Land at Marshmoor, Welham Green (WeG4a & WeG4b)

Proposals for a mixed-use urban extension on behalf of Gascoyne Cecil Estates

March 2015 Executive Summary

The New Local Plan Land at Marshmoor, This land has previously been Welham Green identified by the Council in its Borough Strategic Housing Land Availability Council are preparing a new Welham Green is a sustainable Assessment (SHLAA) as a potential Local Plan, which will set out location for development, option for development to meet a strategy for providing for benefitting from a railway station, future housing needs, and it has the Borough’s development existing employment areas also previously been promoted needs over the next 16 years. and local shopping facilities. by Gascoyne Cecil Estates as a location for a business park. Emerging evidence suggests that The land at Marshmoor, on the there is a substantial need for eastern edge of Welham Green, is There are no technical constraints new housing in the Borough and unattractive in appearance and which would preclude a mixed in surrounding areas, which will under-used, but has great potential use business park and residential require development to take place to accommodate a sustainable development taking place at on greenfield and Green Belt land. form of development which Marshmoor. The proposed level would build on the presence of development can be delivered There is also a high level of of the railway station to form with an improved roundabout demand in the region for facilities a new high quality business on the A1000 and the use of an for research and development in park and also make a valuable existing access further north on sectors such as bio tech, which contribution towards meeting the the same road. Development can need to be located with good Borough’s need for new housing. also be designed to positively connections to the strategic manage surface and ground water. transport networks and existing The new business park has the academic and commercial facilities. potential to provide valuable jobs The proposals provide an to enhance the Borough’s future opportunity to enhance The Council have considered prosperity, and build on success in biodiversity within the site through Gascoyne Cecil Estate’s proposals research and development, such the creation of new habitats and for a mixed use urban extension as by providing valuable space the retention and management to Welham Green as being ‘finely to allow the Royal Veterinary of existing trees and hedgerows. balanced’. We set out within this College to grow. This would foster document and accompanying new companies, whilst limiting representations a response to the loss of existing academic the Council’s concerns relating to and technical expertise. issues such as landscape impact, need and deliverability. We believe Gascoyne Cecil Estates also see that the site should be categorised this as an opportunity to provide as ‘more favourable’, and included an enhanced landscape buffer within the new Local Plan. to Hatfield Park, which lies to the east, through significant additional landscape planting.

ii Land at Marshmoor, Welham Green (WeG4b) Concept Masterplan

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iv Land at Marshmoor, Welham Green (WeG4b) Contents

Document Purpose 1 Overview 1 • Planning Policy Context This document sets out proposals for an urban extension on the 2 Context 3 eastern side of Welham Green, • Welham Green at Marshmoor. The residential development proposed would 3 The Site and Proposals 5 help to meet the need for housing • Land at Marshmoor in the Borough over the period of • The Proposals the new Local Plan. The new high quality business park would help 4 Access and Movement 7 to provide new jobs and diversify the local economy. These proposals 5 Local Infrastructure are intended to help inform the Implications 9 Council’s preparation of their new • Utilities Local Plan, which must identify • Noise suitable development sites such as this, to meet future housing 6 Surface Water and employment needs. They are Management 11 presented on behalf of Gascoyne Cecil Estates and the other owners 7 Ecology 15 of the land at Marshmoor. 8 Landscape 17

9 Concept Masterplan 19

10 Business Park 21

11 Residential Development 23

12 Gascoyne Cecil Estates 25

Land at Marshmoor, v Welham Green (WeG4b) Key Stages to Local Plan

2014 Q1

Q2 Complete and review technical work

Q3

Q4 Reg. 13/18 consultation

2015 Q1 Review responses to consultation

Q2 Complete Proposed Submission Document Q3

Q4 Reg. 19 Proposed Submission consultation

2016 Q1 Review responses to consultation

Q2 Submission of Local Plan

Q3 Examination in Public

Q4 Inspector’s Report / Adoption

Source: The Welwyn Hatfield Local Development Scheme, June 2014

vi Land at Marshmoor, Welham Green (WeG4b) 1 Overview

Planning Policy Context The new Local Plan will also The Council must now identify be required to meet the need sites such as this to meet future Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council for housing, and whilst the development needs in its new are in the process of reviewing Council’s evidence indicates that Local Plan. New development their 2005 Local Plan. The this is substantial, we believe it is often most appropriate in Government requires all local to be even higher than has so urban extensions to sustainable authorities to prepare up to date far been estimated. In addition, settlements such as Welham Local Plans to identify the need there is a substantial need for Green because these locations for new development, and direct new employment premises to tend to have the least impact how it should be distributed over serve expanding areas of the on sensitive environments, the next 15–20 years. This need, economy, such as research- and the best access to public for housing and jobs, arises both based businesses. The proposals transport and local services. locally and through migration, for Marshmoor are intended to particularly from . It help meet both of these needs. requires the Council to plan for a step-change in development Given the lack of capacity for over the coming years, and further development in the to positively embrace new Borough’s existing built-up opportunities where they arise. areas, it is now inevitable that some new development will It is necessary for the new Local need to be located on green field Plan to make provision for the and Green Belt land, if long- continuing growth of the economy, term housing needs are to be to attract and retain skilled jobs met. Meanwhile, many existing within the Borough. Gascoyne employment sites are of a poor Cecil Estates believe that there is quality, and their redevelopment an opportunity to provide new is not viable; new sites such as high quality accommodation to this are therefore required. meet a demand for research and development businesses. This Government policy in the National would be intended to meet the Planning Policy Framework places needs of start-up companies great weight on the importance and also demand arising from of meeting these needs, and established institutions such as this can form the necessary The land at Marshmoor is in a the Royal Veterinary College and exceptional circumstances required sustainable location, very close to Welham Green railway station University of , both to revise Green Belt boundaries. of which are based nearby.

Land at Marshmoor, 1 Welham Green (WeG4b) Local shops in Welham Green 2 Context

Welham Green

Welham Green is a village close to the southern edge of Hatfield, and the route of the old Great North Road. It is famous for being the site of the first hot air balloon landing in , by Vincenzo Lunardi in 1784, a fact which is commemorated by a stone at Balloon Corner, in the village.

The village has grown in recent years following the opening of the railway station in 1986. The village also has a range of shops, including a Post Office, butcher, baker, local stores, chemist, take- aways, pubs and services such Welham Green benefits from as hairdressers and dry cleaners. a good bus service The presence of these local shops and facilities imply that local residents can and do shop locally for convenience goods and services, reducing their need to travel by car.

The village accommodates a major employment area, at Traveller’s Lane, on the western side of the railway line. This area benefits from excellent access to junction 2 of the A1(M) as well as its proximity to Welham Green railway station, which is located on the . This location has typically attracted storage and distribution Vincenzo Lunardi, who made the businesses uses, such as Tesco. first hot air balloon landing in England at Welham Green in 1784

Land at Marshmoor, 3 Welham Green (WeG4b) 4 Land at Marshmoor, Welham Green (WeG4b) 3 The Site and the Proposals

Land at Marshmoor To the north of this is an area The Proposals which is currently partly in The land at Marshmoor is located horticultural use, as green Gascoyne Cecil Estates are seeking on the eastern side of Welham houses, and for the storage an allocation for a mixed use Green, adjacent to the East and sale of caravans. This land development on this land. They Coast Main Line, which runs extends to the A1000 to the east, propose a new high quality along its western boundary. It is and has the benefit of existing business park with around 25,000 bounded to the north and east access points to the road. m2 (around 270,000 ft2) of floor by the A1000, with Hatfield Park space. This would be for B1(a) beyond, and Dixon’s Hill Road The northernmost part of the office and B1(b) research and to the south. The site comprises site is open, with a few sporadic development use, and would different land parcels, located mature trees within it and at be aimed at end users who either side of Marshmoor Crescent its edges. It also has a mature require an attractive, landscaped Caravan Park and linked together hedgerow fronting the A1000, environment and good transport by Marshmoor Lane. Gascoyne which follows the site’s boundary connections, for instance in the Cecil Estates are working with on its eastern and northern sides. bio-technology or life sciences adjacent land owners to bring This land is largely vacant. industries. This type of end user forward comprehensive proposals is generally drawn to locations for the area, led by a Masterplan. The site is generally unattractive within the “Golden Triangle” of and scruffy in character. Its London, Cambridge and Oxford, The southern part of the site is character is also influenced to but within this area they can be open in character, with trees some extent by the railway line quite footloose. They would not and hedgerows around its edges and industrial estate to the west, typically be drawn to standard and a few running through its which form a hard an unattractive office stock, as is evidence centre. It is crossed by a public edge to the urban area. from their failure to take up the right of way and high voltage significant amount of vacant office electricity pylons. This land is The Council’s Strategic Housing stock within the Borough; this currently used for grazing. land Availability Assessment includes modern purpose-built (SHLAA) has previously offices which have never been The central part of the site, concluded that this site was occupied, despite several years of immediately to the north of the suitable for development. marketing. It is anticipated that caravan park, also contains an the proposals would strengthen open field, used for grazing, and and diversify the local economy, it is surrounded by mature trees. helping Welwyn Hatfield Borough compete with other areas within the Golden Triangle. [Right] Land at Marsh Moor, adjacent the railway and with the Traveller’s Lane industrial estate beyond

Land at Marshmoor, 5 Welham Green (WeG4b) The Estate are in discussions with The main highway entrance the Royal Veterinary College with would be formed by an upgraded a view to their using the site to roundabout at the junction of accommodate an extension to the A1000 and Dixon’s Hill Road, their main Hertfordshire campus with a fourth arm entering the near , which has site from this corner. Within the reached capacity. The proximity site, Marshmoor Lane would link of Marshmoor to the College’s the southern and northern areas. main campus, and the excellent Secondary access points would public transport links between remain at Dixon’s Hill Road and the two sites, offer an opportunity the A1000. The public right of way An example of the type of housing to help sustain these existing would be retained on or close to envisaged for the Marshmoor site, facilities, whilst also helping to its current course through the site. from Accordia in Cambridge establish new start-up companies in the same field. The site is The Masterplan envisages that the also close to the University of existing static caravan park would Hertfordshire’s campus in Hatfield. remain unchanged, although This proximity can help foster should its owners wish, this links between the academic and area could be integrated within business communities, of a type the wider site in the future. which has already led to success in many similar science parks. Complementary architectural styles, with high quality design The proposals also include around and materials, would be used 110–120 new dwellings, to be in both the offices and housing, located primarily in the central which would help to unify the An example of the type of R&D building part of the site, providing an development. The proposals envisaged for the new business park, opportunity for people to live also aim to create a landscaped from the West of Scotland Science Park and work in close proximity. Like buffer to Hatfield Park through the the business park, this housing introduction of significant new would be set within a landscaped landscape planting to the land at environment, which would create Marshmoor. This is also intended a soft and appropriate transition to form a more suitable and robust between the office-based uses and Green Belt boundary and a softer the housing areas. It would also be transition between the urban edge designed and constructed with the of the railway line and Traveller’s aim of protecting the amenity of Lane industrial estate and the Park. existing residents, who would be largely unaffected by the proposals.

6 Land at Marshmoor, Welham Green (WeG4b) 4 Access and Movement

The primary access for the site The site is well placed to ensure The proposed development would be located at the junction a relatively high number of trips could also help to encourage of the A1000 and Dixon’s Hill are made by sustainable modes walking and cycling, for instance Road. This roundabout would of transport. There are excellent from the site into Welham be upgraded, using land in the public transport connections, Green, by a range of measures control of the Highway Authority, such as by train to London and such as improving pedestrian Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) Cambridge, which are existing footpaths and cycle routes and and the Estate, to provide a fourth centres of academic and high- providing ample cycle parking. arm running into the southern part tech business excellence. The of the site. A preliminary design railway also provides a convenient for this access has been prepared connection to the Royal Veterinary by WSP, and discussed in principle College’s campus near Potters with HCC; the design complies Bar, and the University of with HCC’s design guidance. Hertfordshire at Hatfield.

This primary access point would In order to encourage the use have a high capacity, and would of Welham Green station, the be far more suitable than the proposals also include the provision existing access points on Dixon of a new area of car parking on the The roundabout at the junction of Hill Road and the A1000. It is eastern side of Dixon’s Hill Road. Dixon’s Hill Road and the A1000 would be upgraded and a fourth arm would envisaged at this stage that these This would be made available for serve as the main access for the site existing accesses would remain use by the public, and would be as secondary access points. intended to appeal particularly to commuters, to allow them to Within the site, the southern and shorten their car journeys to work. northern areas would be connected via Marshmoor Lane, which is a The site is also served by a number public highway. There is sufficient of frequent bus services, which land available along this route would allow people to commute to provide not only a suitable to the business park from local access road, but also a separate towns such as Hatfield without footpath and lighting along its the need to use a private car. length, to create an attractive and The roundabout at the junction of safe environment for pedestrians. Dixon’s Hill Road and the A1000 would be upgraded and a fourth arm would serve as the main access for the site

Land at Marshmoor, 7 Welham Green (WeG4b) The railway line which runs along the site’s western boundary 5 Local Infrastructure

Utilities Noise

The Council have previously Noise from the adjacent railway highlighted that they are concerned line would be attenuated as there may be insufficient capacity necessary, and will be the subject in the local sewerage system to of further investigations in due accommodate the additional course. Business development flows from development in this would be located on the western location. The sewerage provider side of the site, close to the railway, has a statutory duty to provide while residential development capacity for new developments, would be located over 100m once they are allocated through from the railway line, and it is a Local Plan. It is not anticipated not anticipated that noise would that a lack of capacity would therefore form any kind of prevent development taking place constraint to this development. within this site. Any shortage of capacity would also be a common factor for a number of sites allocated by the new Local Plan.

The site is within a mixed residential and commercial area and other services such as electricity and water are all present and in close proximity. There are no known constraints with regard to the available utilities which would prevent a residential development taking place.

Land at Marshmoor, 9 Welham Green (WeG4b) Standing water on the land at Marshmoor, due to poor surface water drainage 6 Surface Water Management

The land at Marshmoor lies Surface water would be attenuated outside the flood plain, and is within the site and would only considered to be at low risk of be allowed to leave the site at the flooding from watercourses. current greenfield runoff rates. However, the land is considered This is necessary as national to be at some risk of flooding by policy requires that the proposals surface water, particularly in the should not be allowed to increase southern part of the site, where the risk of flooding elsewhere. surface water appears to back up The development concept set as it attempts to pass through a out in this document has been culvert at Dixon’s Hill Road. The prepared with this in mind. development proposals offer an Attenuation ponds would store surface water opportunity to attenuate surface The provision of new surface within the site, to allow it to be released at a sustainable rate to the local watercourses water within the site, and manage water attenuation features will be its release, to avoid flooding in integrated into the site’s landscape, the southern part of the site. helping to create the attractive, high quality environment required The underlying geology implies for a successful business park. that drainage by infiltration may be limited, particularly in the southern part of the site, and the development would make provision for suitable surface water drainage infrastructure, including swales and balancing ponds, to accommodate surface water runoff. Swales and measures such as permeable paving in car parking areas can also provide a degree of attenuation.

Land at Marshmoor, 11 Welham Green (WeG4b) USE FIGURED DIMENSIONS ONLY DO NOT SCALE FROM THIS DRAWING.

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Permeable paving to car parking

EAST COAST MAIN LINE

WELHAM GREEN STATION Permeable paving ZONE D to car parking

ZONE A Attenuation Basin ZONE B, C & D Attenuation Basin

Controlled discharge Controlled discharge to existing watercourse to existing watercourse ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C

A1000

ZONE A Permeable paving Attenuation Basin to car parking

HATFIELD PARK

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DRAWING TITLE: MARSHMOOR CONCEPT MASTERPLAN COMPLETE

DRAWING NUMBER: 1017 - 104 - H USE FIGURED DIMENSIONS ONLY DO NOT SCALE FROM THIS DRAWING.

ALL DIMENSIONS MUST BE CHECKED ON SITE ANY INCONSISTENCIES MUST BE REPORTED BACK TO THE ARCHITECT.

THIS DRAWING AND ANY DESIGNS INDICATED THEREON ARE THE COPYRIGHT OF BROOKS / MURRAY ARCHITECTS. ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. NO PART OF THIS WORK MAY BE PRODUCED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION IN WRITING FROM BROOKS / MURRAY ARCHITECTS.

Permeable paving to car parking

EAST COAST MAIN LINE

WELHAM GREEN STATION Permeable paving ZONE D to car parking

ZONE A Attenuation Basin ZONE B, C & D Attenuation Basin

Controlled discharge Controlled discharge to existing watercourse to existing watercourse ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C

A1000

ZONE A Permeable paving Attenuation Basin to car parking

HATFIELD PARK

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DRAWING TITLE: MARSHMOOR CONCEPT MASTERPLAN COMPLETE

DRAWING NUMBER: 1017 - 104 - H Trees and hedgerows around the Asite’s childrens’ periphery play will area be in retained, the recent redevelopmentmanaged and enhanced of Hatfield Aerodrome 7 Ecology

Much of the land at Marshmoor The proposals would also create is currently either vacant, grazed, new habitats and encourage the or used for storage.. An ecological integration of wildlife within the survey has been commissioned site through new green corridors, to both report on any ecological tree and hedgerow planting, interest the site may contain, and sustainable drainage systems also to make recommendations for (SuDS) and other positive measures its protection and enhancement. to encourage biodiversity, such as This established that the majority the use of bird and bat boxes. It is of the habitats found on the site anticipated that these measures are common and widespread should lead to an increase in throughout the UK and are the site’s biodiversity value. considered to be of ecological value at a site level only. The As the proposals evolve they primary habitats within the will be informed by the survey site, and so sources of ecological work and the ongoing advice interest, are the mature trees of a qualified Ecologist. and hedges, which are generally located around field boundaries and on the site’s edges.

These trees and hedges would be retained, protected and enhanced wherever possible, which would allow existing wildlife and habitats to remain largely undisturbed within the site.

Land at Marshmoor, 15 Welham Green (WeG4b) 16 Land at Marshmoor, Welham Green (WeG4b) 8 Landscape

A Landscape and Visual • Views across the site towards • The fragmented eastern Assessment has been undertaken the railway line and large scale boundary is detrimental to in relation to the proposed commercial developments the urban / rural transition. development by Gillespies, that form the urban edge of which reaches the following Welham Green, do not provide • The site as a whole makes conclusions with regard to an attractive urban / rural a limited contribution to the land at Marshmoor: transition or a positive setting safeguarding the countryside for Hatfield House/Park; from encroachment, and to • The site is sandwiched between meeting Green Belt purposes. the A1000 and the railway line • Mature trees and hedgerows and is heavily influenced by within and on the site boundaries Gillespies have also concluded urban fringe uses and by urban screen views of much of the that, with the additional landscape development to the west; site from the wider landscape; planting proposed, the site is able to accommodate the proposed • The existing fragmented • The fragmented eastern boundary development without significant land uses do not make a is detrimental to the setting loss of landscape character positive contribution to the of Hatfield House/Park; and or harm to the Green Belt. local landscape character;

Land at Marshmoor, 17 Welham Green (WeG4b) 2 6 4 4 6 3 5 6 6

2 1

18 Land at Marshmoor, Welham Green (WeG4b) 9 Concept Masterplan

A new access would be created 1 with an upgrade to the roundabout at the junction of the A1000 and Dixon’s Hill Road, providing ample capacity for the development.

2 Secondary access points would remain to the A1000 and Dixon’s Hill Road. Phase 1 3 The first phase of the development would be in the southern part of the site, close to the new access.

4 The business park would also extend to the northern part of the site in later phases of the development. Phase 2 5 Residential development would be accommodated in the northern part of the site.

6 Attenuation basins and swales would accommodate surface water within the development.

Phase 3

Land at Marshmoor, 19 Welham Green (WeG4b) 20 Land at Marshmoor, Welham Green (WeG4b) 10 Business Park

The proposed business units The Council have noted that this would be designed to be integrated is the only proposal for a new sympathetically within the employment site which has been landscape. They would also be promoted to them in relation to flexible in terms of their internal the emerging Local Plan. As such, layout, to allow them to meet the it is of great importance that the changing needs of their occupants. Council should plan positively, and embrace the opportunity New evidence has been produced which these proposals represent. by Peter Brett Associates (PBA) in support of these proposals. This concludes that the Council’s Employment Land Review (Atkins, 2014) underestimates the need for future employment premises for research and development purposes. Their conclusions are consistent with the view expressed by the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) Strategic Economic Plan.

PBA conclude that whilst there is vacant stock in the Borough, this is unattractive to modern research and development businesses, which require flexible buildings in attractive, landscaped surroundings. They also conclude that new proposals such as these are required if these growing economic sectors are to be attracted to the Borough in future.

Land at Marshmoor, 21 Welham Green (WeG4b) 22 Land at Marshmoor, Welham Green (WeG4b) 11 Residential Development

A contemporary approach is proposed to the form of the residential development at Marshmoor, with the aim that it should complement the form of the business park.

Land at Marshmoor, 23 Welham Green (WeG4b) Some of the Estate’s proposals for the revitalisation of Old Hatfield, which came from the Old Hatfield Charrette

Images from the Mill Green Charrette

Recent office development by the Estate

24 Land at Marshmoor, Welham Green (WeG4b) 12 Gascoyne Cecil Estates

Gascoyne Cecil Estates Today, the Estate continues to Since 2006, the Estate has are major land owners in adapt to changing circumstances, sponsored and led three charrettes, Welwyn Hatfield Borough. while remaining relevant to design-orientated consultation the changing needs of the local exercises, considering the future In July 2011 Gascoyne Cecil Estates community, and taking a strong of development in Hertfordshire, produced a Building code to lead from core values and and more specifically in Old guide developments on their land traditions which have evolved over Hatfield and the village of Mill within Hertfordshire and ensure the course of 400 years. These Green. The Old Hatfield charrette high standards and quality. values include a commitment to has directly influenced the enhance the local environment and Estate’s development proposals, “The main aim of this Design preserve the best of the Estate; they and it is anticipated that future Code is to ensure that all of also include providing good quality developments would be the those involved in working new homes, good quality public subject of further charrettes. with Gascoyne Cecil Estates, in realm, and thriving and diverse delivering future developments, businesses, to provide housing work within the spirit of our wider and jobs to support the local vision and furthermore, that community in the years to come they adhere to high standards of design and construction. We Gascoyne Cecil Estates strongly place emphasis on the quality of believe that local communities design and materials, landscaping should have a say in how their and attention to detail.” towns and villages might evolve.

Gascoyne Cecil Estates hold and In recent years, the Estate Image from the Mill Green Charrette manage the historic estates of has produced design codes to Hatfield and Cranborne on behalf communicate their vision for of the Cecil family. This includes high quality design, materials, two of England’s finest historic landscaping and attention to detail. houses, Hatfield House and Most importantly, developments Cranborne Manor, but also their should have a sense of place and surrounding landscape settings. be pleasurable environments for The Estate understands the need people to live and work within. to balance preservation with the needs of the present and future.

A recent development by the Estate providing new employment premises in Old Hatfield

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