordable Housing).
Local Development Document: the collective term used in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act for Development Plan Documents, Supplementary Planning Documents and other LDF documents such as the Statement of Community Involvement, the Local Development Scheme and the Annual Monitoring Report.
8| Glossary Local Development Framework: the name for the portfolio of Local Development Documents and related documents which will provide the framework for delivering the spatial planning strategy for the borough. A Local Development Framework can consist of:
Development Plan Documents; Supplementary Planning Documents; Area Action Plans; A Proposals Map; A Local Development Scheme; The Statement of Community Involvement; The Local Development Scheme; and Annual Monitoring Reports.
Local Development Scheme (LDS): sets out the programme for the preparation of the various Local Development Documents that will form the Local Development Framework.
Local Strategic Partnership (LSP): A partnership that brings together organisations from the public, private, community and voluntary sector within the borough, with the objective of improving people’s quality of life. In Welwyn Hatfield the LSP is known as the Welwyn Hatfield Alliance. There is also a county-wide LSP, known as Herts Forward which supports the ten district LSPs that are delivering the ten Local Community Strategies.
Natural Green Space: Grasslands (e.g. commons and meadows) and areas of woodland which are either matured or semi-matured. They have recreational value, but their primary function is to protect and enhance biodiversity.
Open Space: According to PPG 17 Open Space is defined as any one of the following 9 typologies: allotments, amenity green spaces, cemeteries and graveyards, civic spaces, provision for children and teenagers, green corridors, outdoor sports facilities, parks and gardens and natural/semi-natural green space.
Output Indicators: measure the direct effects of a policy. Used to assess whether policy targets have been achieved using available information.
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004): Primary legislation which replaces parts of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, and introduces the new spatial planning system.
Planning Policy Statement (PPS): Are prepared by the Government to explain statutory provisions and provide guidance on planning policy and the operation of the planning system. Local authorities must take their contents into account in preparing plans. Guidance may also be relevant to decisions on individual planning applications.
Proposals Map: Illustrates on an Ordnance Survey map the policies and proposals in the Development Plan Documents. Inset Maps show policies and proposals for specific parts of the borough.
9 | Glossary Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS): Prepared by Regional Planning Bodies such as the East of England Regional Assembly, to provide a broad development strategy for a region over a 15 to 20 year period. All Regional Spatial Strategies are set to be revoked once the Localism Bill is enacted.
Secretary of State (SoS) (for planning and other matters): An appointed Government Minister with a specific portfolio covering local and regional government, housing, planning, fire, regeneration, social exclusion and neighbourhood renewal (currently the responsibility of the Department for Communities and Local Government and the First Secretary of State). The Secretary of State has powers to intervene on development plans and planning applications under certain circumstances.
Section 106 Agreement (S106): Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 allows a local authority (LPA) to enter into a legally-binding agreement or planning obligation, with a land developer over a related issue. Such agreements can cover almost any relevant issue and can include sums of money. S106 agreements can act as a main instrument for placing restrictions on the developers, often requiring them to minimise the impact on the local community and to carry out tasks, which will provide community benefits.
Site Specific Allocations Development Plan Document: A document identifying site allocations for a range of land uses such as housing, employment, retail, leisure, community uses, urban open spaces, cemeteries, education, as appropriate.
Social rented housing: rented housing owned and managed by local authorities and RSLs, for which the guideline target rents are determined though the national rent regime. It may also include rented housing owned or managed by other persons and provided under equivalent rental arrangements as to the above, as agreed with the local authority or with the housing corporation as a condition of grant (CLG, 2006, Delivering Affordable Housing).
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI): sets out how the Local Planning Authority will involve the community in the preparation, alteration and review of Local Development Documents and in the consideration of planning applications.
Statutorily Homeless: Those households which meet specific criteria of priority need set out in legislation, and to whom a homelessness duty has been accepted by a local authority. Such households are rarely homeless in the literal sense of being without a roof over their heads, but are more likely to be threatened with the loss of, or are unable to continue with, their current accommodation.
Strategic Environmental Assessment: European Directive 2001/42/EC and the SEA Regulations 2004 require a strategic assessment of certain plans and programmes which are likely to have significant effects on the environment.
Submission Document: The council’s final version of a Development Plan Document or a Statement of Community Involvement, produced following consultation on a preferred options document, and which the council submits to the Secretary of State for independent examination.
Super Output Areas (SOA) Sub-ward areas, with average populations of around 1500.
10| Glossary Supplementary Planning Document: Provide supplementary information to support the policies in Development Plan Documents. They do not form part of the Development Plan and are not subject to independent examination.
Sustainability Appraisal (SA) including Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA): A systematic and iterative appraisal process, incorporating the requirements of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive. The purpose of sustainability appraisal is to appraise the social, environmental and economic effects of the strategies and policies in a local development document from the outset of the preparation process. This will ensure that decisions are made that accord with sustainable development.
Welwyn Hatfield Alliance: This is the Local Strategic Partnership for the borough. The Alliance is made up of the Executive Board (Steering Group), the Wider Alliance and nine forums, dealing with specific issues, i.e. Community Safety partnership, Learning Forum, Environmental forum, Business Forum, Health and Community partnership, Strategic Housing Partnership, Cultural Consortium, Transport Forum and Children and Young People Partnership.
Disclaimer
This Glossary is neither a statement of law nor an interpretation of the law, and its status is only as an introductory guide to planning issues and it should not therefore be used as a source for statutory definitions.
11 | Glossary Introduction
What is the Annual Monitoring Report?
1. This is the seventh Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) produced by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council and covers the period 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011.
2. Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council is responsible for producing the Local Development Framework (LDF), which is a portfolio of documents that collectively deliver the spatial planning strategy for the local area. The AMR is one of the documents that form the LDF and its main purpose is to;
review actual progress in terms of local development document preparation against the timetable and milestones in the local development scheme; assess the extent to which policies in local development documents are being implemented; where policies are not being implemented, explain why and set out the steps to be taken to ensure that the policy is implemented; or whether the policy is to be amended or replaced; identify the significant effects of implementing policies in local development documents and whether policies are to be amended or replaced.
3. The Localism Bill proposes the removal of the requirement for local planning authorities to produce an Annual Monitoring Report for Government; however it retains the overall duty to monitor. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Bob Neill MP, wrote to authorities on 30 March 2011 announcing withdrawal of guidance on local plan monitoring. This means that local planning authorities can now choose which targets and indicators to include in the report as long as they are in line with the relevant UK and EU legislation. Their primary purpose is to share the performance and achievements of the planning service with the local community.
4. For 2010/11, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has decided to keep the existing format of the AMR and retain the deleted National Core Output Indicators to ensure consistency and aid monitoring of trends. The AMR and all indicators will be reviewed and amended, if necessary, as the Core Strategy and other LDF documents are produced and adopted.
How to use this document
5. The chapters of the AMR are themed by topic and include all national and local relevant contextual, national and local indicators. A summary table of all indicators can be found in the appendix.
6. Each chapter begins with a green ‘In this chapter…’ box, which summarises the information found within it. See example below.
In this Chapter…
12| Introduction Indicators
7. The AMR currently contains 3 different types of indicators, contextual, national and local. The indicators are spread throughout the document according to their relevant chapter. The 3 different types of indicators are highlighted by different coloured boxes, see examples below.
Contextual Indicators
Contextual Indicators
8. Contextual indicators help to create an ‘area profile’ of Welwyn Hatfield both in general terms and to complement each themed chapter. The contextual indicators describe the wider social, environmental and economic background against which the Local Development Framework policy operates.
National Core Output Indicators
Former National Core Output Indicators
9. As previously mentioned, all National Core Output Indicators were withdrawn in March 2011. However, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has decided to retain them in the AMR to ensure consistency. As the majority provide useful and important information, it is likely that they will become local indicators in the future.
10. The indicators record measurable events in Welwyn Hatfield between the dates of 1st April 2010 and 31st March 2011.
Local Performance Indicators
Local Indicators
11. A number of local performance indicators have been developed alongside the District Plan. As progress is made with local development documents, further local targets and indicators will be developed.
Significant Effects Indicators
12. The ‘Local Development Framework Monitoring Good Practice Guide’ states that significant effects indicators should be developed alongside local output indicators and be linked to sustainability appraisal objectives and indicators. Welwyn Hatfield currently has significant effects indicators relating to the Broadwater Road West Site and will begin monitoring them as the site progresses. Other significant effects indicators will come from the Core Strategy sustainability appraisal and will be included in future AMRs.
Targets
13. Where a local plan policy includes a specific requirement, it is expressed as a target against which progress is measured. However, as the majority of ‘saved’ local plan policies do not
13 | Introduction have a formal objective with a measurable target, it is difficult to apply output indicators to them. In these instances an assessment has been made as to whether or not the broad aim of the policy is being met.
14. Where appropriate the indicators shown in each themed chapter include targets, outputs and performance measurement. The performance of Welwyn Hatfield against the target is illustrated by the following symbols:
Target achieved Target not achieved No Change
14| Introduction Welwyn Hatfield Borough
Figure 1 - Map of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Introduction to the borough
15. Welwyn Hatfield borough is located centrally within Hertfordshire and covers an area of approximately 130 square kilometres (12,954 hectares). It is bordered by Hertsmere to the south west, St Albans to the west, North Hertfordshire to the north and East Hertfordshire and Broxbourne to the east. The very south of the borough borders the London Borough of Enfield. The Metropolitan Green Belt covers 79% of the borough, which is approximately 10,248 hectares.
15 | Introduction 16. The borough has two main towns, Welwyn Garden City, with a resident population of 43,252 and Hatfield, with a resident population of 27,8831. Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield are the main sources of housing for the borough, contain the major shopping and service facilities and are the principal locations for local employment. The borough also contains a number of smaller settlements, which are excluded from the Green Belt. These settlements are a source of housing together with local shops and services. They are Brookmans Park, Cuffley, Digswell, Little Heath, Oaklands and Mardley Heath, Welham Green, Welwyn and Woolmer Green. The borough also contains a number of small villages, hamlets and areas of sporadic or ribbon development, all of which are located within the Green Belt.
17. Welwyn Hatfield is highly accessible from north and south by road and rail. Motorway connections are good with the A1(M) passing through the borough north-south and connecting to the M25 to the south. The main east coast railway line runs from London to the North East of England and Edinburgh. Regular services run from Kings Cross to Cambridge and Peterborough calling at Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Welwyn North. In addition, slower services to Moorgate also call at Welham Green and Brookmans Park. There is also a station at Cuffley which is on the suburban line from London to Stevenage via Hertford North.
Geography
18. Welwyn Hatfield is located within the Hertfordshire Central River Valley and the South Hertfordshire Plateau. The predominant soil type in Welwyn Hatfield is the Paleoargillic brown earths, which cover most of the northern and central areas. To the south on the South Hertfordshire Plateau there is a smaller area of Stagnogley soils2.
19. The borough contains a number of watercourses, predominately draining from north-west to south-east. The principle watercourses are the River Lee, the Upper Colne, the Mimmshall Brook and the River Mimram. The River Lee is sourced on the Chilterns at a spring in Leagrave in north Luton. It flows south through Luton receiving contributions from Lewsey Brook, Houghton Brook and Cat Brook. The River Mimram is a chalk stream that rises from its source near Codicote which is to the west of the borough. The River Mimram catchment includes an area of approximately 82km2. The catchment covers the majority of the north of the borough including the majority of Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn and Oaklands. The Upper Colne is located in the southwest of the borough. It flows from near the A1(M) in a westerly direction through North Mimms park and exits the borough at Roestock. Only the upper reaches of the River Colne are located within the borough but it has several associated tributaries extending through the borough including the Mimmshall Brook, Ellen Brook and Nast. The Mimmshall Brook is a chalk stream and a tributary of the River Colne. It rises to the southwest of the borough near Borehamwood, within the borough of Hertsmere. It flows north from here and enters the borough adjacent to the east of the A1(M) where it joins the River Colne. The Mimmshall Brook catchment is predominately rural and flows through isolated farms and small villages3.
1 ONS Census 2001 © Crown Copyright 2 Welwyn Hatfield Landscape Character Assessment, Hertfordshire County Council (April 2005) 3 Welwyn Hatfield Level 1 SFRA
16| Introduction Population
20. The population of Welwyn Hatfield was estimated to be 114,400 in mid 2010, which is an increase of 1,600 from the mid 2009 estimate of 112,8004. Figure 2 shows how the population of Welwyn Hatfield has changed between 1981 and 2010 and how it is projected to change to 2033. These projections are trend based, which means assumptions for future levels of births, deaths and migration are based on observed levels mainly over the previous five years and therefore they do not take account of policy changes. The results of the 2011 Census are due to be released in 2012 which may lead to reviews of existing population data and could potentially impact the next version of population projections issued by ONS.
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Figure 2 – Welwyn Hatfield Population 1981 to 20335
4 ONS Mid Year Population Estimates 2009 and 2010 5 ONS Mid Year Population Estimates 1981 to 2010 and ONS 2008 based Sub National Population Projections
17 | Introduction Table 1 – Components of change between mid-2008 and mid-2009 population estimates6
% change Net from Mid-2009 Live Natural migration Total Mid-2010 Area Deaths mid- population births change & other change population 2009 to changes mid- 2010 Hertfordshire 1,095,500 14,500 8,800 5,800 6,300 12,100 1,107,500 1.10% Broxbourne 90,200 1,300 700 600 -100 400 90,600 0.44% Dacorum 141,600 1,800 1,100 700 500 1,300 142,900 0.92% East 137,100 1,600 1,000 700 800 1,400 138,500 1.02% Hertfordshire Hertsmere 98,900 1,300 900 400 600 1,000 99,900 1.01% North Herts 124,700 1,600 1,300 300 700 1,100 125,800 0.88% St Albans 137,200 1,900 1,000 900 700 1,600 138,800 1.17% Stevenage 81,000 1,200 600 600 100 700 81,800 0.86% Three Rivers 88,100 1,000 700 300 500 800 88,900 0.91% Watford 83,800 1,400 600 800 1,500 2,200 86,000 2.63% Welwyn 112,800 1,400 900 500 1,000 1,500 114,400 1.33% Hatfield Figures may not sum due to rounding
21. There were a larger number of births than deaths in Welwyn Hatfield between mid 2009 and mid 2010, which led to a natural increase of 500 people. The largest component of change in Welwyn Hatfield was ‘net migration and other changes’, which accounted for an increase of 1,000 people in the borough.
22. Table 2 shows the breakdown of the changes from internal and international migration. There have been approximately 9,600 people moving into the borough between mid 2009 and mid 2010, however 8,600 have moved out of the borough. This results in a net increase of 1,000 people through migration and other changes, 200 of which were internal migrants and 800 of which were international migrants.
Table 2 – Internal and international migration components of change between the mid-2009 and mid-2010 population estimates for Hertfordshire and Districts6
International Volume of migration per 1,000 Internal migration migration Net population migration All International Area In Out Net In Out Net migration migration Hertfordshire 45,300 42,100 3,200 8,400 5,300 3,100 6,300 92 13 Broxbourne 4,400 4,400 0 200 400 -100 -100 105 6 Dacorum 6,700 6,200 500 800 700 0 600 101 11 East Herts 7,500 7,100 400 1,000 700 300 700 119 13
6 Office for National Statistics. Crown copyright 2009. Cited in Mid Year Population Estimates Hertfordshire 2008. Hertfordshire County Council http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/env/factsfigs/population/popestimates/midyear/
18| Introduction International Volume of migration per 1,000 Internal migration migration Net population migration All International Area In Out Net In Out Net migration migration Hertsmere 6,000 5,800 300 800 400 400 600 132 13 North Herts 6,800 6,000 800 500 500 0 800 111 8 St Albans 7,600 7,100 500 900 700 200 700 120 12 Stevenage 3,500 3,700 -100 700 400 300 200 103 14 Three Rivers 5,000 4,700 300 400 200 200 400 118 7 Watford 5,700 5,300 400 1,700 600 1,100 1,500 159 27 Welwyn 8,200 8,000 200 1,400 600 800 1,000 161 18 Hatfield
Figures may not sum due to rounding Internal migration into and out of Hertfordshire is not the sum of numbers moving into or out of component districts, as some migrants move between districts as well.
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0 Broxbourne Dacorum East Hertsmere North St Albans Stevenage Three Rivers Watford Welwyn Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Hatfield Figure 3 – National Insurance Registrations to Adult Overseas National 2002/03-2010/11 (Hertfordshire)7
7 Department for Work and Pensions. http://83.244.183.180/mgw/live/mw/tabtool_mw.html
19 | Introduction 3000
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Figure 4 – National Insurance Registrations to Adult Overseas Nationals in Welwyn Hatfield by World Area of Origin8
23. Since 2002/3, there have been over 14,200 national insurance registrations to adult overseas nationals in Welwyn Hatfield. As shown in Figure 3, this is the highest number of all districts in Hertfordshire. Although the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) do not provide any information on how many people have since left, this data provides a useful insight into international migration patterns in Welwyn Hatfield in recent years.
24. Figure 4 provides a breakdown by financial year and by world area of origin. The largest proportion of people came to Welwyn Hatfield from Asia and the Middle East (46%). Figure 4 also shows the impact of the enlargement of the European Union in 2004, where Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia joined the EU (followed by Bulgaria and Romania in 2007), as shown in red on the graph. The vast majority of NI registrations were for those aged 18 to 34, as shown in Table 3.
Table 3 – Age at Registration (NI to overseas nationals) in Welwyn Hatfield 2002-2010 Age At Registration
Less than 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-59 60 and over 18 1% 50% 37% 8% 3% 0% 0%
8 Department for Work and Pensions. http://83.244.183.180/mgw/live/mw/tabtool_mw.html
20| Introduction Progress of the Production of the Welwyn Hatfield Local Development Framework
In this Chapter…
This chapter outlines the progress on Welwyn Hatfield’s Local Development Framework (LDF) and the accompanying technical work.
25. The following components currently make up the development plan for Welwyn Hatfield.
East of England Plan
26. The East of England Plan 2008 currently forms part of the development plan however once the Localism Bill has been enacted, all regional plans will be revoked.
Waste and Minerals Local Plans
27. This is produced by Hertfordshire County Council and will be replaced by the Mineral and Waste Development Framework. The Waste Core Strategy has been submitted for examination and the Inspectors report is expected in January 2012.
The Welwyn Hatfield District Plan
28. The timetable for replacing the District Plan is set out in the Local Development Scheme.
Local Development Scheme (LDS)
29. The Local Development Scheme (LDS) was published in April 2005 and the milestones are now out of date. The review of the LDS has been delayed pending the outcome of changes to the planning system. A revised timetable for the production of the LDF is currently in progress and an updated timetable for the Core Strategy and Infrastructure Delivery Plan has been published on the council’s website.
Core Strategy
30. The following sets out the progress of the Core Strategy to date and the expected timescales of future stages.
Evidence Base – ongoing Pre-Issues and Options Consultation – Completed up to March 2009 Issues and Options Consultation – Completed March - May 2009 Housing Targets Consultation – Completed June - July 2011
21 | Progress of LDF
Core Strategy Housing Targets Consultation
In June and July 2011, the council consulted on a new housing target for Welwyn Hatfield for the next 20 years. This was because the borough's housing target up to 2021, the 10,000 homes contained within the 2008 East of England Plan, was scrapped in 2009 following a High Court ruling. The Government proposals to abolish regional plans mean that there will no longer be a regional target and the council will need to set its own housing target.
The results of the consultation are currently being analysed. Once a housing target has been chosen, it will form part of the emerging Core Strategy which is due to be published for consultation in early 2012.
Site Allocations DPD
31. Work has commenced on evidence gathering for the Site Allocations DPD. The Site Allocations document will be included in the revised LDF timetable mentioned above.
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)
32. The SCI was adopted in January 2007 and is available on the council’s website. The SCI is currently under review pending the enactment of the Localism Bill.
Hatfield Town Centre Regeneration
33. In 2008 economic conditions impacted on the delivery of the planned town centre regeneration proposals and the council investigated new ways of securing further funding. This led to the development of a revised masterplan for the town centre, the submission of an application to the government Kickstart programme and the submission of a revised planning application in January 2010. This revised scheme proposes a phased approach to redevelopment in the town centre was approved by the council's Planning Control Committee in April 2010. Following the general election it was confirmed that Kickstart funding would not be received and the council and its development partners spent time reviewing the costs of each development phase with a view to progressing a phased approach to implementation.
34. In order to facilitate the regeneration of the town centre, the council had previously submitted a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) application to Central Government to enable the redevelopment of Hatfield Town Centre East to proceed. Whilst the CPO was made on the basis of the original redevelopment proposals (approved in 2007) the revised scheme is consistent with the purposes for which the CPO was made and the council resolved at its Full Council meeting on 13 October 2010 to take all necessary steps under the CPO to secure the lands and interests required to enable the revised town centre redevelopment scheme. The council has determined the programme and method of acquisition for each CPO interest that has been identified as necessary to facilitate the revised scheme.
22| Progress of LDF 35. The development partners are focusing on the delivery of a first phase of development in the town centre. Phase One of the scheme involves demolition of the Bill Salmon Centre and replacing it with a four storey building comprising five retail units on the ground floor and fifteen flats across three floors above. Additionally, Phase One will include the renovation and expansion of the Arcade, adding two extra retail units which will have the effect of bringing the front building line of the Arcade forward. There will also be improvements to the built landscape and planted areas between the Bill Salmon Centre and the Arcade, making a pleasant environment joining the two areas. In order to facilitate this first phase of development the council has closed and demolished the former Bill Salmon Centre and it is hoped that construction work will start in 2012 when market conditions allow.
Broadwater Road West Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
36. Public consultation (regulation 17 stage) on the draft SPD took place in April/May 2008 and the SPD was adopted in December 2008. Development is now underway on part of the site.
WGC Town Centre Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
37. Urban Practitioners were appointed in 2006 to produce the SPD. Early public consultation and discussions with key stakeholders has taken place along with site analysis to identify the key issues and opportunities. This included an Action Planning Day held in September 2006. Early transportation survey and analysis highlighted the need to produce a transport model which was commissioned in May 2008. The second stage of the transport modelling work was completed in May 2010 and summarises the predicted performance of the highway network with the additional trip generation associated with the town centre retail development in future years alongside the key mitigation measures that will need to be considered.
38. As was previously reported the role of the SPD versus that of an Area Action Plan was under consideration. Given the need to progress with the planning and delivery of the identified development site (Town Centre North) the council decided to proceed with the SPD as originally planned. It is intended that a draft SPD will be subject to consultation early in 2012.
Sustainability Appraisal, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitat Regulation Assessment (SA, SEA and HRA)
39. Land Use Consultants were appointed in November 2007 to conduct a Sustainability Appraisal, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitat Regulation Assessment of the Local Development Framework Development Plan Documents.
40. The first stage of Sustainability Appraisal /Strategic Environmental assessment process has been completed with the production of a scoping report. The scoping report was prepared following a stakeholder workshop and further statutory consultation, which ended in May 2008. The report sets out the sustainability issues and objectives in the borough and provides a framework for the appraisal. The work will be ongoing to influence the strategy and policies of the Local Development Framework, and to assess its sustainability. A sustainability appraisal was prepared for the Housing Targets Consultation in June 2011.
23 | Progress of LDF High View Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
41. The SPD outlines the council’s vision for the future of High View and sets out the masterplan to guide the re-development of the centre. Following a final round of consultation on the draft SPD in September 2010, the SPD was adopted in April 2011.
Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
42. The SPD seeks to clarify the council’s approach to planning obligations and is intended to expand upon policy IM2 (Planning Obligations) of the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan. Public consultation on the draft SPD was carried out in Sept/Oct 2011 and it is envisaged that the SPD will then be presented to members for adoption in January 2012. Comments made in response to the consultation are currently being analysed and considered. Any amendments to the draft document that are required will be made, prior to a decision being made by the council early in 2012 on the adoption of the Planning Obligations SPD.
Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
43. The council confirmed the Hatfield Article 4 Direction in relation to Houses in Multiple Occupation in spring 2011. The Direction means that from 12 January 2012, planning permission will be required for a change of use from a dwellinghouse (class C3) to a house in multiple occupation (class C4). The draft Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) sets out the council’s proposed approach to planning applications for Houses in Multiple Occupation. Public consultation on the draft document took place between 21 September and 25 October 2011. Comments made in response to the consultation are currently being analysed and considered. Any amendments to the draft document that are required will be made, prior to a decision being made by the council early in 2012 on the adoption of the Houses in Multiple Occupation SPD.
24| Progress of LDF Local Development Framework Evidence Base
44. The following documents form the council’s evidence base to date. Retail and Town Centre Needs Assessment
45. Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners were appointed in May 2007 to undertake an assessment of the retail and town centre floorspace requirements for the period up to 2021 in Welwyn Hatfield. The report includes:
a qualitative assessment of existing retail, leisure and entertainment facilities in the borough; an assessment of future needs for additional retail, commercial leisure and office facilities; an assessment of the capacity of the borough’s town and neighbourhood / village centres; and a policy review and proposed issues and options for the council’s Local Development Framework.
46. The findings of the assessment were informed by a survey of 1502 households within the borough and parts of neighbouring authorities, a survey of 400 visitors within Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City town centres, and a postal canvas of national/regional multiple retailers and leisure operators. The report is based on survey data from June 2007 and was published in November 2007. The report is available on the website.
47. In October 2010, NLP produced an update of the RTCNA based on the latest available information, including population, expenditure and turnover levels. This update report should be read alongside the 2007 study.
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (PPS3)
48. The council commissioned consultants Tribal Urban Studio (formerly Llewelyn Davies Yeang) to carry out a Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) in March 2007. The purpose of the SHLAA is to consider sources of supply for new housing, quantify supply and consider the deliverability and developability of sites taking into account sustainability issues and physical constraints as well as looking at possible broad locations for development. Consultation with the Home Builders’ Federation, landowners, planning agents and developers has taken place to help identify suitable sites for inclusion in the SHLAA. Phase 1 of the Assessment, concerning urban capacity sites, was completed in October 2009.
Strategic Housing Market Assessment (PPS3)
49. Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council along with Watford, Three Rivers, St. Albans, Hertsmere and Dacorum District/Borough Councils and Hertfordshire County Council jointly commissioned Opinion Research Services (ORS) to carry out a Strategic Housing Market Assessment. The assessment was completed in 2010. It provides an understanding of how housing markets operate in the area and will help inform the development of housing policies in future local development documents.
25 | Progress of LDF Hertfordshire Infrastructure and Investment Strategy
50. In the light of the significant additional housing growth proposed for Hertfordshire in the East of England Plan, consultants were commissioned in April 2008 by the County Council and the Hertfordshire Districts to undertake the preparation of this Strategy. The consultant’s report identifies existing deficits across the full range of physical, environmental and social infrastructure, and makes an informed assessment of the amount and type of new infrastructure required to enable the proposed housing growth to take place in a sustainable manner. A funding model has been produced to calculate the level of developer contributions which is likely to be required, either through Section 106 Agreements or the proposed Community Infrastructure Levy, to fund the infrastructure improvements. Account will also need to be taken of any other available public funding. The consultants’ final report was published in October 2009.
An Assessment of Open Space, Outdoor Sport and Recreation for Welwyn Hatfield
51. The council has undertaken an assessment of the provision of open space, outdoor sport and recreation in the Welwyn Hatfield. The study looks at the quality, quantity and accessibility of all open space facilities in the borough in order to establish local standards for current and future provision of open space for sport and recreation in the borough. It covers amenity green space, allotments, cemeteries, children’s play areas, outdoor sports facilities, natural green space, parks and gardens, green corridors, and civic spaces. The report was completed in June 2009.
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment, SFRA (PPS25)
52. Consultants Scott Wilson were commissioned in September 2007 to undertake a borough wide SFRA. The aim of the Level 1 SFRA is to:
Provide an assessment of flood risk from all flood resources present in the borough and make policy recommendations for inclusion in the LDF, Present sufficient information to enable the use of the PPS25 : Development and Flood Risk Sequential test to determine the suitability of development according to flood risk from fluvial sources, Provide guidance for developers and the Local Authority on the requirements for site specific Flood Risk Assessments Provide guidance to the council on developing an Emergency Flood Plan.
53. The level 1 SFRA was completed in July 2009 and is available on the website.
Central Hertfordshire Employment Land Review Interim Report
54. Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, Hertsmere Borough Council and St Albans District Council jointly commissioned Roger Tym & Partners to undertake the Central Hertfordshire Employment Land Review. Local stakeholders from the business community and the public sector were consulted about the advantages and drawbacks of Central Hertfordshire as a business location and the issues the Employment Land Review should address by means of
26| Progress of LDF a workshop session and individual discussions. The report was completed in November 2006.
London Arc Hertfordshire Employment Land Review
55. Following the adoption of the East of England Plan, the Central Hertfordshire Employment Land Review Interim Report was updated and finalised as part of a London Arc Hertfordshire Employment Land Review to take account of any changes to the job growth figures for Hertfordshire. This work was completed in March 2009.
Welwyn Garden City Leisure and Community Review
56. Consultants PMP were commissioned by the council to conduct the review which identifies local leisure and community needs, audits existing facilities and contains findings about facilities for indoor sports, community activities, commercial leisure, museums, culture and the arts. Extensive consultation with the local community took place including stakeholder consultation with leisure and community service providers and partners, a residents’ postal survey of 1,100 households, user surveys, public drop-in sessions, local advertising, a school survey and a workshop with the Welwyn Hatfield Leisure and Cultural Consortium. The report was completed in October 2006.
Northern and Eastern Hertfordshire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment - Completed June 2006 and Northern and Eastern Hertfordshire Gypsy and Traveller Identification of Potential Areas to Accommodate Gypsy and Traveller Pitches
57. Welwyn Hatfield Council in partnership with East Hertfordshire District Council, North Hertfordshire District Council, Stevenage Borough Council, Broxbourne Borough Council and Hertfordshire County Council have completed two key pieces of technical work. The first of which assessed the need for Gypsy and Traveller accommodation in the study area and the second identified areas of potential for Gypsy and Traveller pitches. Only one location within Welwyn Hatfield was identified as potentially suitable and this falls within the Green Belt. The availability of sites has yet to be assessed.
Rye Meads Water Cycle Study
58. Hyder Consulting were appointed in April 2008 to undertake a joint study with Stevenage Borough Council, Harlow District Council, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, North Hertfordshire District Council, East Hertfordshire Council, Epping Forest District Council and Broxbourne Borough Council to assess the impact of planned growth on water cycle processes, water infrastructure capacity and environmental capacity in the strategy area over the period to 2021 and beyond. It recommends viable infrastructure options to accommodate planned growth. The study was completed in October 2009.
Development Economics Study
59. The council commissioned, together with Hertsmere Borough Council and St Albans City and District Council, a Development Economics Study (DES) to examine the economic viability of land for housing development in the area. The DES was completed in 2010. It examined the
27 | Progress of LDF opportunities to deliver affordable housing in each of the local authority areas, taking into account other policy objectives such as contributions that may be sought towards physical, social or green infrastructure.
Water Cycle Study (Maple Lodge)- Initial Scoping Study
60. Phase 1 of the Water cycle study (The initial scoping study) is a joint study with Dacorum Borough Council, Watford Borough Council, Three Rivers District Council, St Albans District Council and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. The scoping report provides a summary of the available information relating to the water environment within the study area, including water supply and water infrastructure and will be used to inform strategic planning decisions. This study covers that part of the Borough not included in the Rye Meads water cycle study and was completed in April 2010.
The Hertfordshire Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Technical Study
61. AECOM were appointed in September 2009 to undertake a joint study with Broxbourne Borough Council, Dacorum Borough Council, East Hertfordshire District Council, Hertsmere Borough Council, North Hertfordshire District Council, St Albans District Council, Three Rivers District Council, Watford Borough Council, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council and Hertfordshire County Council. The study provides technical evidence to support policies and targets for the management of carbon emissions that are produced from Hertfordshire authorities. The study was completed in July 2010.
Sports Facility Study
62. In partnership with Sport England and the Welwyn Hatfield Alliance’s Sports Forum the council agreed to carry out an assessment of the need for sports facilities for the period up to 2026 and to bring forward a strategy for how that need could be met. The Sports Facility Study has analysed indoor and outdoor sports facilities in the borough through an independent assessor. It also used Sport England planning tools, an initial clubs questionnaire and a 2 month public consultation to find what the issues and needs are of the local residents and resident clubs. There were over 200 responses to the study which was reported to Social Overview and Scrutiny Committee in March and Cabinet in April 2011. The next step is to complete the strategy which will set out how those needs are to be met.
Green Infrastructure Plans (GIP) and a" Strategic Highlights "GI plan (SHiP) for Hertfordshire and parts of Essex
63. Land Use Consultants were appointed in August 2010 in a joint project led by Hertfordshire County Council to produce GIPs for, Dacorum Borough Council, East Hertfordshire District Council, Hertsmere Borough Council, St Albans City and District Council, Three Rivers District Council, Watford Borough Council, and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. The results of the local GIPs and information from other authorities fed into the Strategic Highlights GI plan for the County. The studies will provide technical evidence to support policies and targets for green infrastructure in the borough, and will also provide evidence for and support the case for developer contributions. The studies were completed in March 2011.
28| Progress of LDF Infrastructure Delivery Plan
64. The council is currently preparing a draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) to support the delivery of the council’s emerging Core Strategy. The draft IDP seeks to establish what additional infrastructure is required to support growth within the borough to 2031 and will also be accompanied by an Infrastructure Delivery Schedule which sets out those schemes proposed to take place during the Core Strategy plan period.
65. In preparing the draft IDP the council is currently in the process of reviewing the existing evidence base to establish what our infrastructure needs are at a local, borough and county wide level as well as undertaking early consultations with service providers. It is envisaged that the draft IDP will be subject to public consultation alongside the emerging Core Strategy early in 2012.
29 | Progress of LDF Statement of Community Involvement Monitoring
In this Chapter…
Based on requirements set out in the Statement of Community Involvement, this chapter will review the effectiveness of recent consultation undertaken by the planning department. It will outline the methods used to engage with identified ‘hard to reach’ groups, whether these methods have proved successful and whether any new ‘hard to reach’ groups have been identified.
66. The Welwyn Hatfield Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) states that it is important to recognise diversity within the Borough and to consider the potential needs of all sections of the community. It identified young people, ethnic minorities and sections of the community living in rural or more deprived areas of the borough as being underrepresented and ‘hard to reach’.
The Core Strategy Housing Targets Consultation
67. During 2011, the council carried out consultation on the Core Strategy Housing Targets. A variety of consultation methods were used to engage with key stakeholders, interest groups and the wider community.
Consultation methods included:
An article on the front page of the Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council website Articles in the Welwyn Hatfield Times newspaper An article in the council’s Life Magazine which is sent to all households in the borough Letters/emails to all those registered on our consultation database Two briefing sessions for representatives of local groups and organisations Posters at libraries, council and parish offices (along with copies of leaflets and flyers) Posters, leaflets and flyers sent to large local employers for promotion amongst staff Handing out flyers at all train stations in the borough A stand at Hatfield Fun Day Promotion/advertising on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter
68. Responses could be submitted via the council’s website, by email or in writing.
69. As part of the consultation, respondents were asked to provide some personal details in order to help us monitor fair access to consultation. The following sections of this chapter will report on the key findings from this process. The following analysis only includes those respondents who completed the ‘About You’ section of the form and therefore excludes 615 people who submitted a petition as their consultation response.
30| Monitoring of SCI Age
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Housing Targets Consultation Respondents Welwyn Hatfield Total Population 35.7% 35.0%
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20.0% 18.4% People (%)People 14.3% 15.0% 13.3% 13.0% 12.8%
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5.2% 4.8% 5.0% 3.3% 1.0% 0.0% 15 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 65 - 79 80+ Age Group
Figure 5 – Age of Respondents to Housing Targets Compared to Borough age profile9
70. As previously mentioned, the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) identified young people as a hard to reach group. Figure 5 shows the age of respondents to the Core Strategy Housing Targets consultation compared with the current age profile of the borough9. The graph shows that there is a much greater response from older people than younger people, as with many previous planning consultations. Those aged 15 to 24 and 25 to 34 were very under-represented in the consultation, together making up just 4.3% of respondents despite representing 32.7% of the borough population.
71. Those aged 45 to 54, 55 to 64 and 65 to 79 were over-represented, particularly the 65 to 79 age group, which made up 35.7% of all respondents despite representing just 10.2% of the borough population. This data shows that younger people remain a hard to reach group and that more targeted consultation may be required in future consultation events to ensure that all age groups are fairly represented.
9 ONS 2010 Mid Year Population Estimates
31 | Monitoring of SCI Ethnicity
100% 95% Housing Targets Consultation Respondents (%) Welwyn Hatfield Total Population 2008 90%
80% 80%
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10% 7% 6% 3% 2% 3% 2% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% White British White Non British Mixed Asian Black Chinese & Other Figure 6 – Ethnicity of Respondents to Housing Targets Compared to Borough ethnic profile10
72. Figure 6 shows the ethnicity of respondents to the Core Strategy Housing Targets Consultation compared with the current ethnic profile of Welwyn Hatfield10. People from ethnic minorities (i.e. non white British) were identified in the SCI as a hard to reach group.
73. The graph shows that all ethnic minority groups were under represented in the consultation, making up just 5% of respondents despite making up around 20% of the borough’s population. This shows that ethnic minorities remain a hard to reach group and that targeted consultation may be required for future consultations to ensure all ethnic groups are fairly represented.
10 ONS Experimental Ethnicity Statistics 2008
32| Monitoring of SCI Location
50% % Responses % Population (2001) 45%
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0% Brookmans Cuffley Digswell Hatfield Little Heath Oaklands & Welham Welwyn WGC Woolmer Green Belt Park Mardley Green Green Heath Figure 7 – Location of respondents by town/settlement compared to settlement populations (2001)11
74. Figure 7 shows the town/settlement of each respondent compared with the total population of each town/settlement. The only available population data at this level is based on the 2001 census and therefore may be dated. The data will need to be re-examined once the 2011 census results are released. As previously mentioned, the SCI identified those living in rural areas and the most deprived areas as being hard to reach.
75. The graph shows that those living in the borough’s two towns, Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield, are under-represented. Although there has not been any further analysis on deprivation, the two towns are generally more deprived than the rural areas, suggesting that people living in deprived areas may still be a hard to reach group. Further analysis using the 2010 Indices of Multiple Deprivation may need to be undertaken.
76. People living in more rural areas (the villages and the Green Belt) are over-represented compared to their proportion of the population. The only village which is under-represented in the consultation is Oaklands and Mardley Heath. The data above does not include the 615 people who responded via a petition from North Mymms Green Belt Society which would further increase the proportion of respondents from villages and the Green Belt. The data suggests that methods to engage with people living in more rural areas of the borough are working well however, more targeted consultation for those living in the borough’s towns may be required in future.
11 ONS 2001 Census
33 | Monitoring of SCI Monitoring and Implementation of District Plan Saved Policies
In this Chapter…
This chapter monitors the use of ‘saved’ policies in determining planning applications and
appeals. It also provides information on which policies in the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan
have been saved.
77. Planning legislation and Government guidance identifies the requirement for local authorities to: Assess the effectiveness of their planning policies; and Identify those policies which need amending or replacing
78. One of the ways of assessing the effectiveness of a planning policy is to see how many times that policy has been used to determine planning applications. However, some policies in the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan relate to very specific uses, such as amusement centres and car boot sales or very specific sites, e.g. Panshanger Airfield and Brookmans Park Transmitting Station, and therefore are unlikely to be used often. This does not necessarily mean that these policies are not working as intended and therefore caution needs to be taken when using the frequency of policy usage alone to determine the effectiveness of a policy.
79. For the purpose of these counts, the policies listed on the decision notice under ‘Reason for Approval’ or ‘Reason for Refusal’ have been counted. This does not necessarily mean that other policies were not considered by the case officer but these were the ones listed as the reasons for approving/refusing an application.
Approved Decisions
Table 4 - Polices used in approvals % Use 09/10 08/09 Rank Policy Description (granted) 10/11 Rank % Use Rank % Use 1 D2 Character and Context 97.4% 1 91.7% 1 93.7% 2 D1 Quality and Design 92.1% 2 89.6% 2 90.4%
3 SD1 Sustainable Development 90.8% 3 84.6% 3 83.9% Towns and Specified 4 GBSP2 81.4% 4 75.3% 4 73.9% Settlements 5 R3 Energy Efficiency 77.6% 5 62.8% 5 41.7% Parking Standards for New 6 M14 52.3% 6 39.2% 6 31.6% Development 7 D8 Landscaping 36.1% 7 22.2% 7 15.9%
34| Policy Monitoring % Use 09/10 08/09 Rank Policy Description (granted) 10/11 Rank % Use Rank % Use Trees, Woodlands and 8 R17 16.1% 9 13.5% 9 11.0% Hedgerows 9 GBSP1 Definition of the Green Belt 13.5% 8 14.6% 8 15.3% Access and Design for People 10 D9 12.7% 10 10.3% 10 9.1% with Disabilities
80. Table 4 shows the 10 most frequently referred to policies in approved decisions. The most frequently used policies have not changed significantly over the past 3 years. Policies D1 and D2 are once again the most frequently used policies. Policies D1 and D2 are both design policies, which relate to quality of design, character and context and are therefore, are likely to be relevant to a high proportion of applications.
Refused Decisions
Table 5 – Policies used in refusals % Use 09/10 08/09 Rank Policy Description (refusals) 10/11 Rank % Use Rank % Use 1 D1 Quality and Design 93.5% 1 78.2% 1 90.8% 2 D2 Character and Context 81.9% 2 68.4% 2 81.8% Towns and Specified 3 GBSP2 43.5% 3 31.6% 3 36.0% Settlements Extensions to Dwellings in the 4 RA3 33.3% 4 20.7% 4 15.8% Green Belt 5 SD1 Sustainable Development 22.5% =8 4.0% 5 8.3% Parking Standards for New 6 M14 13.0% =5 5.7% 6 7.3% Development 7 GBSP1 Definition of the Green Belt 10.1% =12 1.7% 9 3.6% Trees, Woodlands and 8 R17 8.0% =5 5.7% 7 5.9% Hedgerows Landscape Regions and 9 RA10 6.5% =8 4.0% =20 1.0% Character Areas
=10 IM2 Planning Obligations 5.8% =12 1.7% =12 2.3%
81. Table 5 shows the 10 most frequently referred to policies in refusal decisions. Policies D1 and D2 are also the most frequently use policies in refusals, demonstrating that most applications are refused on wholly or partly on design grounds. Other policies which are frequently used in refusals are GBSP2 and RA3 which relate to development in the Green Belt and reflects the number of applications for development, particularly extensions to dwellings, in the greenbelt which are received in the borough.
35 | Policy Monitoring All Decisions
Table 6 – Policies used in all decisions % Use all 09/10 08/09 Rank Policy Description granted/refused 10/11 Rank % Use Rank % Use 1 D2 Character and Context 97.7% 2 86.6% 2 89.7% 2 D1 Quality and Design 92.4% 1 87.1% 1 90.5% Sustainable 3 SD1 78.9% 3 67.0% 4 58.6% Development Towns and Specified 4 GBSP2 74.8% 4 65.7% 3 61.2% Settlements 5 R3 Energy Efficiency 64.4% 5 49.1% 5 27.7% Parking Standards for 6 M14 45.5% 6 31.9% 6 23.4% New Development 7 D8 Landscaping 30.7% 7 18.3% 7 11.8% Trees, Woodlands and 8 R17 14.7% =8 11.8% 10 9.3% Hedgerows Definition of the Green 9 GBSP1 12.9% =8 11.8% 8 11.4% Belt 10 R3 Energy Efficiency 11.4% 5 49.1% 5 27.7%
82. Table 6 combines the information in the previous tables by showing policy usage for all decisions. The policies used in approved and refused decisions are broadly the same and there has been little significant change in the most frequently used policies in recent years. Design policies, in particular policies D1 and D2, are the most frequently used as they relate to quality of design, character and context and are therefore relevant to the majority of applications. Policy SD1 which relates to sustainable development is also frequently used as it is relevant to a large proportion of applications. Greenbelt and settlement policies, particularly Policy GBSP2 which defines the borough’s towns and specified settlements are also frequently used.
83. The information shown above is summarised in Figure 8, which shows all the policies used by their chapter in the District Plan 2005.
0% 1%
12% Community, Leisure and Tourism Design
5% Employment Green Belt and Settlement Pattern
39% Housing Hatfield Aerodrome Implementation and Monitoring 17% Movement Open Space Resources Rural Areas 0% Sustainable Development 9% Retailing and Town Centres 0% 14% 1% 0% 2%
Figure 8 – Frequency of policy use 2010/11 (grouped by District Plan Chapter)
36| Policy Monitoring Appeals
84. There were 61 appeals decided in the monitoring year, of which 34% were allowed. This is a decrease from 42% from 2009/2010 and represents a performance virtually equal to the former government target of 33%.
Table 7 – Appeal Decisions Summary 2010/11 Decision Number of Decisions Percentages
Allowed 21 34% Dismissed 40 66% Total 61 100%
Table 8 – Local and National Planning Policies/Statements used in Appeal Decisions 2010/11 Policy Allowed % Allowed Dismissed % Dismissed
Local Policies D1 11 32% 23 35% D2 9 26% 24 37% GBSP2 5 15% 4 6% H6 1 3% 0 0% IM2 0 0% 2 3% M4 0 0% 2 3% M14 0 0% 1 2% R3 1 3% 0 0% R15 1 3% 0 0% R19 3 9% 0 0% R20 1 3% 0 0% R29 0 0% 1 2% RA3 2 6% 12 18% RA16 0 0% 1 2% RA21 0 0% 1 2% SD1 2 6% 0 0% Supplementary Design 7 20% 21 32% Guidance TCR3 1 3% 0 0% TCR25 1 3% 0 0% National Policies PPG2 4 12% 13 20% PPG24 2 6% 0 0% PPS1 2 6% 3 5% PPS3 0 0% 4 6% PPS4 1 3% 0 0%
37 | Policy Monitoring 85. The analysis of the policies referred to by inspectors in appeal decisions, particularly appeals allowed, should help identify any policies which are not working as intended. Design policies D1 and D2 are the two policies on which the council is most likely to lose an appeal. Nevertheless, there has been a remarkable improvement in that appeals lost by the council on these grounds have reduced to well below 50 per cent compared to the previous monitoring year. On the other hand, appeals dismissed on grounds of policies D1 and D2 have increased slightly compared to the previous monitoring year. Similarly, inspector’s decisions involving a consideration for policy PPG2: Green Belts have fallen to around half of that compared to the previous monitoring year.
86. As to be expected, the council’s Supplementary Design Guidance (SPDG) and RA3 (extensions to dwellings in the Green Belt) are referred to frequently by inspectors. Other policies such as GBSP2, PPG24 and R29 appear less frequently but have been referred to by inspectors a similar number of times in comparison to the previous monitoring year.
38| Policy Monitoring The Environment
In this Chapter…
This chapter covers all contextual, national and local indicators relating to the
environment, including: water, air quality, biodiversity and habitats, the historic built
environment and renewable energy. It includes National Core Output Indicators E1, E2 and E3 and Local Indicators 7, 8, 21, 22 and 31.
Water
Core Output Indicator E1: Number of planning permissions granted contrary to Environment Agency advice on flooding and water quality grounds12
Flooding Quality Total
E1: No of Applications 0* 0* No information
87. There were no planning permissions granted by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council contrary to Environment Agency advice on flooding and water quality grounds.
*However, there was an objection to application S6/2010/1359/MA for the re-configuration of a yard to provide additional tractor parking spaces at Frobisher Way in Hatfield but this was not received by the council until after the decision had been made and therefore could not be taken into consideration. There was also an objection to application S6/2010/0960/FP on water quality grounds for retention of use as a gypsy site, which was refused by the council but was allowed on appeal.
Air Quality
Contextual Indicator: No. of Air Quality Management Areas13
2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 201/11 No. of Air Quality Management 0 0 0 0 0 Areas
88. There are currently no air quality management areas within Welwyn Hatfield.
12 Environment Agency 2010 http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/planning/33582.aspx 13 HCC (2009) LTP Progress Report Appendix 5 cited in Hertfordshire Quality of Life Report 2009 http://enquire.hertscc.gov.uk/qol/2008/airquality08.cfm
39 | The Environment Contextual Indicator: No of days when air pollution is moderate or high14
Number of days of Number of days of high Number of days of very Pollutant moderate pollution pollution high pollution Nitrogen Dioxide 0 0 0 Ozone 22 0 0
*Note - The only air quality monitoring station in the borough is in Welwyn Garden City Town Centre. 89. There were 22 days in the reporting year, where there were moderate levels of ozone pollution in Welwyn Hatfield. This is a decrease of 16 days from last year, which saw 38 days of moderate ozone pollution. There were no days of Nitrogen dioxide pollution and no days where ozone pollution was high or very high.
Biodiversity & Habitats
Core Output Indicator E2: Change in areas of biodiversity importance
Table 9 – Change in areas of biodiversity importance 2007 2008 2009 2010 Type of Site No of No of No of Area No of Area No of Area Sites Sites Sites (ha) Sites (ha) Sites (ha) Wildlife Sites 206 2295 205 2294 201 1662 201 1669
Local Nature Reserves 5 336 9 350 9 350 9 350 Sites of Special Scientific 5 367 5 367 5 367 5 367 Interest (SSSI) Special Areas of 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 Conservation (SAC)
Loss Addition Total
E2 (sites) 1 1 0 E2 (hectares) 0.00ha* 1.17ha +1.17ha *The lost site is a species site and therefore does not have a defined area
90. During 2010/11 there has been one wildlife site lost and one wildlife site gained, keeping the total number of sites in the borough at 201. The de-selected site was Chantry Lane Wood Dene Hole in Hatfield. The new site is a grassland site north of Potterells Wood between Welham Green and Brookmans Park.
91. There has been no change to the number or area of any Local Nature Reserves, Sites of Special Scientific Interest or Special Areas of Conservation during the reporting year.
14 Air Quality Indices. http://www.hertsbedsair.org.uk
40| The Environment Contextual Indicator: Condition of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) 15
Table 10 – Condition of SSSIs*
part part
change
% Area % Area % Area % Area % Area %
declining
destroyed
no no
favourable destroyed/
recovering
Commentary
unfavourable unfavourable unfavourable Sherrardspark Wood 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% No Change Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood south 75% 22% 3% 0% 0% No Change 100 Water End Swallow Holes 0% 0% 0% 0% No Change % Northaw Great Wood 12% 88% 0% 0% 0% Improvement
Redwell Wood 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% No Change
*Percentages rounded
92. The condition of Northaw Great Wood has improved during the reporting year. Previously 18% of the site was considered to be ‘unfavourable declining’ which is now at 0%. The majority of the site is now considered to be recovering. There has been no change in the condition of the other SSSIs.
Historic Built Environment
Contextual Indicator: Changes to the Historic Built Environment
Table 11 – Historic Built Environment 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 Type No of Sites Area (ha) No of Sites Area (ha) No of Sites Area (ha) All Listed Buildings16 423 n/a 423 n/a 423 n/a
Grade 1 7 n/a 7 n/a 7 n/a
Grade 2* 25 n/a 25 n/a 25 n/a
Grade 2 391 n/a 391 n/a 391 n/a
Areas of Archaeological Significance17 73 1071 73 1071 73 1071
Scheduled Ancient Monuments17 4 n/a 4 n/a 4 n/a
Historic Parks & Gardens (registered)18 5 972 5 972 5 972
Buildings at Risk 19 1 n/a 1 n/a 1 n/a
93. There were no new listed buildings added to the register during the reporting year and there were no buildings de-listed or demolished.
15 Natural England http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/search.cfm – SSSI Information Compiled 01/08/11 16 English Heritage 2009 17 Hertfordshire County Council – Historic Environment Department by email 06.07.11 18 Parks and Gardens UK http://www.parksandgardens.ac.uk/ 19 English Heritage. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/HAR_Register_East_of_England_2009/
41 | The Environment 94. The number of registered historic parks and gardens has been amended from 4 to 5 in this AMR as Tewin Water Park (which is partly in Welwyn Hatfield and partly in East Hertfordshire) was previously missed. This has been retrospectively changed from 2008/9 onwards in Table 11 above. There was no change to any areas of archaeological significance or scheduled ancient monuments. There is only one building at risk in Welwyn Hatfield which is Paine Bridge, Brocket Hall, Lemsford.
Local Indicator 8: Number of Listed Buildings Demolished
District Plan Relevant Saved Target Output Performance Objective Policy No.
1 R27 0% Loss 0
95. There have been no listed buildings demolished during the reporting year. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Core Output Indicator E3: Renewable Energy Generation
Table 12 – Renewable Energy Generation permitted and completed
Biomass
E3 Co- Wind Solar Municipal Renewable Hydro firing of Total Onshore Photovoltaics Sewage (and Energy Landfill biomass Animal Plant sludge industrial) Gas with biomass biomass digestion solid waste fossil combustion fuels Permitted installed 0mW 0.001mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW capacity in MW
Completed installed 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW capacity in MW
96. There have been several permissions granted during the reporting year which involve renewable energy installations however for most no information is provided about the amount of energy the installation will produce and therefore they are not included in the table above.
97. There are also likely to be many renewable energy installations that do not require planning permission and therefore are also not included in the table above.
42| The Environment Open Space
Local Indicator 31: Amount of open space with a Green Flag Award
Site Area (ha) with Green Flag Award Stanborough Park, Welwyn Garden City 52ha King George V Playing Fields, Welwyn Garden City 16ha Total 68ha
98. Stanborough Park in Welwyn Garden City and King George V Playing fields have retained Green Flag Award status again this year.
Local Indicator 21: Percentage loss of urban open land (permissions granted)
District Plan Relevant saved Target Output Performance Objective policy no 7 OS1, OS2 0% loss 0.0258 ha
99. The borough currently has around 242 ha of designated urban open land. District Plan Policy OS1 states that the planning permission for development within these areas will not be granted unless it would:
Assist in the maintenance or reinforcement of their function as essential open area Be of a scale which did not compromise the value of the Urban Open Land or use of the open space as defined in terms of its criteria; and Not result in the loss or reduction in size of any playing pitches, if the open land is used for formal recreation purposes, subject to the consideration set out in Policy OS2.
100. There was one permission granted in the reporting year which involved the loss of a small amount of Urban Open Land. The application was for a mobile classroom at Watchlytes School in Welwyn Garden City, although it is a temporary permission for a period of 8 years.
Local Indicator 22: Loss of playing fields (permissions granted)
District Plan Relevant saved Target Output Performance Objective policy number 7 OS1, OS2 0% loss 0
101. There were no permissions granted during the reporting year that involved the loss of playing fields.
43 | The Environment Safe, Healthy and Strong Communities
In this Chapter…
This chapter covers all contextual, national and local indicators relating to the quality of life of the borough’s residents, including health, crime, deprivation and social and community facilities. This section contains Local Indicator 23.
Health
Contextual Indicator: Life Expectancy (males and females)
Males Females Life Expectancy 79.3 years 83.1 years
102. Life expectancy in Welwyn Hatfield is good, at 79.3 years for males and 83.1 years for females. This is compared with a national average of 78.3 for males and 82.3 for females.
Health Profile 201120
20 APHO and Department of Health. © Crown Copyright 2010 http://www.apho.org.uk/default.aspx?QN=P_HEALTH_PROFILES
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Figure 9 – Welwyn Hatfield Health Profile 2009
103. The 2011 health profile shows that the health of the people of Welwyn Hatfield is generally better than the England average. However, there are some inequalities in the borough. Life expectancy is 6.3 years lower for men and 7 years lower for women in the most deprived areas of Welwyn Hatfield than in the least deprived areas (based on the Slope Index of Inequality published on 5th January 2011).
104. Statutory homelessness and rates of physical activity in children remain significantly below the England average. The NHS Health profile suggests that the priorities in Welwyn Hatfield should include physical activity and obesity, particularly among younger people, helping the growing older population maintain their health and continuing to reduce levels of smoking.
Crime
Contextual Indicator: Total recorded offences per 1000 population21
Recorded offences Recorded offences Recorded offences Recorded offences Area per 1,000 population per 1,000 population per 1,000 population per 1,000 population 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 Welwyn 75.6 72.6 65.03 57.45 Hatfield
105. Total recorded crime in Welwyn Hatfield in the year April 2010-March 2011 was 6,572 offences, an improvement for the seventh year running, despite the rise in number of residents over that time. That number represents 57.45 crimes per thousand residents. Serious violent crime remains exceptionally low. Burglary of homes continues to fall; in 2010/11, 488 such incidents were recorded, or 10.69 per thousand households, about half the rate of seven years ago.
Economic and Social well being
106. The indices of multiple deprivation are a measure of economic and social well being at Lower Super Output Area (LSOA), which are small areas with an average population of around 1500 (meaning that they are usually smaller than wards). The IMD 2010 is made up of 7 domains (or topics) which are: income deprivation, employment deprivation, health deprivation, education deprivation, skills and training deprivation, barriers to housing and services, living environment and crime. These 7 domains are combined to create an overall
21 http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/soti.html
45 | Safe, Healthy & Strong Communities score and rank. Each LSOA in England is then ranked, with 1 being the least deprived and 32,482 being the most deprived22.
Contextual Indicator: Number of LSOAs in the most 20% deprived in England
Most Deprived 20% in England Number of LSOAs 1 (within Hatfield Central Ward)
107. The 2010 IMD shows that one LSOA in Welwyn Hatfield remains within the most deprived 20% LSOAs in England. The LSOA is within Hatfield Central ward and covers Hatfield town centre and the area to the North West.
Figure 10 – Deprivation compared to all LSOAs nationally
Figure 11 – Deprivation compared to all LSOAs in Eastern region
22 Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007 http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/neighbourhoodrenewal/deprivation/deprivation07/
46| Safe, Healthy & Strong Communities Indices of Multiple Deprivation 201023
108. Welwyn Hatfield is ranked 238th out of 326 districts in England, therefore in the least deprived half of districts in the country. This is an improvement from the IOMD 2007 where it was ranked 231st, however worse than 2004 where it was ranked 249th. It is the 5th most deprived Borough in Hertfordshire, an improvement from 4th most deprived in 2007
109. The maps on the previous page show levels of deprivation at national, regional and county scales.
110. As Figure 10 shows, Welwyn Hatfield has no LSOAs in the most deprived 10% nationally and just one LSOA in the most deprived 20%. The majority of LSOAs, particularly those in more rural areas, have low
Figure 12 – Deprivation compared to all LSOAs in levels of deprivation compared to national Hertfordshire County levels.
111. Figure 11 shows deprivation compared to the Eastern region and shows that there a few areas of the borough that are within the most deprived 20% of LSOAs in the region, including most of Peartree ward in Welwyn Garden City in addition to the area of Hatfield Central as previously described. Figure 12 shows deprivation compared to Hertfordshire County and shows that the borough, particularly around the two towns, has relatively high levels of deprivation compared to Hertfordshire.
Social and Community Facilities
Local Indicator 23: Retain existing social and community facilities
District Plan Relevant saved Target Output Performance Objective policy no. 42m² D1 floorspace (net 2 CLT1, CLT13, RA12 0% D1 loss gain)
112. Overall, there has been a small net gain of D1 floorspace in the reporting year. There was a loss of 1,009m² D1 floorspace, which was largely due to the change of use of the former Howe Dell School to a care home. There was a gain of 1,051m² D1 floorspace which was from a variety of sites, including a change of use from office to dental surgery in Welwyn, the erection of two children’s centres at schools in Essendon and Welwyn and two health clinics in Welwyn Garden City. This results in a net increase of 42m².
23 Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2010 available at http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/research/indicesdeprivation/deprivation10/
47 | Safe, Healthy & Strong Communities Work and Jobs
In this Chapter…
This chapter covers all contextual, national and local indicators relating to employment and the economy. Contextual indicators include information on number of jobs, educational attainment and skills, job types, weekly earnings, unemployment, job density and VAT registrations/deregistrations. This section includes National Core Output Indicators: BD1, BD2 and BD3 and Local Indicators 24 and 35.
Contextual Indicator: Number of Jobs24
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Welwyn 67,000 65,000 71,000 70,000 73,000 77,000 78,000 78,000 Hatfield
Hertfordshire 574,000 577,000 573,000 585,000 580,000 577,000 595,000 597,000
113. The latest figures available show that there were approximately 78,000 jobs in Welwyn Hatfield in 2009, which represents no change since 2008.
Contextual Indicator: Educational attainment and skills
Table 13 – % of pupils achieving 5+ A*-C grades25 Area 2007/2008 2008/9 2009/10
Welwyn Hatfield 60% 64% 77% Hertfordshire 71% 74% 80% East of England 64% 69% 74% England 65% 70% 76%
114. As shown in Table 13, GCSE performance in Welwyn Hatfield has improved compared with recent years and is now higher than the regional and national average and just 3% below the Hertfordshire average.
115. According to the ONS population survey, the proportion of residents with NVQ level 4 and above qualifications (degree equivalent) in Welwyn Hatfield is higher than national and regional averages at 34.2% of the working age population, however it is slightly below the county average.
24 ONS Jobs Density 2008. Available on NOMIS http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/2038431802/report.aspx#tabrespop 25 Department for Education http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s001034/index.shtml
48| Work & Jobs Table 14 - Qualifications of working age population – Jan - Dec 201026 Welwyn Welwyn Great Hatfield Hertfordshire (%) East (%) Hatfield (%) Britain (%) (numbers) No qualifications # # 7.3 10.4 11.3 NVQ1 and above 64,000 87.1 84.4 81.4 80.2 NVQ2 and above 53,500 72.8 71.0 65.8 67.3 NVQ3 and above 42,800 58.2 55.1 48.2 51.0 NVQ4 and above 25,100 34.2 36.2 28.5 31.3 Other qualifications 5,500 7.5 8.3 8.2 8.5
# = Sample size too small for reliable estimate. Numbers and % are for those aged 16-64 The variables show the total number of people who are qualified at a particular level and above, so data in this table are not additive No qualifications: No formal qualifications held Other qualifications: includes foreign qualifications and some professional qualifications NVQ 1 equivalent: e.g. fewer than 5 GCSEs at grades A-C, foundation GNVQ, NVQ 1, intermediate 1 national qualification (Scotland) or equivalent NVQ 2 equivalent: e.g. 5 or more GCSEs at grades A-C, intermediate GNVQ, NVQ 2, intermediate 2 national qualification (Scotland) or equivalent NVQ 3 equivalent: e.g. 2 or more A levels, advanced GNVQ, NVQ 3, 2 or more higher or advanced higher national qualifications (Scotland) or equivalent NVQ 4 equivalent and above: e.g. HND, Degree and Higher Degree level qualifications or equivalent
Contextual Indicator: Employment by Occupation27
Welwyn Hatfield Hertfordshire
Manager & Senior Officials 25.0 East of England Great Britain
20.0
Process Plant & Machine Operatives & 15.0 Professional occupations Elementary Occupations 10.0
5.0
0.0
Personal Service, Sales and Customer Service Associate professional & Technical Occupations
Administrative & Secretarial and Skilled Trade Occupations
Figure 13 - Employment by Occupation Jan – Dec 2009
116. Figure 13 shows the types of occupations of Welwyn Hatfield’s residents in comparison with county, regional and national averages. Welwyn Hatfield has a higher proportion of residents employed as managers and senior officials and associate professional and technical occupations. Consequently, Welwyn Hatfield and Hertfordshire have a lower proportion of
26 ONS Population Survey. Available on NOMIS http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/2038431802/report.aspx#tabrespop 27 ONS annual population survey Employment by occupation (Jan 2007-Dec 2007) Available on NOMIS http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/2038431802/report.aspx#tabrespop
49 | Work & Jobs residents employed in lower skilled jobs (process plant, machine operatives and other elementary occupations). Welwyn Hatfield also appears to have a low proportion of people employed in administrative and secretarial roles compared with county, regional and national averages.
Contextual Indicator: Average Earnings28
£700.00
£600.00
£500.00
£400.00
Gross WeeklyGross Pay £300.00
£200.00 Welwyn Hatfield Hertfordshire
£100.00 East of England Great Britain
£0.00 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Figure 14 – Residents Gross Weekly Earnings– All Full Time Workers
117. Figure 14 shows that the gross weekly pay of residents in Welwyn Hatfield has fallen from £575.60 per week in 2009 to £566.50 in 2010. This is now £31.00 lower than the Hertfordshire average but is £43.20 more than the East of England average and £64.70 more than the Great Britain average.
118. People who work in Welwyn Hatfield continue to earn slightly less than the resident average at £562.60 per week, although this difference has decreased in 2010 as resident wages have dropped. Workers in Welwyn Hatfield earn £22.30 more per week than the Hertfordshire average, £73.90 more than the East of England average and £62.20 more than the Great Britain average.
119. This suggests that Welwyn Hatfield is a provider of highly paid jobs, which may attract commuters from other areas of Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. However, the average resident wage is still higher than the workers average wage which may be a reflection of high levels of commuting to London in particular areas of the borough.
28 ONS annual survey of hours and earnings, available on NOMIS http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/2038431802/report.aspx#tabrespop
50| Work & Jobs Contextual Indicator: Unemployment levels
120. There are various methods of calculating unemployment levels, all of which have their advantages and disadvantages. According to the Annual Population Survey (Local Labour Market Summary) the unemployment rate from January to December 2010 was 7.7% in Great Britain, 6.5% in the East of England, 5.8% in Hertfordshire and 6.6% in Welwyn Hatfield29. Unemployment levels have continued to increase in the last year. In Welwyn Hatfield, it has increased from 5.5% in 2009 to 6.6% in 2010. It remains lower than the East of England and Great Britain averages but is now higher than the Hertfordshire county average of 5.8%.
121. The Annual Population Survey definition includes some people who are either ineligible for Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) or who choose not to register a claim. Examples include people whose spouses are working and do not qualify for benefit. However the Annual Population Survey is based on a sample of households, unlike JSA claimant figures which are based on actual numbers.
Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) Claimant Count
122. As mentioned above, another method of assessing unemployment is by measuring Job Seekers Allowance claimant rates. Whilst this data is more regular and is not based on sampled data, it only includes those claiming JSA and excludes substantial numbers of unemployed that are not entitled to JSA. The proportion of people in Welwyn Hatfield claiming job seekers allowance in July 2011 was 2.4%, which was the same in July 2010. This is similar to the Hertfordshire rate of 2.5% and is lower than the East of England rate at 3.0% and the UK rate of 3.7%.
123. Despite Welwyn Hatfield having a lower than average unemployment rate, there are some areas of the borough where the unemployment rate is higher than the national average. Figure 15 shows the proportion of JSA claimants at ward level. Peartree had the highest claimant rate at 5.6%, which was an increase from 5.4% in July 2010. Hatfield Central had a claimant rate of 3.3%, followed by Hatfield East at 2.8%, Hollybush and Panshanger with rates of 2.7%. Brookmans Park and Little Heath had the lowest claimant rate at 1.0% (based on pre 2008 ward boundaries)
29 Unemployment Bulletin for Hertfordshire, July 2009 http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/env/factsfigs/socio/unem/
51 | Work & Jobs
Figure 15 - % population JSA Claimants by Ward July 2011 (Ward boundaries pre 2008 boundary changes)
Contextual Indicator: Job Density30
124. Job density is defined as the number of filled jobs in an area divided by the working-age population resident in that area. Welwyn Hatfield has historically always been a provider of jobs for residents of other Districts. In 2009, Welwyn Hatfield had a job density of 1.03, meaning that there is more than 1 job for every working age resident. This compares to Hertfordshire which has an average job density of 0.84, The East of England at 0.76 and Great Britain at 0.78.
30 ONS Jobs Density 2009. Available at NOMIS. http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/2038431802/report.aspx#tabrespop.
52| Work & Jobs National Core Output Indicators
125. The following indicators refer to ‘employment floorspace/land’, which is defined as Use Classes B1 (B1a, B1b B1c), B2 and B8 in the use classes order (Use Classes Amendment Order 2005). In the following tables in this chapter, B1 classification relates to permissions where the use was indeterminable between B1a, B1b and B1c. The B Mix classification relates to permissions where the use was indeterminable between all B uses; namely B1a, B1b, B1c, B2 and B8. A summary of the use classes order, with definitions, can be found in the appendix.
Core Output Indicator BD1: Total amount of additional employment floorspace m² – by type
B1* B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 B Mix Total
Gross m² 0 1,137 1,357 0 1,969 401 300 5,164
BD1 Losses 17,860 2,522 38,687 0 415 1,170 0 60,654
Net m² -17,860 -1,385 -37,330 0 1,554 -769 300 -55,490
126. There has been an overall loss in employment floorspace in the borough during 2010/11. Most of the loss is due to the demolition of part of the Broadwater Road West Site in Welwyn Garden City, which has been counted for the first time in this year’s monitoring data as the redevelopment has commenced.
127. There have been gains of employment floorspace at various small sites throughout the borough including the erection of a new building for B1 use at the Bio-Park in Broadwater Road.
Core Output Indicator BD2: Total amount of employment floorspace on previously developed land
B1 B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 B Mix Total Gross m² 0 1,137 1,357 0 1,969 241 300 5,004 BD2 % Gross 100% 100% 100% n/a 100% 60% 100% 97% m² on PDL
128. The majority of new employment floorspace was completed on previously developed land. However there was a small change of use from farm buildings to storage (B8) in Cuffley which was not on previously developed land as agricultural land and buildings are not classified as previously developed land.
53 | Work & Jobs Core Output Indicator BD3: Employment land available – by type (ha)
(i) sites allocated for employment uses in Development Plan Documents (includes site which are under construction but not yet complete/available) (ii) sites for which planning permission has been granted for employment uses, but not included in (i)
BD3 B1 B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 B Mix Total i 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.37 23.37 ii 0.499 -1.658 0 0.009 -0.323 0.192 16.001 14.72 Total 0.499 -1.658 0 0.009 -0.323 0.192 39.371 38.09
Figure 16 - Remaining land available (allocated for employment) Former Hatfield Aerodrome (top left), Shire Park, WGC (top right), Mater Dei, Chequersfield (below left) and Broadwater Road West (below right)
54| Work & Jobs 129. The majority of remaining employment land for BD3 i) above is on the former Hatfield Aerodrome Site, see Figure 16. There is a total of 15.713ha of land allocated for B1/B2 and B8 use on this site, however at present the mix in unknown. The land shown above is currently vacant and does not yet have detailed planning permission. Other sites which are allocated for employment use but not yet completed are at Shire Park and the former Mater Dei site both in Welwyn Garden City. The 1.713ha area at Shire Park currently has a temporary permission for use as a car park and the 4.46ha at the Mater Dei site is allocated as a ‘dirty user’ site in the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan. The allocated employment land at Broadwater Road West has been included as the Supplementary Planning Document for the site has now been adopted. This estimate given in the SPD is 19,000sqm employment floorspace; therefore an estimate has been made as to how much land this might occupy.
Local Indicators
LOI 24 – Loss of employment floorspace in rural areas
Relevant saved District Plan Objective Target Output Performance policy
4 EMP8, RA16, RA17 0 loss -279m²
130. The ONS 2001 Census Urban Areas and Settlement boundaries have been used as a base for calculating loss of employment land in rural areas31.
131. There were 2 small gains of employment floorspace in rural areas totalling 260m². However, there were also 2 sites where losses of employment floorspace occurred resulting in an overall loss of 279m². The losses were the change of use from warehouse to storage of fireworks (Sui Generis) at Symonshyde Farm and the part demolition of farm buildings & builder’s yard, change of use from stock buildings to 6 dwellings & erection of 5 dwellings at Lower Woodside Farm.
LOI 35 – Employment Land (Ha) Lost to Completed Non-Employment Uses
Employment Land Lost Welwyn Hatfield borough 1.788 ha
132. This indicator has been amended to reflect deleted National Core Output Indicators 1e and 1f.
133. There were several small sites which involved the loss of employment land to non- employment uses. The majority of the loss (1.05 ha) was at Lower Woodside Farm, as mentioned above.
31 ONS Urban area and settlement boundary CD. Census 2001. Available from www.statistics.gov.uk
55 | Work & Jobs Town Centres, Shopping and Leisure Facilities
In this Chapter…
This chapter covers all contextual, national and local indicators relating to Town
Centres, Shopping and Leisure facilities, including retail frontage vacancy and town centre footfall. It includes National Core Output Indicator BD4 (i and ii) and Local Indicators 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 27, 28a and 28b
Core Output Indicator BD4: Total amount of floorspace for ‘town centre uses’ within (i) town centres and (ii) the local authority area
BD4 (i) Town Centres A1 A2 B1a D2 Total Gross Gain (m²) 144 0 0 0 144 Loss (m²) 4,800 530 1,900 0 7,230 Net Gain (m²) -4,656 -530 -1,900 0 -7,086
134. There are 2 town centres in the borough, Welwyn Garden City town centre and Hatfield town centre.
135. There have been a few minor changes within the two town centres during the monitoring year but the majority of the losses shown above relate to the Sainsburys redevelopment in Welwyn Garden City Town Centre. The Sainsburys redevelopment involves the demolition of shops, offices and a supermarket and the erection of a replacement store. The new store is expected to be reported in the 2011/12 AMR.
BD4 (ii) Local Authority Area A1 A2 B1a D2 Total Gross m² 144 0 1,137 14 1,295 Loss (m²) 5,037 530 2,522 7 8,096 Net m² -4,893 -530 -1,385 7 -6,801
136. This table shows changes within the entire local authority area (including the town centres as outlined above).
137. As mentioned above, the majority of the changes that have occurred have been due to the Sainsbury redevelopment in Welwyn Garden City Town Centre. In addition, there have been small gains and losses in Hollybush neighbourhood centre, Welwyn, Hatfield and Welham Green.
56| Town Centres, Shopping & Leisure
Local Indicator 25: Loss of A1 use in designated retail centres (m² net)
District Plan Objective Relevant Saved Policy Output TCR7, TCR8, TCR16, TCR17 and 2 4,943 TCR28
138. The majority of the loss occurred at Sainsburys, Welwyn Garden City, which is due to be replaced next year. There were also losses at Hollybush for the change of use from A1 to a veterinary clinic and Cuffley village centre for the change of use from A1 to a pet grooming parlour (Sui Generis). There was a small gain of A1 floorspace in Hatfield town centre following a subdivision and change of use from A2 to A1.
Figure 17 – New Sainsburys store under construction in Welwyn Garden City
Local Indicator 26: Amount of A1 retail floorspace completed outside designated retail centres
District Plan Relevant Saved Policy Target Output Performance Objective TCR1, TCR2, TCR3, TCR23, TCR24, 2 0% gain 0 TCR25, TCR26, TCR17
139. There has been no A1 gain outside of the designated retail centres during the reporting year.
57 | Town Centres, Shopping & Leisure Vacant Retail
Local Indicator 28: Proportion of vacant retail/mixed frontage in a) Hatfield Town Centre and b) Welwyn Garden City
District Plan Area Target 2008 2009 2010 2011 Performance Objective a) Hatfield Town Decreasing 10 11% 12% 11% 11% Centre proportion b) Welwyn Garden Decreasing 10 3% 6% 8% 2% City Town Centre proportion
140. There has been no change in the level of vacant frontage in Hatfield town centre between 2010 and 2011 and it remains at 11%. Due to the delay of the Hatfield Town Centre redevelopment, special measures were put in place to prevent the already high levels of vacancy in the town centre increasing, which seem to have so far proved successful.
141. Welwyn Garden City town centre has experienced a drop in the level of vacant retail frontage. This is because several vacant units have now been demolished as part of Sainsburys redevelopment and are therefore no longer included in the calculations.
Villages and Neighbourhood Centres
Local Indicator 27: Proportion of vacant street level retail property in designated retail centres (excluding town centres)
Table 15 – Retail Vacancy (units) in designated retail centres excluding Town Centres (April 2010) Change Retail Centre Town 2008 2009 2010 2011 2010- 2011 Large Neighbourhood Centres - % of total units Haldens WGC 6% 0% 0% 0% - Hall Grove WGC 0% 0% 0% 0% - Moors Walk WGC 5% 7% 0% 0% - Woodhall WGC 7% 4% 8% 13% Highview Hatfield 0% 0% 0% 0% - Parkhouse Court Hatfield N/A* 25% 19% 19% - Small Neighbourhood Centres - % of total units Handside WGC 0% 0% 0% 0% - Hollybush WGC 0% 0% 0% 0% - Peartree WGC 0% 0% 0% 0% - Shoplands WGC 0% 29% 0% 0% - Birchwood Hatfield 0% 0% 0% 20% Crawford Road Hatfield 0% 0% 0% 11% Harpsfield Broadway Hatfield 8% 11% 0% 0% - Manor Parade Hatfield 0% 11% 11% 22%
58| Town Centres, Shopping & Leisure Change Retail Centre Town 2008 2009 2010 2011 2010- 2011 Roe Green Hatfield 14% 0% 0% 0% - St Albans Road East Hatfield 0% 0% 0% 0% - The Common Hatfield 0% 10% 10% 10% - Old Hatfield Hatfield 11% 11% 10% 14% Large Village Centres - % of total units Brookmans Park 4% 7% 5% 5% - Cuffley 3% 0% 3% 8% Welham Green 6% 0% 6% 0% Welwyn 0% 3% 5% 3% Small Village Centres - % of total units Digswell 0% 0% 0% 0% - Oaklands and Mardley Heath 0% 0% 0% 0% - Woolmer Green 0% 0% 20% 0%
Vacancy Up Vacancy Down - No Change
142. The majority of the neighbourhood and village centres have not experienced any change in the proportion of vacant units in 2011. Six centres experienced increases in vacancy, five of which are in Hatfield; Birchwood, Crawford Road and Manor Parade and Old Hatfield and one in Welwyn Garden City which was Woodhall. Cuffley village centre also experienced an increase in vacant units. The centres with the highest vacancy rates are Manor Parade, Birchwood, Parkhouse Court, Old Hatfield and Woodhall.
143. Welham Green, Welwyn and Woolmer Green village centres have experienced a decrease in vacancy in 2011. Generally the village centres have lower vacancy rates than the neighbourhood centres in the borough’s two towns.
Pedestrian Counts
Local Indicator 16: Pedestrian Flows at selected points of main thoroughfares – Town Centres
District Plan Relevant Saved Output Oct Output Oct Target Performance Objective Policy 2010 2011 TCR4, TCR 5, Increased 32,200 per 31,660 per 9 TCR 6 pedestrian flows week week
Local Indicator 17: Pedestrian Flows at selected points of main thoroughfares – Welwyn Garden City Town Centre (average all count points)
District Plan Relevant Saved Output Oct Output Oct Target Performance Objective Policy 2010 2011 TCR4, TCR 5, Increased 21,490 per 21,190 per 9 TCR 6 pedestrian flows week week
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Local Indicator 18: Pedestrian Flows at selected points of main thoroughfares – Hatfield Town Centre (average all count points)
District Plan Relevant Saved Output Oct Output Oct Target Performance Objective Policy 2010 2011 TCR4, TCR 5, Increased 10,710 per 10,470 per 9 TCR 6 pedestrian flows week week
144. Data was collected during October 2011 at 16 points in Hatfield Town Centre and 31 points in Welwyn Garden City Town Centre between the hours of 10.00am and 5.00pm. Average pedestrian flows for all the points were then calculated to obtain the total area counts.
145. There was a decrease in the number of pedestrians in Welwyn Garden City town centre between 2011 and 2010, although there was one less count point in 2011 due to the redevelopment of Sainsburys which may have impacted the count.
146. There was also a decrease in the number of pedestrians in Hatfield compared with 2010, and the number of pedestrians in Hatfield remains significantly lower than Welwyn Garden City. Pedestrian counts are only conducted for one week at a time and they can be affected by other factors such as the weather.
Hatfield Town Centre Redevelopment Update
As reported in previous AMRs, economic
conditions had impacted on the delivery of the
town centre regeneration and the council was investigating ways of securing further funding.
The development partners are focusing on the delivery of a first phase of development in the town centre. Phase One of the scheme involves demolition of the Bill Salmon Centre and replacing it with a four storey building comprising five retail units on the ground floor and fifteen flats across three floors above.
Additionally, Phase One will include the renovation and expansion of the Arcade, adding two extra retail units which will have the effect of bringing the front building line of the Arcade forward. There will also be improvements to the built landscape and planted areas between the Bill Salmon Centre and the Arcade, making a pleasant environment joining the two areas. In order to facilitate this first phase of development
the council has closed and demolished the former Bill Salmon Centre and it is hoped
that construction work will start in 2012 when market conditions allow.
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In this Chapter…
This chapter covers all contextual, national and local indicators relating to travel, including car parking standards, accessibility to services, cycle lanes and bus priority measures. This chapter contains Local Indicators 12, 13, 32, 33 and 34
Traffic Congestion
Contextual Indicator: Volume of Motor Traffic
7
6 Broxbourne
5 Dacorum East Herts
4 Hertsmere North Herts
3 St Albans Stevenage
2 Three Rivers
Million Million Vehicle Kilometres perday Watford
1 Welwyn Hatfield
0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Figure 18 – Volume of Motor Traffic – Hertfordshire Districts32
147. Traffic volume provides a good measure of the extent people travel. Figure 18 shows that volumes of motor traffic have remained relatively steady in Welwyn Hatfield between 2003 and 2009 at around 3 million vehicle kilometres per day. The levels of traffic depend on the size of the district/borough and also on whether busy motorways such as the M1, M25 and A1(M) pass through the area.
32 Hertfordshire Quality of Life Report 2010 http://enquire.hertscc.gov.uk/qol/
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Local Indicator 34: Amount and percentage of new residential development within 30 minutes public transport time of a GP; a hospital; a primary school; a secondary school; areas of employment; and a major retail centre(s)
Table 16 – Accessibility of new residential development Facility Type 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 GP 100% 100% 94% 100% 98% Hospital 86% 100% 91% 100% 91% Primary School 100% 100% 100% 98% 99% Secondary School 100% 100% 93% 95% 99% Areas of employment 100% 100% 94% 100% 93% Major Retail Centres 99% 100% 93% 100% 98%
148. This is a former national core output indicator which was deleted in July 2008. It has been changed to a local indicator as Hertfordshire County Council are able to continue providing the data using specialist software.
149. The majority of new dwellings built were completed within 30 minutes public transport of a GP, hospital, primary school, secondary school, area of employment and major retail centre. However, this is a slightly reduced performance on the previous year, although there were considerably more completions in 2010/11 than in 2009/10.
150. Around 9% of new dwellings were not within 30 minutes of a hospital and around 7% were not within 30 minutes of an area of employment. These were largely sites towards the south and south east of the borough such as Brookmans Park and Cuffley and the surrounding rural areas.
Bus Priority Measures
Local Indicator 13: Number of bus priority measures implemented within Welwyn Hatfield
District Relevant Output Output Output Output Plan Saved Target 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/11 Objective Policy No. Annual 6 M1, SD1 1 0 1 0 increase
151. There have been no bus priority measures implemented within Welwyn Hatfield during 2010/11.
62| Travel Car Parking Standards
152. The information shown in the tables below only includes sites which were fully completed during the reporting year, although part of the site may have been completed in previous years. It does not include sites on the former Hatfield Aerodrome as they are subject to different parking standards, set out in the masterplan for the site. It also does not include sites which were granted permission before the car parking standards were adopted (January 2004) and applications for Certificate of Lawful Use for a dwelling.
Local Indicator 32: Amount and percentage of completed residential (C3) development complying with car parking standards set out in the local development framework
Total Number of Sites Number complying with % complying with Completed in year standards standards**
28 15 54% *There were 29 residential sites completed in the year but it has not been possible to calculate parking provision on one site due to lack of information on planning application forms. **based on cars only (cycles not taken into account)
153. Of all sites completed in the year (where parking information was available on the application form), only 54% complied with car parking standards. A large number of the sites which did not comply with the standards retained their original parking spaces. In these instances, as the number of existing parking spaces were already over the maximum according to the parking standards, they did not comply even though there were proposing no additional parking.
Local Indicator 33: Amount and percentage of completed non-residential development complying with car parking standards set out in the local development framework
Number of sites % of sites complying Use Class Number of sites* complying with with standards standards** A 1 1 100% B 17 11 65% D 6 6 100% Total 24 18 75% * Only those sites where sufficient information was provided to make an assessment **based on cars only (cycles not taken into account)
154. This indicator only records permissions where the whole site has been completed this monitoring year and therefore may not match the information shown in other indicators where part of a site might be included. All A and D use sites and 65% of all B use sites completed within 2010/11 were considered to comply with car parking standards. Overall, this represents 75% of sites which is an improvement on the 2009/10 figure of 50%. Several of the B use sites which did not comply with the parking standards already had an over- provision of parking on site and although no additional parking was proposed, did not to comply with the parking standards.
63 | Travel Local Indicator 12: Additional length of cycle lanes within Welwyn Hatfield
District Plan Relevant Saved Target Output 2008/9 Performance Objective Policy No. Annual distance 6 SD1, M6 820m increase
155. According to Hertfordshire Highways, 820m of new cycleway was completed in Welwyn Hatfield during the reporting year33.
33 Hertfordshire Highways by email 19/10/11
64| Travel New Homes
In this Chapter…
This chapter covers all contextual, national and local indicators relating to new homes provided in Welwyn Hatfield and potential new dwellings built in the future. This section includes information on the types of dwellings built, the number of bedrooms, the housing trajectory, the 5 year housing land supply, housing built on previously developed land and housing quality. This includes National Core Output Indicators H1,
H2a, H2b, H2c, H2d, H3 and H6 and Local Indicators 19, 29 and 30
Dwelling Completions 2001-2011
Core Output Indicator H1: Plan period and housing targets
Total Housing Source of Start of period End of period Required Plan Target Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005 H1 (A) 2001 2021 5,600 (Hertfordshire Structure Plan) rolled forward Interim Housing Target agreed by H1 (B) 2011 2031 5,800 Councillors November 2010
156. As reported in last year’s AMR, due to the High Court Challenge to the East of England Plan which removed the regional housing target for Welwyn Hatfield and the Government’s subsequent intention to abolish all regional plans, Welwyn Hatfield currently does not have an adopted housing target. The council are in the process of deciding on a new target for the period 2011 to 2031, however until this has been decided the AMR will report on 2 interim targets as discussed below.
Housing Target A: The Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005 target – 5,600 dwellings (280 dwellings per year)
157. This is the target that has been reported in 2008/9 and 2009/10 Annual Monitoring Reports. The plan period of this target was 1991 to 2011 however; as we are now in a new plan period the period has been changed to 2001 to 2021 in this year’s AMR. The target shown will be 5,600 dwellings between 2001 and 2021 at 280 dwellings per year.
Housing Target B: Interim Housing Target agreed by Welwyn Hatfield Councillors in November 2010 – 5,800 dwellings (290 dwellings per year)
158. Following the removal of the East of England plan target, councillors agreed an interim housing target of 5,800 dwellings between 2011 and 2031 (290 dwellings per year).
65 | New Homes Core Output Indicator H2a: Net additional dwellings – in previous years
Core Output Indicator H2b: Net additional dwellings – for the reporting year
Table 17 – Welwyn Hatfield Dwelling Completions 1991/92 – 2010/11 Gross Additional Net Additional Year Losses Dwellings Dwellings 2001/02 95 13 82 2002/03 504 26 478 2003/04 825 13 812 2004/05 682 40 642 2005/06 737 28 709 2006/07 708 24 684 2007/08 768 21 747 2008/09 348 21 327 2009/10 83 24 59* 2010/11 (reporting year) 213 12 201 Total 4,963 222 4,741 * Figure has been amended (from 61 to 59) from those published in 2009/10 AMR due to error
Table 18 – Average Annual Build Rates Period Average Annual Build Rate 1991 - 2000 195 2001 - 2011 474 1991 - 2011 335
Table 19 – Net Dwelling Completions 2001 – 2011 (by allocated/windfall sites) Completions on windfall Completions on allocated sites Total Net sites Year Dwelling Completions No. % No. %
2001/02 82 37 45% 45 55% 2002/03 478 347 73% 131 27% 2003/04 812 764 94% 48 6% 2004/05 642 593 92% 49 8% 2005/06 709 552 78% 157 22% 2006/07 684 589 86% 95 14% 2007/08 747 513 69% 234 31% 2008/09 327 89 27% 238 73% 2009/10 59 0 0% 59 100% 2010/11 201 105 52% 96 48% Total 4,741 3,589 76% 1,152 24%
66| New Homes Table 20 - Net Dwelling Completions 2001 – 2011 (by PDL/Non PDL) Total Net Completions on PDL Completions Greenfield Year Dwelling Completions No. % No. %
2001/02 82 81 99% 1 1% 2002/03 478 248 52% 230 48% 2003/04 812 572 70% 240 30% 2004/05 642 504 79% 138 21% 2005/06 709 697 98% 12 2% 2006/07 684 682 100% 2 0% 2007/08 747 745 100% 2 0% 2008/09 327 326 100% 1 0% 2009/10 59 59 100% 0 0% 2010/11 201 175 87% 26 13% Total 4,741 4,089 86% 652 14%
Table 21 – Dwelling Completions 2001 – 2011 Gross Completions Losses Net Completions
Brookmans Park 45 24 21 Cuffley 73 37 36 Digswell 27 9 18 Hatfield 2,468 25 2,443 Little Heath 30 1 29 Oaklands & Mardley Heath 61 28 33 Welham Green 28 1 27 Welwyn 180 12 168 Welwyn Garden City 1,669 24 1,645 Woolmer Green 31 1 30 Green Belt 351 60 291 Total 4,963 222 4,741
Local Indicator 29: Number and percentage of dwellings completed in the Green Belt
Number of completed dwellings in Total completed dwellings % dwellings completed in the Green Belt (net) (net) Green Belt (net) 17 201 8.46%
159. There were 17 dwellings net additional dwellings completed in the Green Belt during the reporting year, which represents 8.46% of all net additional dwellings completed. The majority of these dwellings were the part demolition and part change of use of farm buildings and builders yard to dwellings at Lower Woodside Farm, Wildhill.
67 | New Homes What has been completed this year?
Local Indicator 19: Total number of new homes built (compared with predicted number)
District Plan Relevant saved Prediction Output Difference Objective policy number (net) (net) 2 H1, H6 205 201 -4
160. There were 201 net additional dwellings completed in Welwyn Hatfield during the reporting year. This is 4 dwellings less than predicted in the 2009/10 housing trajectory. This is lower than the average build rate from 2001 to 2011 of 474 dwellings per year and the average build rate from 1991 to 2010 of 335 dwellings per year.
Figure 19 – Dwellings Completed 2010/11 by number of bedrooms
Figure 20 - Dwellings Completed 2010/11 by Type
68| New Homes Current House Building Trends
Figure 21 – NHBC Dwelling Starts and Completions January 2006 – August 2011
161. Figure 21 shows the number of new dwelling starts and completions from 2006 to 2011. It is important to note that these figures do not relate to all housing starts and completions in the borough, only those dealt with by the National House Building Council (NHBC). It does however provide a useful insight into house building trends over the past few years.
162. The level of dwelling starts and completions has started to increase since late 2010, although they have not returned to the levels seen around 2006/7. During 2008/9 dwelling starts and completions dropped to extremely low levels due to the economic downturn. The impact of the economic downturn is also shown in Figure 22, which demonstrates the number of dwellings under construction in each month. The information provided by NHBC has helped to inform the housing trajectory figures.
600
Under Construction
500
400
300 Dwellings
200
100
0
Figure 22 – NHBC Dwellings under Construction Jan 2006 – August 2011
69 | New Homes Housing Trajectory – Target A (5,600 dwellings 2001 – 2021)
Core Output Indicator H2c: Net additional dwellings – in future years (Target A)
163. Figure 23 and Figure 24 show Welwyn Hatfield’s current housing supply position in relation to the housing requirement specified in the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005 (plan period amended to 2001 to 2021). The orange bars show past completions and the multi-coloured bars show projected future dwelling completions (split by the type of site – see key). The dark blue line shows the annual requirement of 280 dwellings per year.
Core Output Indicator H2d: Managed delivery target (Target A)
164. The pale green line shows the managed delivery target. This is calculated for each year by dividing the remaining requirement at each year (after past and projected completions are taken into account) by the number of years of the plan remaining. The manage line has been calculated based on the 5,600 dwelling requirement up to 2021.
1000 Extant Planning Permission on Allocated Large Sites
Extant Planning Permission on Unallocated Large Sites
Extant Planning Permission on 500 Small Sites
Residual Allocated Sites
Sites where principle of development accepted 0 Contingent sites (large)
Contingent Sites (small) Dwellings Dwellings (net)
-500 Loss Only
Past Completions
Plan - Annual Requirement -1000
Manage - Annual Requirement taking account past/projected completions
-1500
Figure 23 – Housing Trajectory A (Welwyn Hatfield District Plan Target 2001 to 2021)
70| New Homes 2500
Monitor - No of dwellings above/below cumulative allocation 2000
1500
1000 Dwellings Dwellings (net)
500
0
-500
Figure 24 - Monitor Graph A Welwyn Hatfield District Plan Target 2001 to 2021 (number of dwellings above or below cumulative requirement)
5 Year Housing Land Supply (Target A)
165. The rolled forward Welwyn Hatfield District Plan requires 5,600 dwellings to be built between 2001 and 2021 at a rate of 280 dwellings per year.
166. The National Core Output Indicators state that the 5 year housing land supply must begin the year after the current year. For this AMR, the reporting year is 2010/11 and the current year is 2011/12, therefore the 5 year period is 1st April 2012 and 31st March 2017.
Table 22 – 5 Year Housing Supply Calculation i 5 Year Supply - large sites* 1,437 ii 5 Year Supply - small sites* 109 iii 5 Year Supply - small sites* - 12% (ii -12%) 96 iv Total 5 Year Supply (i + iii) 1,533
*See Appendix for full list of sites in housing supply. For sites under 10 dwellings, a lapse rate of 12% has been applied based on historical lapse rate data for sites of less than 10 dwellings. Sites of 10 dwellings and over have been assessed individually.
71 | New Homes Table 23 – 5 Year Housing Requirement Calculation a Total Dwelling Requirement 2001-2021 5,600 b Annual Requirement (a/20 years) 280 c Completions 2001 – 2012* 5,014 d Remaining Requirement (a-c) 586 e Annual Build Rate Required (d/10) 65 f 5 Year Requirement (e x 5) 326 g Projected 5 year supply (2012/13 to 2016/17 from Table 22) 1,533 h Projected over/under supply (g-f) 1,207 i Projected over/under supply (%) 470% j Number of Years Supply (g ÷ e) 24
* This includes all previous completions from 2001 plus projected completions for 2011/12
167. Of the 5,600 dwellings required between 2001 and 2021, 5,014 have already been completed, leaving a requirement of 586 dwellings over the remaining 9 years of the plan period (65 dwellings per year). This calculation results in a 5 year housing requirement of 326 dwellings (65 dwellings x 5 years). There is currently a 5 year housing land supply of 1,533 dwellings which means there is an over-supply of 1,207 dwellings. It is important to note that this is a temporary target and will be replaced once the Welwyn Hatfield Core Strategy has been adopted.
Figure 25 – New housing under construction at Broadwater Road West in Welwyn Garden City
72| New Homes Housing Trajectory – Interim Target B (5,800 dwellings 2011-2031)
Core Output Indicator H2c: Net additional dwellings – in future years (Target B)
168. Figure 26 and Figure 27 show Welwyn Hatfield’s current housing supply position in relation to the interim housing target agreed by Councillors in 2010 for the plan period 2011 to 2031. The orange bars show past completions and the multi-coloured bars show projected future dwelling completions (split by the type of site – see key). The dark blue line shows the annual requirement of 290 dwellings per year.
Core Output Indicator H2d: Managed delivery target (Target B)
169. The pale green line shows the managed delivery target. This is calculated for each year by dividing the remaining requirement at each year (after past and projected completions are taken into account) by the number of years of the plan remaining. The manage line has been calculated based on the 5,800 dwelling requirement up to 2031.
3500 Extant Planning Permission on Allocated Large Sites
3000 Extant Planning Permission on Unallocated Large Sites
Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites 2500 Residual Allocated Sites
2000 Sites where principle of development accepted
Contingent sites (large)
1500
Contingent Sites (small) Dwellings Dwellings (net)
1000 Loss Only
Past Completions
500 Plan - Annual Requirement
Manage - Annual Requirement taking 0 account past/projected completions
-500
Figure 26 – Housing Trajectory B (Welwyn Hatfield District Plan Target 2011 to 2031)
73 | New Homes 500
Monitor - No of dwellings above/below cumulative allocation 0
-500
-1000
-1500 Dwellings Dwellings (net)
-2000
-2500
-3000
-3500
Figure 27 - Monitor Graph B Welwyn Hatfield District Plan Target 2011 to 2031 (number of dwellings above or below cumulative requirement) 5 Year Housing Land Supply (Target B)
170. The interim housing target requires 5,800 dwellings to be built between 2011 and 2031 at a rate of 290 dwellings per year.
171. The National Core Output Indicators state that the 5 year housing land supply must begin the year after the current year. For this AMR, the reporting year is 2010/11 and the current year is 2011/12, therefore the 5 year period is 1st April 2012 and 31st March 2017.
Table 24 – 5 Year Housing Supply Calculation i 5 Year Supply - large sites* 1,437 ii 5 Year Supply - small sites* 109 iii 5 Year Supply - small sites* - 12% (ii -12%) 96 iv Total 5 Year Supply (i + iii) 1,533
*See Appendix for full list of sites in housing supply. For sites under 10 dwellings, a lapse rate of 12% has been applied based on historical lapse rate data for sites of less than 10 dwellings. Sites of 10 dwellings and over have been assessed individually.
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Table 25 – 5 Year Housing Requirement Calculation a Total Dwelling Requirement 2011-2031 5,800 b Annual Requirement (a/20 years) 290 c Completions 2001 – 2012* 273 d Remaining Requirement (a-c) 5,527 e Annual Build Rate Required (d/10) 291 f 5 Year Requirement (e x 5) 1,455 g Projected 5 year supply (2012/13 to 2016/17 from Table 22) 1,533 h Projected over/under supply (g-f) 78 i Projected over/under supply (%) 105% j Number of Years Supply (g ÷ e) 5.27
* This includes all previous completions from 2001 plus projected completions for 2011/12
172. Of the 5,800 dwellings required between 2011 and 2031, it is expected that by 2011/12 273 dwellings will have been completed leaving a requirement of 5,527 dwellings over the remaining 19 years of the plan period (291 dwellings per year). This calculation results in a 5 year housing land requirement of 1,455 dwellings (291 dwellings x 5 years). There is currently a 5 year housing land supply of 1,533 dwellings which is 105% of the 5 year requirement. It is important to note that this is a temporary target and may be replaced once the Welwyn Hatfield Core Strategy has been adopted.
Figure 28 – New housing under construction at Phase 4 on the former Hatfield Aerodrome
75 | New Homes Previously Developed Land
Core Output Indicator H3: New and converted dwellings on previously developed land (PDL)
Gross completions 213 H3 Gross completions on PDL 187 % Gross on PDL 88%
173. For the reporting year, 88% of all dwellings built were on previously developed land, exceeding the District Plan target of 60%.
Previously Developed Land Trajectory
900 120%
Projected 800 Completions on Non PDL 100%
700 Projected Completions on 600 80% PDL
500 Past Completions on Non PDL 60%
400
Past Completions Dwelling CompletionsDwelling (net) on PDL
300 40% % of Netof Dwelling % Completions
200 PDL % Target 20%
100
% PDL 0 0%
Figure 29 – Previously Developed Land Trajectory (with garden land as PDL)
174. Figure 29 shows the information in the trajectory split by previously developed land (PDL) and non-previously developed The PDL trajectory shows gross dwellings rather than net dwellings as shown in the main housing trajectory. The bars show the number of past and projected completions on previously developed and non-previously developed land. The blue line represents the 60% PDL target as set out in PPS3 and the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005 and the red line shows the performance and expected performance against this target.
175. The only reporting years which are currently not expected to meet the 60% target are 2019/20, 2021/22 and from 2027 onwards as it is anticipated that some of the greenfield SHLAA sites are expected to be completed around this time. It is possible that further brownfield sites will have been identified and will become available over the plan period.
76| New Homes Building for Life Assessments
Core Output Indicator H6: Housing Quality – Building for Life Assessments
176. There has been no Building for Life Assessments carried out during the reporting year.
Residential Density
Local Indicator 30: Residential Density Achieved
<30 30 - 50 >50 Gross Completions Net Dev Area Average Density (no conversions) (Ha) (DpHa) No. % No. % No. %
196 6.35 31 35 18% 56 29% 105 54%
2001/2 20% 63% 17%
2002/3 7% 70% 22%
2003/4 8% 79% 13%
2004/5 5% 54% 41%
2005/6 5% 36% 60%
2006/7 3% 37% 61%
2007/8 5% 21% 74%
2008/9 20% 16% 64%
2009/10 31% 20% 49%
2010/11 18% 29% 54%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
% of gross dwelling completions in year (excluding conversions)
<30 dwellings per hectare 30 - 50 dwellings per hectare >50 dwellings per hectare
Figure 30 – Residential density (gross dwelling completions) 2001-2010 (excluding conversions)
177. Figure 30 shows the proportion of dwellings completed at different density ranges between 2001/2 and 2010/11 (gross excluding conversions). Density is calculated by dividing the total gross dwelling gain on a site by the net developable area. The proportion of dwellings completed on sites with higher densities has increased somewhat in 2010/11 compared to 2008/9 and 2009/10. This is because there have been a higher number of dwelling completions this year on larger sites with relatively higher densities. However, build rates are still considerably lower than 2002/3 to 2006/7 where several large sites at relatively high densities were being completed.
77 | New Homes Homes for All
In this Chapter…
This chapter covers all contextual, national and local indicators relating to providing homes for every section of the community, including information on house prices and affordability, affordable housing and Gypsies and Travellers. This chapter includes National Indicators H4 and H5.
House Prices
Contextual Indicator: Average House Prices34
£400,000 800 Average Price Number of Sales £350,000 700
£300,000 600
£250,000 500
£200,000 400
Average Price Average Number Sales of £150,000 300
£100,000 200
£50,000 100
£- 0
Figure 31 – Average House Prices and Volume of Sales in Welwyn Hatfield January 1995 – March 2011
Table 26 – Average House Prices (Jan – March 2011) Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat/Maisonette Average
Welwyn Hatfield £634,162 £304,130 £228,691 £210,682 £332,616 Hertfordshire £599,048 £311,728 £239,770 £182,560 £313,660 East of England £303,500 £187,500 £158,900 £135,300 £211,000 England £341,448 £199,679 £190,942 £227,322 £234,278
34 HM Land Registry Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of Land Registry under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO. Published by Hertfordshire County Council http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/env/factsfigs/socio/hprices/
78| Homes for All 178. Land registry data takes several months to be collected, processed and published; therefore the most recent data currently available is January to March 2011. Average house prices in Welwyn Hatfield have continued to rise slightly throughout the economic downturn, despite some fluctuation. However, the number of sales has remained considerably lower than it was before 2007. This drop in sales is likely to affect the average price as there is a smaller number of transactions to calculate the average.
179. Table 26 shows the average price by type of dwelling in Welwyn Hatfield, compared with the county, regional and national averages. The prices of detached houses remain higher than county, regional and national averages. The prices of semi-detached and terraced houses are higher than regional and national averages but lower than the Hertfordshire average. The price of flats and maisonettes is higher than the county and regional average but lower than the national average. These prices can fluctuate greatly from quarter to quarter, particularly with the current low volume of sales occurring.
Contextual Indicator: Affordability of Housing
12.00 England East of England
Hertfordshire Welwyn Hatfield 10.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 England 3.57 3.57 3.68 3.91 4.08 4.45 5.23 6.28 6.82 7.15 7.25 6.97 6.28 6.69 East of England 3.67 3.79 3.97 4.42 4.77 5.55 6.68 7.58 8.01 8.07 8.55 8.25 7.23 7.70 Hertfordshire 4.41 4.79 4.97 5.72 6.09 7.10 8.39 9.08 9.37 9.43 10.00 10.04 9.02 9.25 Welwyn Hatfield 4.72 4.75 5.08 5.62 6.08 6.47 8.03 8.65 8.80 9.72 8.75 9.89 8.50 8.53 Figure 32 – Ratio of lower quartile house prices to lower quartile earnings35
180. Figure 32 shows the ratio of lower quartile house prices to lower quartile earnings in Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, the East of England and England. The ratio is derived from the Land Registry’s lower quartile house price data and the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings lower quartile of full-time employees weekly pay (grossed to a year) by workplace. It shows whether or not the people with the lowest earnings can afford the cheapest housing.
181. The figures show that in 2010 in England, those in the lower quartile income bracket are paying over six times their annual income for a house priced in the lower quartile. This is a drop from its highest ratio of 7.25 in 2007. In Welwyn Hatfield this rises to 8.53 times the annual income for those in the lower quartile income bracket. This is however a decrease from 2008 where the ratio reached 9.89 and is lower than the Hertfordshire average of 9.25.
35Communities and Local Government: Live tables on the housing market and house prices - local levelhttp://www.communities.gov.uk/housing/housingresearch/housingstatistics/housingstatisticsby/locallevelstatistics/tab leshousingmarket/
79 | Homes for All Affordable Housing
Table 27 – Welwyn Hatfield Affordable Housing Completions 2001/2 – 2010/1136 Total Completions Year Affordable Completions (gross) % Affordable (gross) 2001/02 95 40 42.11% 2002/03 504 180 35.71% 2003/04 825 240 29.09% 2004/05 682 178 26.10% 2005/06 737 99* 13.43% 2006/07 708 307 43.30% 2007/08 768 265 34.51% 2008/09 348 185 53.16% 2009/10 83 2 2.41% 2010/11 213 62 29.11% Total 4,963 1,558 31.39% *This figure has been revised from previous AMRs due to historical error.
182. There have been 1,558 affordable dwellings completed in Welwyn Hatfield between 2001/2 and 2010/11. This includes dwellings for social rent, intermediate rent and shared ownership. The number of affordable completions has increased in 2010/11 due to the overall increase in dwelling completions. Affordable completions represented almost 30% of total completions in 2010/11 which is close to the 2001/2 to 2010/11 average of 31%.
Core Output Indicator H5: Gross affordable housing completions
Intermediate Social rent homes Shared Affordable homes homes provided Ownership total provided H5 62 0 0 62
183. During the reporting year, there were 62 affordable homes completed. These included 6 dwellings at the former Godfrey Davis garage site in Welwyn, 24 dwellings at the former allotments in Knella Road Welwyn Garden City, 26 dwellings at the former Hazelgrove School in Hatfield and 6 dwellings at Goldings House, Hatfield.
36 Based on Welwyn Hatfield Planning Department Monitoring
80| Homes for All Gypsies and Travellers
Table 28 – Gypsy and Traveller Sites in Welwyn Hatfield Public Private Site Sites Pitches Caravans37 Sites Pitches Caravans37 Holwell Caravan Site, Holwell, Hatfield 1 39 74 0 0 0 Barbaraville Caravan Site, Hatfield 0 0 0 1 11 20 Four Oaks, Great North Road, Welwyn 0 0 0 1 5 5 Foxes Lane, Welham Green 0 0 0 1 3 5 Total 1 39 74 3 19 30
Core Output Indicator H4: Net additional pitches (Gypsy and Traveller)
Permanent Transit Total H4 3 0 3
184. There were 3 additional pitches granted planning permission at the Four Oaks site in Welwyn during 2010/11.
185. A new site at Foxes Lane, Welham Green was given permission in July 2011. As this falls outside of the reporting year (1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011) it has not been included in Indicator H4 however it has been included in Table 28 to provide a complete account of the number of sites, pitches and caravans currently in the borough. The 3 additional pitches at Foxes Lane will be included in Indicator H4 for the 2011/12 monitoring year.
Table 29 - Travelling Showpeople With permission for Site Caravans Lorries Trailers
Foxes Lane, Welham Green 7 11 5
186. There is currently one site for Travelling Showpeople in the borough, which is in Welham Green. There have been no changes during the reporting year.
37 DCLG Bi-annual Gypsy and Traveller Count January 2009, reconciled with Welwyn Hatfield planning monitoring records http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/statistics/xls/1598403.xls
81 | Homes for All Appendices
Appendix A - 5 Year Land Supply and Housing Trajectory Assumptions
The 5 year land supply and the housing trajectory consist of a number of different sites at various stages of the planning process. These include:
Sites under construction
Sites which were under construction in April 2011 are assumed to be completed in either 2012 or 2013, depending on the size of the site and the number of dwellings under construction at the time of survey. The developers of these sites were not contacted. This does not apply to large sites which have several phases, where each phase would be treated individually.
Not started (with full permission)
These are sites which have full planning permission but had not commenced work at the time of the survey in April 2011. If a site of this type has a total of 10 or more dwellings, the developers are sent a questionnaire (see Appendices B and C) asking when they anticipate the site will commence and when they estimate it will be completed. If a response is not received and no further information about the site is available from case officers or other sources, an assumption is made based on the date of the permission. For some sites, it is not necessary to contact developers as the case officers are in regular contact with them and can provide sufficient and up to date information.
If the site has less than 10 dwellings, the developers are not sent a questionnaire form. For the remaining smaller sites, a rate of implementation (based on historic implementation rates) is applied. A non completion rate of 12% is applied (based on previous non implementation rates). See Appendix D for further details.
Not started (with outline permission)
Sites with outline permission are treated in the same way as sites not started (with full permission) above.
Sites with a Section 106 agreement pending
Sites with a Section 106 agreement pending are treated in the same way as sites not started (with full permission) above.
82| Appendices Allocated sites (Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005)
Sites which were allocated in the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005 and have not progressed any further were contacted and asked about their intentions for the site. Any sites which we were unable to contact have been removed them from the 0-5 year period, unless other information is available.
SHLAA Urban Capacity Sites
These are all the sites published in the Welwyn Hatfield Urban Capacity Study 2009. Each site has been assessed against deliverability criteria and given a phasing estimate of 0-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-15 years or 15+ years. A questionnaire was sent to all owners/developers of SHLAA sites where contact information was available.
Sites which appear in the Urban Capacity Study but are already allocated or have planning permission have been removed from this category to avoid the double counting.
83 | Appendices Appendix B – Sample Letter sent to SHLAA site Owners/Developers Sue Tiley Head of Planning Policy
Reply to: Helen Courtney Direct tel: 01707 357504 Fax: 01707 357285 Email: [email protected] «Forename_and_Surname» «M_1st_Line» «M_2nd_Line»
Dear «Surname»
Welwyn Hatfield Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) – Annual Monitoring Update
As you may be aware, in 2009 the Council published the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Phase 1 – Urban Capacity. We wrote to you in December 2008 and again in July 2010 as our records show that you are the land owner, developer (or an agent acting on behalf of the land owner/developer) for «Estate_Description» which was part of or one of the sites identified in the SHLAA for potential residential development (SHLAA Site Reference «SHLAA_Ref» – see map enclosed).
All councils are required to regularly update their housing land supplies and are required to produce an updated housing trajectory each year. In order to assist us with this process, we would be grateful if you could please complete the enclosed questionnaire regarding any change of circumstances or other updates to the above site in the last year or since we last heard from you.
We would be grateful if you could return the enclosed form in the envelope provided to us by Friday 2nd September 2011. Alternatively please email your response to [email protected] or telephone on 01707 357504.
If you have any queries or need further details, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Helen Courtney Planning Monitoring Officer
*Note - A similar letter was sent to the applicants/agents of all outstanding planning permissions on sites with 10 or more dwellings
84| Appendices Appendix C – Sample Form sent to SHLAA site Owners/Developers
Housing Land Availability Monitoring – SHLAA Sites Update
SHLAA Reference Number: Pea3/Pea 2 Description: land at Broadwater Road and Hyde Way, Welwyn Garden City,
Contact: Homes & Community Agency
1. Please confirm your current relationship to this site?
Owner Part Owner Developer Agent (acting on behalf of owner/developer)
Other (Please specify) No relationship to this site
If you are no longer the correct contact for this site, do you know who is the current owner/developer and their contact details? Alternatively would you please forward this questionnaire to them if known.
2. As far as you are aware, is this site still available for development?
Yes No
3. When do you estimate that the site will be available for development?
By 2015 Between 2015 and 2020 Between 2020 and 2025 After 2025
4. How many dwellings do you anticipate being completed in each of the following financial years on this site? Please provide a rough approximation if exact details are not known.
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2029/30 2030/31
PTO
85 | Appendices 5. Has work on this site has stalled or been delayed due to the economic downturn?
Yes No
Please provide details if possible
6. Has the site stalled or been delayed for any other reason?
Yes No
Please provide details if possible
7. Please use the space below for any further comments relating to this site
Please return the completed questionnaire in the self addressed envelope provided or email it to [email protected].
If would prefer to telephone your response, please call 01707 357504 and ask for Helen Courtney.
Thank you for your time.
86| Appendices Appendix D – Lapse Rate (Housing Sites (less than 10 dwellings)
0
14
14
85
0% 16% 16%
to 1/04/10 31/03/11
0
8
15
23
66
0%
23% 12% 35%
to 1/04/09 31/03/10
0
13
13
18
44
76
0%
17%
17% 24% 58%
1/04/08 to 1/04/08 31/03/09
7
6
14
27
12
52 67
9%
21%
10%
40% 18% 78%
1/04/07 to 1/04/07 31/03/08
9
0 1
8
54
23
28
60
72
0%
1%
467
12%
13%
32%
39% 11% 83%
1/04/06 to 1/04/06 31/03/07
4
0
2 6
7
25
46
50
8% 299 92% Year Monitoring
to 1/04/05 31/03/06
1
0
1
3
12
14
56
10
85
97
1%
0%
1%
3%
12%
14%
58% 10% 88%
Total %- 2006/7 Total 2001/2 lapsed
Number of units of - 2007/8 2001/2 lapsed Number Number of units granted 2001/2 - 2007/8 2001/2 units of granted Number
to 1/04/04 31/3/05
4
0
0
0
0
2
3
26
18
49
53 8%
92%
to 1/04/03 31/03/04
9
0
1
0
1
0
1
3
10
28
44
53
0%
2%
0%
2%
0% 2%
6%
17%
19%
53% 83%
1/04/02 to 1/04/02 31/03/03
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
8
12
19
29
73
75
3%
0%
0%
0%
0% 3%
4%
16%
25%
39% 11% 97%
to 1/04/01 31/03/02
% Built in 2010/11
Built in 2010/11
% Built in 2009/10
Built in 2009/10
% Built in 2008/09
Built in 2008/09
% Built in 2007/08
Built in 2007/08
% Built in 2006/07
Built in 2006/07
% Built in 2005/06
Built in 2005/06
% Built in 2004/05
Built in 2004/05
% Built in 2003/04
Built in 2003/04
% Built in 2002/03
Built in 2002/03 % Built in 2001/02
Built in 2001/02
4.Data from 4.Data gross completions, losses not included
3.Permissions which have been superseded are not in the included figures are been superseded 3.Permissions have which
2.Monitoring Year 1stYear April -31st March 2.Monitoring
1.Sites in Smart as recorded
Notes
Total % Total Lapsed
Number of Units of Lapsed Number
Total % Total Built Number of these Unitsof Built Number Units of Granted Number
87 | Appendices Appendix E - Use Classes Order 38
The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) puts uses of land and buildings into various categories known as 'Use Classes'.
The following list gives an indication of the types of use which may fall within each use class. Please note that this is a guide only and it's for local planning authorities to determine, in the first instance, depending on the individual circumstances of each case, which use class a particular use falls into.
A1 Shops - Shops, retail warehouses, hairdressers, undertakers, travel and ticket agencies, post offices (but not sorting offices), pet shops, sandwich bars, showrooms, domestic hire shops, dry cleaners, funeral directors and internet cafes.
A2 Financial and professional services - Financial services such as banks and building societies, professional services (other than health and medical services) including estate and employment agencies and betting offices.
A3 Restaurants and cafés - For the sale of food and drink for consumption on the premises - restaurants, snack bars and cafes.
A4 Drinking establishments - Public houses, wine bars or other drinking establishments (but not night clubs).
A5 Hot food takeaways - For the sale of hot food for consumption off the premises.
B1 Business - Offices (other than those that fall within A2), research and development of products and processes, light industry appropriate in a residential area.
B2 General industrial - Use for industrial process other than one falling within class B1 (excluding incineration purposes, chemical treatment or landfill or hazardous waste).
B8 Storage or distribution - This class includes open air storage.
C1 Hotels - Hotels, boarding and guest houses where no significant element of care is provided (excludes hostels).
C2 Residential institutions - Residential care homes, hospitals, nursing homes, boarding schools, residential colleges and training centres.
C2A Secure Residential Institution - Use for a provision of secure residential accommodation, including use as a prison, young offenders institution, detention centre, secure training centre, custody centre, short term holding centre, secure hospital, secure local authority accommodation or use as a military barracks.
38 Planning Portal http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/genpub/en/1011888237913.html
88| Appendices C3 Dwellinghouses - this class is formed of 3 parts:
C3(a) covers use by a single person or a family (a couple whether married or not, a person related to one another with members of the family of one of the couple to be treated as members of the family of the other), an employer and certain domestic employees (such as an au pair, nanny, nurse, governess, servant, chauffeur, gardener, secretary and personal assistant), a carer and the person receiving the care and a foster parent and foster child.
C3(b): up to six people living together as a single household and receiving care e.g. supported housing schemes such as those for people with learning disabilities or mental health problems.
C3(c) allows for groups of people (up to six) living together as a single household. This allows for those groupings that do not fall within the C4 HMO definition, but which fell within the previous C3 use class, to be provided for i.e. a small religious community may fall into this section as could a homeowner who is living with a lodger.
C4 Houses in multiple occupation - small shared dwelling houses occupied by between three and six unrelated individuals, as their only or main residence, who share basic amenities such as a kitchen or bathroom.
D1 Non-residential institutions - Clinics, health centres, crèches, day nurseries, day centres, schools, art galleries (other than for sale or hire), museums, libraries, halls, places of worship, church halls, law court. Non residential education and training centres.
D2 Assembly and leisure - Cinemas, music and concert halls, bingo and dance halls (but not night clubs), swimming baths, skating rinks, gymnasiums or area for indoor or outdoor sports and recreations (except for motor sports, or where firearms are used).
Sui Generis - Certain uses do not fall within any use class and are considered 'sui generis'. Such uses include: theatres, houses in multiple occupation, hostels providing no significant element of care, scrap yards. Petrol filling stations and shops selling and/or displaying motor vehicles. Retail warehouse clubs, nightclubs, launderettes, taxi businesses, amusement centres and casinos.
89 | Appendices Appendix F – National Core Output Indicators Summary Table
Business Development and Town Centres
B1* B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 B Mix Total
Gross m² 0 1,137 1,357 0 1,969 401 300 5,164
BD1 Losses 17,860 2,522 38,687 0 415 1,170 0 60,654
Net m² -17,860 -1,385 -37,330 0 1,554 -769 300 -55,490
B1 B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 B Mix Total Gross m² 0 1,137 1,357 0 1,969 241 300 5,004 BD2 % Gross 100% 100% 100% n/a 100% 60% 100% 97% m² on PDL
BD3 B1 B1a B1b B1c B2 B8 B Mix Total i 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.37 23.37 ii 0.499 -1.658 0 0.595 -0.323 0.192 16.001 15.306 Total 0.499 -1.658 0 0.595 -0.323 0.192 39.371 38.676
BD4 (i) Town Centres A1 A2 B1a D2 Total Gross Gain (m²) 144 0 0 0 144 Loss (m²) 4,800 530 1,900 0 7,230 Net Gain (m²) -4,656 -530 -1,900 0 -7,086
BD4 (ii) Local Authority Area A1 A2 B1a D2 Total Gross m² 144 0 1,137 14 1,295 Loss (m²) 5,037 530 2,522 7 8,096 Net m² -4,893 -530 -1,385 7 -6,801
Housing
Start of End of Total Housing Source of
period period Required Plan Target Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005 H1 2001 2021 5,600 (Hertfordshire Structure Plan) (A) rolled forward H1 Interim Housing Target agreed by Councillors 2011 2031 5,800 (B) November 2010
90| Appendices Target A – 5,600 dwellings (280 per year 2001 to 2021)
Year 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 Monitoring Year H2a Dwellings (previous years) 82 478 812 642 709 684 747 327 59 H2b Dwellings (reporting year)
H2c a) Future Net additions
b) Future Hectares
c) Future Targets
H2d Managed Delivery Target
Year 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 Monitoring Year Rep Cur 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 H2a Dwellings (previous years)
H2b Dwellings (reporting year) 201
H2c a) Future Net additions 273 205 382 484 256 219 73 97
b) Future Hectares 12.02 4.77 13.31 17.68 9.84 8.97 1.97 2.38
c) Future Targets 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280
H2d Managed Delivery Target 86 65 48 0 -81 -148 -240 -344
Year 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25 25/26 26/27 Monitoring Year 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 H2a Dwellings (previous years)
H2b Dwellings (reporting year)
H2c a) Future Net additions 103 133 101 59 67 63 34 18 b) Future Hectares 2.62 4.25 2.50 1.25 1.47 1.29 0.70 0.35
c) Future Targets 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280
H2d Managed Delivery Target -565 -1233 -1086 -907 -686 -473 -256 -10
Target B – 5,800 dwellings (290 per year 2011 to 2031)
Year 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 Monitoring Year Cur 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 H2a Dwellings (previous years)
H2b Dwellings (reporting year)
H2c a) Future Net additions 273 205 382 484 256 219 73 103 97 b) Future Hectares 12.02 4.77 13.31 17.68 9.84 8.97 1.97 2.62 2.38
c) Future Targets 290 290 290 290 290 290 290 290 290
H2d Managed Delivery Target 290 291 296 291 279 280 284 301 318
Year 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25 25/26 26/27 Monitoring Year 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 H2a Dwellings (previous years)
H2b Dwellings (reporting year)
H2c a) Future Net additions 133 101 59 67 63 34 18 b) Future Hectares 4.25 2.50 1.25 1.47 1.29 0.70 0.35
c) Future Targets 290 290 290 290 290 290 290
H2d Managed Delivery Target 337 358 386 427 478 548 650
91 | Appendices Gross completions 213 H3 Gross completions on PDL 187 % Gross on PDL 88%
Permanent Transit Total H4 3 0 3
Intermediate Social rent homes Shared Affordable homes homes provided Ownership total provided H5 62 0 0 62
H6 - No return
Environment
Flooding Quality Total
E1: No of Applications No data No data No data
Loss Addition Total
E2 (sites) 1 1 0 E2 (hectares) 0.00ha* 1.17ha +1.17ha
Biomass
E3 Co- Wind Solar Municipal Renewable Hydro firing of Total Onshore Photovoltaics Sewage (and Energy Landfill biomass Animal Plant sludge industrial) Gas with biomass biomass digestion solid waste fossil combustion fuels Permitted installed 0mW 0.001mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW capacity in MW
Completed installed 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW 0mW capacity in MW
92| Appendices Appendix G – Local Indicators Summary Table
Relevant Indicator District Plan Indicator Description Output Target Performance Ref Policy Number and percentage of 17 LOI 29 R1 dwellings completed in the n/a n/a (8.46%) Green Belt Number of listed buildings LOI 8 R27 0 0% loss demolished Additional length of cycle lanes Annual LOI 12 SD1, M6 820m within Welwyn Hatfield Increase Number of bus priority Annual LOI 13 M9 measures implemented within 0 Increase Welwyn Hatfield Pedestrian flows at selected 31,660 Increase LOI 16 IM3 points of main thoroughfares – per week number All Town Centres Pedestrian flows at selected TCR4, 5 & 6, points of main thoroughfares - 21,190 Increase LOI 17 IM3 Welwyn Garden City Town per week number Centre Pedestrian flows at selected TCR14, 10,470 Increase LOI 18 point of main thoroughfares - HATAER4, IM3 per week number Hatfield Town Centre Total number of new homes LOI 19 H1, H6 213 n/a n/a built (gross) Percentage loss of urban open 0.01% LOI 21 OS1, OS2 0% loss land loss Percentage loss of playing LOI 22 OS1, OS2 0% 0% loss fields CLT1, CLT13, Retain existing social and 77,28 m² LOI 23 0% D1 loss RA12 community facilities (net m²) gain D1 EMP8, RA16, Loss of employment LOI 24 -279m² 0% RA17 floorspace in rural areas (m²) TCR7, TCR8, Loss of Class A1 uses in LOI 25 TCR16, TCR17, -4,943m² n/a n/a designated retail centres TCR28 TCR1, TCR2, Amount of A1 retail floorspace TCR3, TCR23, LOI 26 gains completed outside 0 0% gain TCR24, TCR25, designated centres (m²) TCR26, TCR27 Proportion of vacant street level retail property in LOI 27 IM3 0-22% n/a n/a designated retail centres (excluding town centres) Proportion of vacant street Decreasing LOI 28a IM3 level retail property – Hatfield 11% proportion Town Centre Proportion of vacant street Decreasing LOI 28 b IM3 level retail property – Welwyn 2% proportion Garden City Town Centre See page N/A New LOI 30 Former NCOI Residential Density Achieved N/A Homes
Chapter Amount and percentage of LOI 31 Former NCOI 68 ha N/A N/A open spaces managed to
93 | Appendices Relevant Indicator District Plan Indicator Description Output Target Performance Ref Policy Green Flag Award Standard Amount and percentage of completed residential development complying with 54% LOI 32 New Indicator n/a n/a car parking standards set out (sites) in the local development framework Amount and percentage of completed non residential development within use class 75% LOI 33 Former NCOI orders A, B and D complying n/a n/a (sites) with car parking standards set out in the local development framework Amount and percentage of new residential development within 30 minutes public See transport time of a GP, LOI 34 Former NCOI Travel n/a n/a hospital, primary school, Chapter secondary school, area of employment and a major retail centre Loss of employment land to LOI35 Former NCOI 1.788ha n/a n/a residential use
94| Appendices Appendix H – Housing Trajectory Summary Table
Target A – 5,600 dwellings (2001 to 2021) Completions Year 2001/2 2002/3 2003/4 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 Plan - Annual Requirement 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 Cumulative Requirement 280 560 840 1120 1400 1680 1960 2240 2520 2800 Past Completions 82 478 812 642 709 684 747 327 59 201 Loss Only Contingent Sites (small) Contingent sites (large) Sites where principle of development accepted Residual Allocated Sites Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites Extant Planning Permission on Unallocated Large Sites Extant Planning Permission on Allocated Large Sites Projected Completions Cumulative Completions/Projections 82 560 1372 2014 2723 3407 4154 4481 4540 4741 Monitor - No of dwellings above/below cumulative allocation -198 0 532 894 1323 1727 2194 2241 2020 1941 Manage - Annual Requirement taking account past/projected completions 280 290 280 249 224 192 157 111 93 96 Years of Plan Remaining 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11
Projections 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 3080 3360 3640 3920 4200 4480 4760 5040 5320 5600 5880 6160 6440 6720 7000 7280
0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 5 4 9 21 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 52 115 73 82 42 80 99 99 55 59 67 38 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 219 275 116 75 0 12 0 25 25 0 0 20 20 9 23 14 30 52 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 40 81 38 37 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 216 150 0 4 18 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 273 205 382 484 256 219 73 97 103 133 101 59 67 63 34 18 5014 5219 5601 6085 6341 6560 6633 6730 6833 6966 7067 7126 7193 7256 7290 7308 1934 1859 1961 2165 2141 2080 1873 1690 1513 1366 1187 966 753 536 290 28 86 65 48 0 -81 -148 -240 -344 -565 -1233 -1086 -907 -686 -473 -256 -10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
95 | Appendices Target B – 5,800 dwellings (2011 to 2031) Projections Year 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 Plan - Annual Requirement 290 290 290 290 290 290 290 290 290 290 290 Cumulative Requirement 290 580 870 1160 1450 1740 2030 2320 2610 2900 3190 Past Completions Loss Only 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Contingent Sites (small) 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 5 4 9 21 Contingent sites (large) 0 0 52 115 73 82 42 80 99 99 55 Sites where principle of development accepted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Residual Allocated Sites 0 0 219 275 116 75 0 12 0 25 25 Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites 23 14 30 52 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 Extant Planning Permission on Unallocated Large Sites 34 40 81 38 37 5 4 0 0 0 0 Extant Planning Permission on Allocated Large Sites 216 150 0 4 18 57 0 0 0 0 0 Projected Completions 273 205 382 484 256 219 73 97 103 133 101 Cumulative Completions/Projections 273 478 860 1344 1600 1819 1892 1989 2092 2225 2326 Monitor - No of dwellings above/below cumulative allocation -17 -102 -10 184 150 79 -138 -331 -518 -675 -864 Manage - Annual Requirement taking account past/projected completions 290 291 296 291 279 280 284 301 318 337 358 Years of Plan Remaining 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31 Total 290 290 290 290 290 290 290 290 290 5800 3480 3770 4060 4350 4640 4930 5220 5510 5800 n/a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 79 59 67 38 8 9 20 26 0 0 924 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 9 0 0 0 0 796 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 239 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 445 59 67 63 34 18 20 26 0 0 2613 2385 2452 2515 2549 2567 2587 2613 2613 2613 n/a -1095 -1318 -1545 -1801 -2073 -2343 -2607 -2897 -3187 n/a 386 427 478 548 650 808 1071 1594 3187 n/a 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 n/a
96| Appendices Appendix I - Housing Sites in Trajectory 2011/ 2012/ 2013/ 2014/ 2015/ 2016/ 2017/ 2018/ 2019/ 2020/ 2021/ 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025/ 2026/ 2027/ 2028/ 2029/ 2030/ 2031/ Availa Suitab Achieva Gross Proposed Units remaining Status Allocated PP Ref Address PDL Settlement 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ble le ble Notes Area Units (net) Curre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (within 5 years) nt Extant Planning Permission on Allocated Work has commenced on Y 6176509 Godfrey Davis Garage, London Road, Welwyn Y Welwyn 0.75 38 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Large Sites site Extant Planning Permission on Allocated Based on response from Y 6000104 Hatfield Town Centre (Eastern End) Y Hatfield 4.06 79 79 0 0 0 4 18 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Large Sites case officer Extant Planning Permission on Allocated PHASE 4, MOSQUITO WAY, FORMER HATFIELD AERODROME, Work has commenced on Y S6/2009/0891/MA Y Hatfield 3.96 164 141 100 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Large Sites HATFIELD, AL10 9DY site Extant Planning Permission on Allocated Former Roche Building, Broadwater Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 Work has commenced on Y N6/2010/1776/MA Y WGC 2.98 209 209 100 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Large Sites 3AY site Extant Planning Permission on Unallocated Land At & Adj The Chieftan Public House, Cole Green Lane, Welwyn Work has commenced on N 6225909 Y WGC 0.46 12 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Large Sites Garden City site Extant Planning Permission on Unallocated Oaklands & Mardley No response to survey - N 6150609 Land At 55 Mardley Hill, Oaklands & Mardley Heath Y 0.57 13 13 0 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Large Sites Heath estimated delivery Partially within 5 year Extant Planning Permission on Unallocated N 6057304 Northaw House, Northaw Y Green Belt 1.72 13 12 0 0 0 1 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y period. Based on Large Sites response to survey Extant Planning Permission on Unallocated Work has commenced on N 6098707 Digswell Lodge, Welwyn Garden City Y WGC 0.60 14 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Large Sites site Extant Planning Permission on Unallocated Former Council Offices and Police Station, St Albans Road East, Work has commenced on N S6/2010/0811/MA Y Hatfield 0.68 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Large Sites Hatfield, AL10 0ES site Extant Planning Permission on Unallocated Work has commenced on N 6043205 Dunhams Courtyard, Park Street, Hatfield Y Hatfield 0.38 15 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Large Sites site Extant Planning Permission on Unallocated Based on response from N 6125405 Former Bill Salmon Centre, 88 Town Centre, Hatfield Y Hatfield 0.20 15 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Large Sites case officer Extant Planning Permission on Unallocated Work has commenced on N 6055607 Hornbeams Centre, Ridgeway, Welwyn Garden City Y WGC 0.74 23 23 10 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Large Sites site Extant Planning Permission on Unallocated SIR FREDERIC OSBORN SCHOOL, HERNS LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, Based on response to N N6/2006/0923/OP Y WGC 3.14 37 37 0 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Large Sites AL7 2AF survey Extant Planning Permission on Unallocated Based on response from N 6205208 Three Valleys Water Site, Hatfield Y Hatfield 2.45 103 103 0 0 34 34 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Large Sites case officer Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/0236/FP 101, BROOKMANS AVENUE, BROOKMANS PARK, HATFIELD, AL9 7QG N Brookmans Park 0.086 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2011/0060/FP 13 Georges Wood Road, Brookmans Park, HATFIELD, AL9 7BY Y Brookmans Park 0.093 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6027409 13 The Avenue, Welwyn Y Green Belt 0.273 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6027509 16 The Avenue, Welwyn Y Green Belt 0.184 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6027609 18 The Avenue, Welwyn Y Green Belt 0.148 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6250609 26 Carbone Hill, Northaw Y Green Belt 0.37 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y site Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/0266/S73B 29, HILL RISE, CUFFLEY, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4EH Y Cuffley 0.11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/1889/S73B 45A King James Avenue, Cuffley, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4LN N Cuffley 0.07 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N N6/2010/2178/FP 49 School Lane, WELWYN, AL6 9PL N Welwyn 0.04 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6032809 59 Georges Wood Road, Brookmans Park Y Brookmans Park 0.18 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y site Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N N6/2010/2896/FP 6, Codicote Road, WELWYN, AL6 9NB N Welwyn 0.11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N N6/2010/0922/FP 60, New Road, Digswell, WELWYN, AL6 0AN Y Digswell 0.18 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y site Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/1202/FP 7 - 15 Park Street, HATFIELD, AL9 5AT Y Hatfield 0.07 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6059809 7 King James Avenue, Cuffley Y Cuffley 0.08 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y site Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/1745/FP 8 Homestead Road, HATFIELD, AL10 0QL N Hatfield 0.03 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N N6/2010/1236/DE 8A Salisbury Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3SD N WGC 0.03 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6055609 9 Pine Grove, Brookmans Park Y Brookmans Park 0.10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y site Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N N6/2010/1459/FP 9 The Limberlost, WELWYN, AL6 9TS N Green Belt 0.14 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6206708 Adj 105 Great North Road, Hatfield Y Hatfield 0.02 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6099207 Adj 2 Waterworks Cottages, Bishops Rise, Hatfield Y Hatfield 0.01 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y site Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6181307 Adj 48 Birchwood Close, Hatfield Y Hatfield 0.03 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6208109 Adj 87 Peplins Way, Brookmans Park Y Brookmans Park 0.08 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/0926/MA Glenside, Vineyards Road, Northaw, Potters Bar, EN6 4PF Y Green Belt 1.19 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y site Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6187709 Hatfield London Country Club, Essendon Y Green Belt 0.52 1 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/1382/FP Land adjacent to 2, Acorn Lane, Cuffley, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4JQ N Cuffley 0.02 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission LAND ADJOINING SPRINGFIELD, COOPERS LANE, NORTHAW, POTTERS Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/0261/FP N green Belt 0.03 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y BAR, EN6 4NG site Land between, 36 Woods Avenue, 23 & 25 Cedar Road and r/o, Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/1812/FP N Hatfield 0.01 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y HATFIELD, AL10 8NZ permission 2011/ 2012/ 2013/ 2014/ 2015/ 2016/ 2017/ 2018/ 2019/ 2020/ 2021/ 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025/ 2026/ 2027/ 2028/ 2029/ 2030/ 2031/ Availa Suitab Achieva Gross Proposed Units remaining Status Allocated PP Ref Address PDL Settlement 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ble le ble Notes Area Units (net) Curre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (within 5 years) nt Land to the rear of 117 and 119 Tolmers Road, Cuffley, POTTERS BAR, Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/2273/OP N Cuffley 0.03 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y EN6 4JL permission Oaklands & Mardley Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N N6/2010/3149/FP Land to the rear of 26 Mardley Avenue, WELWYN, AL6 0TZ N 0.05 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Heath permission Land to the rear of 31 Hawkshead Road, Little Heath, POTTERS BAR, Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/3064/FP N Little Heath 0.04 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y EN6 1NA permission Milbrook Golf Club, Carbone Hill, Newgate Street, HERTFORD, SG13 Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/2600/MA Y Green Belt 0.62 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y 8RD permission Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6113706 Northaw Brook Meadow, Northaw N Green Belt 0.21 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y site Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6135808 R/O 44-46 Hill Rise, Cuffley Y Cuffley 0.06 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y site Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6159509 R/O 6 Sharmans Close/, Digswell Y Digswell 0.08 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6101009 R/O 8-10 Tolmers Avenue, Cuffley Y Cuffley 0.04 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6257409 Spike Island, Hornbeam Lane, Essendon Y Green Belt 0.46 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N N6/2010/0278/FP THE GRANGE, 3, CODICOTE ROAD, WELWYN, AL6 9LY Y Welwyn 0.05 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission The Old Maypole, 43 Warrengate Road, North Mymms, HATFIELD, AL9 Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/2490/FP Y Green Belt 0.14 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y 7TT permission The Outer Walled Garden, Danesbury Park Road, Danesbury Park, Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N N6/2007/1353/FP N Green Belt 0.21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y WELWYN, AL6 9SE permission Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6197408 The Pump House, Orchard Road, Welwyn Y Welwyn 0.05 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y site Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/1877/FP Tolmers Cottage, Carbone Hill, Northaw, HERTFORD, SG13 8RG Y Green Belt 0.24 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6022209 West Lodge, Northaw House, Coopers Lane, Northaw Y Green Belt 0.35 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y site Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/2699/FP 121, Garden Avenue, HATFIELD, AL10 8LH N Hatfield 0.025 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Oaklands & Mardley Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6077608 14 The Drive, Welwyn Y 0.116 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Heath permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/2297/FP 2 Georges Wood Road, Brookmans Park, HATFIELD, AL9 7BZ Y Brookmans Park 0.22 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6235508 24 Onslow Close, Hatfield Y Hatfield 0.01 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/0450/FP 28, CROP COMMON, HATFIELD, AL10 0DG Y Hatfield 0.01 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/1990/FP 46 Tolmers Road, Cuffley, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4JF Y Cuffley 0.15 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N N6/2010/0171/FP 51, Harmer Green Lane, Digswell, AL6 0AP Y Digswell 0.59 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2011/0015/FP 52 Brookmans Avenue, Brookmans Park, HATFIELD, AL9 7QJ Y Brookmans Park 0.20 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6120008 61 Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City Y WGC 0.02 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6187409 65 Georges Wood Road, Brookmans Park Y Brookmans Park 0.18 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/1514/FP 65 The Meadway, Cuffley, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4ET Y Cuffley 0.07 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6019608 7a The Parade, Hatfield Y Hatfield 0.03 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Oaklands & Mardley Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N N6/2010/2180/S73B 8 Firway, WELWYN, AL6 0RD Y 0.23 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Heath permission Oaklands & Mardley Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6046709 Adj 17 Bracken Lane/, Oaklands & Mardley Heath Y 0.17 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Heath permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/1453/FP Aragon House, The Common, AL10 0AR Y Hatfield 0.03 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6104406 Greenacres, Welwyn Y Green Belt 0.38 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y site Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6034508 Oxlease Methodist Church/, Adj 36 Woods Avenue, Hatfield Y Hatfield 0.06 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y site Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6167909 R/O 45 Bradshaws, Hatfield Y Hatfield 0.04 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6132908 11 & 15 Kerdistone Close, Brookmans Park Y Little Heath 0.228 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6265509 17-17a Mill Lane, Welwyn Y Welwyn 0.035 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N N6/2010/1963/FP 20 The Avenue, WELWYN, AL6 0PP Y Green Belt 0.33 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6135109 6 High Street, Welwyn Y Welwyn 0.03 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6172109 80-84 Town Centre, Hatfield Y Hatfield 0.02 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N N6/2010/2582/FP Land adjacent 29 Wheatley Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3LL Y WGC 0.08 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2009/1734/FP POTTERELLS FARM, STATION ROAD, HATFIELD, AL9 7PG N Green Belt 0.30 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6208308 R/O 2a & 2b Branch Close, Hatfield Y Hatfield 0.06 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission R/O Roe Green Lane, Adj Cat & Fiddle P H, St Albans Road West, Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6144209 Y Hatfield 0.11 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Hatfield site Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N N6/2010/0939/FP 10 Wendover Lodge, Church Street, Welwyn, AL6 9LR Y Welwyn 0.156 5 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission 2011/ 2012/ 2013/ 2014/ 2015/ 2016/ 2017/ 2018/ 2019/ 2020/ 2021/ 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025/ 2026/ 2027/ 2028/ 2029/ 2030/ 2031/ Availa Suitab Achieva Gross Proposed Units remaining Status Allocated PP Ref Address PDL Settlement 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ble le ble Notes Area Units (net) Curre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (within 5 years) nt Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6104309 2 Bradmore Way, Brookmans Park Y Brookmans Park 0.092 5 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6233408 Birchwood Methodist Church, Hatfield Y Hatfield 0.12 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Work has commenced on Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6092297 Essendon Mill, Essendon Y Green Belt 1.71 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y site Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N N6/2010/0718/S73B 25, School Lane, Welwyn, AL6 9PQ Y Welwyn 0.26 7 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N 6119908 61 Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City Y WGC 0.03 8 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Extant Planning Permission on Small Sites N S6/2010/1052/FP Land to rear of 59 Station Road, Cuffley, Potters Bar, EN6 4HX Y Cuffley 0.10 9 9 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Loss Only N S6/2010/1983/FP 34 Comet Road, HATFIELD, AL10 0SX Y Hatfield 0.01 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Small site with planning Loss Only N 6073408 Burnside, Hatfield Y Green Belt 0.09 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission Based on evidence in Residual Allocated Sites Y HS7/Hol100 The Dairy Y WGC 0.37 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Site now granted Residual Allocated Sites Y Pea101 Knella Road Workshops Y WGC 0.48 24 24 0 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y permission (post Apr 11) Based on evidence in Residual Allocated Sites Y HS22/Han100 Campus East Area Y WGC 1.90 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Site now granted Y HS12/HE100 Y 2.39 73 73 0 0 35 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Residual Allocated Sites Mount Pleasant Depot Hatfield permission on appeal (post BasedApr 11) on discussion with Y HS13/HW100 Y 2.78 94 94 0 0 0 56 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Residual Allocated Sites Highview Hatfield case officer/Estates Baseddepartment on evidence in Residual Allocated Sites Y HE23 Factory Site Adj To Wellfield Road Depot Y Hatfield 1.08 119 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 9 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on discussion with Residual Allocated Sites Y EMP3/Pea02 Broadwater Road West (Pall Mall) Y WGC 2.15 150 150 0 0 0 0 75 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Case Officers Based on discussion with Residual Allocated Sites Y EMP3/Pea02 Broadwater Road West (Spenhill) Y WGC 9.10 344 344 0 0 172 172 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Case Officers Based on response from Contingent Sites (large) N How03 Garage & R/O Shops Y WGC 0.20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a Estates Dept Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (large) N WS05 31 Mill Lane Y Welwyn 0.21 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Oaklands & Mardley Based on response to Contingent Sites (large) N WN11 R/O 3-13 Canonsfield Road Y 0.24 12 12 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Heath survey Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (large) N HE08 Tennis Courts & Garages Y Hatfield 0.22 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (large) N No10 Plough Hill Village Hall Y Cuffley 0.42 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on response to Contingent Sites (large) N No02 R/O 36 The Ridgeway N Cuffley 0.34 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y survey Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (large) N Han09 Health Centre Y WGC 0.30 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Partially within 5 year N HE09 Y 0.25 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y Contingent Sites (large) Car Park North Of Salisbury Square Hatfield period. Based on Basedresponse on toevidence survey in Contingent Sites (large) N Hol02 Land Behind Hyde Social Club Y WGC 0.32 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on response from Contingent Sites (large) N Pan02 Land Behind 1-17 Poplars N WGC 0.34 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a Estates Dept Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (large) N HE15 Land Opposite 12-17 Church Lane Y Hatfield 0.42 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (large) N HE16 Car Park Goldings House Y Hatfield 0.29 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (large) N HE13 Land Adj Hill House N Hatfield 0.30 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (large) N HE12 Land Adj Park Cottages Y Hatfield 0.34 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on response from Contingent Sites (large) N Hal02 Land At Waterside N WGC 0.68 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a Estates Dept Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (large) N Sh06 Land At End Of Burycroft Y WGC 0.36 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on response to Contingent Sites (large) N BPLH01 Green Close Y Brookmans Park 0.56 23 23 0 0 0 10 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y survey Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (large) N Sh02 Garage Courts North Of Digswell Rise Y WGC 0.38 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (large) N Pea08 Land Between Bridge Court & Ravenfield Road Y WGC 0.75 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (large) N WS11 Tudor Road N Welwyn 0.77 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on response to Contingent Sites (large) N WS15 Land South Of Welwyn North Station N Welwyn 0.79 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 26 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a survey Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (large) N HW01 Land At College Way & Cavendish Way N Hatfield 1.51 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (large) N HW12 Opp 72 College Lane N Hatfield 1.97 66 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA 2011/ 2012/ 2013/ 2014/ 2015/ 2016/ 2017/ 2018/ 2019/ 2020/ 2021/ 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025/ 2026/ 2027/ 2028/ 2029/ 2030/ 2031/ Availa Suitab Achieva Gross Proposed Units remaining Status Allocated PP Ref Address PDL Settlement 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ble le ble Notes Area Units (net) Curre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (within 5 years) nt Based on response to Contingent Sites (large) N Pan01 Reserved School Site N WGC 1.43 85 85 0 0 40 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y survey Based on response to Contingent Sites (large) N Hal03 Ratcliffe & Maple Garages Y WGC 2.30 118 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a survey Based on discussion with Contingent Sites (large) N n/a The Frythe Y Green Belt (MDS) 11.32 180 180 0 0 0 60 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y case officer Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (small) N WG04 Land Between 150 + 152 Dixons Hill Road Y Welham Green 0.03 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on response to Contingent Sites (small) N Han07 Land Adj 51 Brockswood Lane N WGC 0.46 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y Y Y survey Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (small) N WS12 Garage Court Y Welwyn 0.05 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (small) N HE07 Land Off St Ethelreda's Drive Y Hatfield 0.07 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA
Contingent Sites (small) N BPLH27 Adj Osbourne House Y Little Heath 0.11 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA
Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (small) N Han12 West Of Twentieth Mile Bridge Y WGC 0.13 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA
Contingent Sites (small) N HC11 Meridian House Y Hatfield 0.10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a Survey
Based on response to Contingent Sites (small) N HE11 Shops North Of Salisbury Square Y Hatfield 0.10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a survey Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (small) N HW06 Land North Of The Sidings N Hatfield 0.11 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (small) N Hol06 The Beehive Public House Y WGC 1.02 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (small) N HS05 Allotment Gardens N Hatfield 0.13 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on response to Contingent Sites (small) N BPLH30 Land R/O Public House Y Little Heath 0.14 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a survey Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (small) N Sh05 Garages At Byfield Y WGC 0.15 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (small) N Sh08 Land At End Of Sewells N WGC 0.30 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Based on evidence in Contingent Sites (small) N WN02 Longmead/Wickfield Close Y Woolmer Green 0.23 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a SHLAA Totals 2768 2613 273 205 382 484 256 219 73 97 103 133 101 59 67 63 34 18 20 26 0 0 0 Annual Monitoring Report 2010-2011 is produced and published by: Planning Policy, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, The Campus, Welwyn Garden City, Herts. AL8 6AE Tel: (01707) 357532. Email: [email protected]
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