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APPENDIX 1: South Central Hertfordshire Growth and Transport Plan - Baseline Data Indicator Source Target Previous data Most Current data (date) ‘Without the Plan’ scenario (Date) Condition Quality of Life 88% (Target set by 51.23% Countywide The plan includes schemes to SSSIs (Sites of Report 2017 the favourable, • Countywide - 52.05% favourable, 45.38% encourage sustainable Special Hertfordshire 46.05% unfavourable and recovering (2018) transport. These schemes will Scientific Environmental unfavourable and GTP Area reduce the likelihood of Interest) Forum (HEF) 2008 recovering • Castle Lime Works quarry SSSI – damage from poor air quality (p46) (2017) Unfavourable declining (2005) and vehicular damage. • Northaw Great Wood SSSI – Favourable/unfavourable recovering (2010) • Redwell Wood SSSI – Favourable/unfavourable recovering (2012) • Sherrards park Wood SSSI – Favourable/unfavourable recovering (2017) • Water End Swallows Holes SSSI – Favourable (2009) Presence of Hertfordshire No target set 30% (2013) 2015-2019 The rivers Mimram and Lea Water Voles Environmental 1 sighting in Hertsmere remain strongholds for in Monitored Forum Quality 3 sightings in Welwyn-Hatfield supporting important Site of Life Report populations. Mink control is 2014 still being undertaken as a necessary component of Water Mammal Atlas vole conservation. In 2013, as http://mamm in 2012, about 30 mink were al- caught and killed in the county. atlas.hnhs.org /2015/WVO.sh tml Page 121 APPENDIX 1: South Central Hertfordshire Growth and Transport Plan - Baseline Data Indicator Source Target Previous data Most Current data (date) ‘Without the Plan’ scenario (Date) Sightings of Ecology Advice Monthly average 2015-2019 There will be fewer hare Hares team maximum hare 6 sightings in Hertsmere sightings. sightings 17 sightings in Welwyn-Hatfield Mammal Atlas March to May http://mamm 2014: 7 sightings al- March to May atlas.hnhs.org 2017: 20 sightings /2015/BHA.sht ml Number of HCC No more than 42 41 (10/15 to Hertsmere: 2 (2018) The plan includes road safety children killed Dashboard (2015-16) 09/16) Welwyn Hatfield: 7 (2018) schemes which seek to reduce and seriously http://statint. the risk of people being killed injured in hertscc.gov.uk 44 (Q1 17/18) or seriously injured in the area. road traffic /infostore/1/e It is likely more children would accidents nv.html be killed or injured without these schemes. Number of HCC 413 (The target is 404 (Q3 15/16) Countywide: 444 (Q4 12/18) Without the road safety people killed Dashboard steady) 460 (Q1 17/18) Hertsmere: 42 (2018) schemes included in the plan it or seriously http://statint. Welwyn Hatfield: 47 (2018) is likely more people would be injured on hertscc.gov.uk killed or seriously injured on roads in the /infostore/1/e the areas roads. authority nv.html Number of Herts Slight Casualties 2882 (Q1 17/18) Hertsmere: 307 (2018) Without the road safety Slight Injuries Infostore, Env 3543 Welwyn Hatfield: 293 (2018) schemes included in the plan it (all ages) Dashboard is likely more people in the http://statint. area would be involved in hertscc.gov.uk incidents causing slight /infostore/1/e injuries. nv.html Page 122 APPENDIX 1: South Central Hertfordshire Growth and Transport Plan - Baseline Data Indicator Source Target Previous data Most Current data (date) ‘Without the Plan’ scenario (Date) % of All trips HCC 3% (2015/16) 2.7% (2015) 2.2% (2016) A number of cycle route (under 3 dashboard improvements are included in miles) made the plan. Without these by cycling schemes it is likely the number of people cycling in the area would not increase. % of all trips HCC 64% (2015 -16) 62.6% (2015) 76.5% (2016) A number of pedestrian route (under 1 mile) dashboard improvements are included in made by the plan. Without these walking schemes it is likely the number of people walking in the area would not increase. Childhood NCMP No target set CountyWide: (2017/18) The plan seeks to facilitate Obesity (national child Reception: 12% Countywide – sustainable transport in a reception age measurement overweight 7% Reception: 19.3% Overweight number of locations. Without and year 6 programme) very overweight Year 6: 21% Overweight this facilitation of sustainable Year 6: 15% and healthy travel choices the overweight 14% Hertsmere – trend of increasing childhood https://www.h very overweight Reception: 10% Overweight obesity may worsen. This ertshealthevid (2015/16) Year 6: 15% Overweight would particularly affect areas ence.org/docu where levels of obesity are ments/themat Countywide - Welwyn Hatfield – already above county averages ic/ncmp- Reception: 12% Reception: 11.5% Overweight such as Hertsmere. hertfordshire- overweight, 8% Year 6: 17% Overweight briefing-2018- very overweight. 10.pdf Year 6: 13% overweight, 16% very overweight (2016/17). Welwyn Hatfield Page 123 APPENDIX 1: South Central Hertfordshire Growth and Transport Plan - Baseline Data Indicator Source Target Previous data Most Current data (date) ‘Without the Plan’ scenario (Date) – Reception: 13% overweight, 7.3% very overweight. Year 6: 13% overweight, 14% very overweight (2016/17). Hertsmere – Reception: 11% overweight, 10% very overweight. Year 6: 13.7% overweight, 15.3% very overweight (2016/17). Number of TARS No target set 2289 (2015 Welwyn Hatfield: 602 (2018-2019) Without the creation of new people Sustainable 4536 (2016) Hertsmere: 366 (2018-2019) cycle infrastructure in the area achieving Travel Officer it is likely that less people level 2 of the would pursue level 2 National National Cycle Training due to Cycling inadequate facilities. Training Standards Conditions of Highway Panel 26% (2015/16) 26%(2010), The data collection method has been Without the plan’s proposed Footways - % Paper April 47.3% (2012) changed, the County Council is awaiting 2 footway improvements there where 2015 Surveys complete data collection cycles to check that may be less people utilising the maintenance completed to the new method is stable and reliable. footpaths. There would also be should be date 78% were a higher risk of accidents. considered category 1: “As New”, 14 % were Page 124 APPENDIX 1: South Central Hertfordshire Growth and Transport Plan - Baseline Data Indicator Source Target Previous data Most Current data (date) ‘Without the Plan’ scenario (Date) category 2: “Aesthetically Impaired”, 8% were category 3: “Functionally Impaired” and 1% were category 4: “Structurally Unsound” (April 2015) % of the total HCC 78% 72% (2015/16) 57.2% (2017/18) A lack of pedestrian crossing length of Dashboard 67% (2016/17) improvements would further footpaths and indicator EN53 reduce the public’s access to other Rights footpaths and other Rights of of Way that Way. were easy to use by members of the public Hertfordshire CMS 800 (17/18) 1009 (Q1 17/18) Welwyn / Hatfield Without the plan’s Health Walks (Countryside 991 (Q3 17/18) 7924 attendances improvements to walking - walks led Management 534 individual walks infrastructure there would be Service) 430 individual walkers more barriers to promoting (Dashboard PI walking in the area. number is Hertsmere ENV49) 9940 attendances 560 individual walks 499 individual walkers Page 125 APPENDIX 1: South Central Hertfordshire Growth and Transport Plan - Baseline Data Indicator Source Target Previous data Most Current data (date) ‘Without the Plan’ scenario (Date) % of residents HEF Quality of No target set 2.6%(2013/14) 2.6%(2013/14) The plan’s work to improve who are Life Report. access to sustainable transport concerned will prevent unconstrained about traffic growth. Unconstrained different traffic growth would have types of noise negative impacts on local noise in their area. pollution. Noise HEF Quality of National Average 5.7 (2013/14) 5.7 (2013/14) Noise complaints in Herts complaints Life Report - 7.5 (date unknown) remained consistently beneath received per national average even though 1000 construction and development population continues. The plan’s schemes will help to prevent this number increasing. Complaints HCC No target set Luton: 707 Luton: 2793 (2019) from Aircraft Dashboard (2013), Stansted: Stansted: 2555 (2019) Noise 244 (2014) https://live- Luton: 997 (2014) webadmin- Stansted: 244 media.s3.amazona (2015) ws.com/media/366 Stanstead: 2,555 6/noise- (2017) complaints-report- 2017.pdf https://www.herts ad.co.uk/news/luto n-airport-noise- complaints- statistics-1- 6093814 Page 126 APPENDIX 1: South Central Hertfordshire Growth and Transport Plan - Baseline Data Indicator Source Target Previous data Most Current data (date) ‘Without the Plan’ scenario (Date) Number of Defra No target set 14 HCC, 11 Countywide: 19 HCC and 13 Highways The plan seeks to implement AQMAs in Highways (2015) England (2018) schemes which will help to Herts TTDR Report Countywide: 19 • Hertsmere 2 HCC and 4 Highways combat air pollution in the HCC and 14 • Welwyn Hatfield: 0 area. If not addressed, poor air Highways England quality can lead to health (2017) problems and overall reduced Welwyn Hatfield: quality of life. 0 AQMA’s Hertsmere: 6 AQMA’s Annual mean HEF Quality of < 40µg/m³ 35µg/m³ (2012) 31 µg/m3 (2015) The plan seeks to implement nitrogen Life Report 38µg/m³ (2014) schemes which will help to dioxide levels combat air pollution. If not close to busy addressed, poor air quality can roads lead to health problems and overall reduced quality of life. This would particularly affect the quality of life in areas where AQMAs have been declared such as Hertsmere. Percentage of PHOF 2017 No target set 5.6% (2013 - (2017) The plan seeks to implement all-cause PHOF) England – 5.1% schemes which will help to adult East of England - East of England – 5.5% combat air pollution in the mortality 5.1% (2015) Hertsmere – 5.9% area. If not addressed, poor air attributable Welwyn Hatfield Welwyn Hatfield – 5.9% quality can lead to health to long term – 5.0% (2015) problems and overall reduced exposure to Hertsmere – 5.1% quality of life.