LOCAL
DEVELOPMENT
FRAMEWORK
ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT
DECEMBER 2006 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Local Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006
December 2006
C. J. Conway Chief Planning & Environmental Health Officer Welwyn Hatfield Council Council Offices The Campus Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL8 6AE
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Contents Page iii
Executive Summary iv
Glossary of terms vi
1. Introduction 1
2. Contextual Characteristics of Welwyn Hatfield 3 General, economic, environmental and social
3. Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment 8
4. Progress of the Welwyn Hatfield Local Development Framework 9
5. National Best Value and Local Performance Indicators 19
6. Monitoring and Implementation of ‘Saved’ Local Plan Policies 20
7. National Core Output & Local Indicator Themes: Introduction: 22
8. Sustainable Development 23
9. Green Belt and Settlement Pattern 24
10. Resources 27
11. Movement 32
12. Design 36
13. Implementation and Monitoring 37
14. Housing 37
15. Open Space 46
16. Community, Leisure and Tourism 47
17. Employment 50
18. Retailing and Town Centres 58
19. Hatfield Aerodrome 61
20. Rural Areas 62
Appendices 66 Housing Trajectory site level data Summary Table of National and Local Core Output Indicators
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Executive Summary
This is the second Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) to be submitted monitoring the Local Development Framework in Welwyn Hatfield.
The aim of this Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) is to give account of as many aspects of planning within Welwyn Hatfield Borough as possible during the period 1st April 2005 and 31st March 2006. District Plan Objectives and Targets are assessed and reviewed to show how the District Plan 2005 is functioning and whether it is doing so effectively.
Local Development Framework monitoring is an evolving process. One of the main aims of this years report is to build on the initial baseline data collected in the first AMR and where baseline data was not available previously, attempt to provide it this year.
The successful monitoring of the LDF will ultimately be dependant on analysing trends and drawing conclusions from data spanning a number of years of monitoring. Although the situation is much improved from the first AMR, this is only the second year of monitoring and as a result in some cases it is still not yet possible to draw meaningful conclusions.
Local Development Scheme – Key Milestones
• The key milestone of submitting the Statement of Community Involvement was reached on 10 May 2006.
Contextual Characteristics
• In 2005 Welwyn Hatfield Boroughs population was estimated at 100,500 residents (NOMIS, 2005).
• Welwyn Hatfield Council own’s the largest amount of woodland in the county. Two important woodlands are SSSI’s (Sherrardspark Wood and Northaw Great Wood). Sherrardspark Wood was resurveyed recently and Unit 3 on the north eastern side of the wood has improved and is now in an ‘unfavourable recovering condition’.
Sustainable Development
• 99 per cent of new residential development completed in the year is located within 30 minutes travel time by public transport to key services and facilities. These are GPs, primary and secondary schools, areas of employment and major retail centres. 61 per cent of new homes are within 30 minutes travel time by public transport to hospitals.
• Three developments including renewable energy generation have been completed. These include the provision of solar panels on housing developments at a) Bishops Rise and b) Wenham Place, Wellfield Road, Hatfield and c) Ground source heat pump at the church rooms extension at St. Mary’s Church, Welwyn. There are a number of other examples in the borough; however planning permission is not required for them.
Business Development
• 100 per cent of the land developed for industrial/commercial purposes in 2005/2006 was carried out on previously developed land.
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• There has been a net gain of 8866 m² of employment floorspace within designated Employment Areas but overall within the Borough the last year has seen a net decrease in employment generating floorspace of 7,548m2.
• Monitoring indicates a potential net increase in floorspace of 198,874m² in the borough. At the time of the survey many schemes were either under construction or yet to start.
Housing
• 94 per cent of completions in the year were on previously developed land (PDL). This exceeds the Government target of 60 per cent residential completions on PDL by 2008.
• 91 per cent of new dwellings (on sites of 10 dwellings or more) were built at a density of more than 30 dwellings per hectare. 60 per cent of these were built above 50 dwellings per hectare.
• 736 new dwellings were completed in the year far exceeding the existing target of 280 dwellings per annum. During the period April 1991 to 31 March 2006, 4,848 dwellings (out of the total Structure Plan allocation of 5600) have been completed. We expect to reach our Structure Plan allocation by December 2006 which is 5 years early.
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Glossary of Terms
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): Housing, whether for rent, shared ownership or outright purchase, provided at a cost considered affordable in relation to incomes that are average or below average, or in relation to the prices of general market housing. Intermediate housing is housing at prices or rents above those of social rented but below market prices or rents. This can include sub-market renting or low cost home ownership.
Best Value: The way an authority measures, manages and improves its performance in line with Government targets.
Bio-diversity: The whole variety of life encompassing all genetics, species and ecosystem variations, including plants and animals
Community Strategy: Prepared by the Local Strategic Partnership it co-ordinates the actions of local public, private, voluntary and community sectors with the aim of improving the social, environmental and economic well-being of its area.
Core Strategy: A Development Plan Document, forming part of the Local Development Framework for an area, that 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.
Development Plan Document: Statutory planning documents that together with the Regional Spatial Strategy will form the development plan for Welwyn Hatfield. The DPDs are subject to independent examination, and will be shown geographically on an adopted proposals map. 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.
Freedom of Information Act (2000): provides the public with a general right of access to information held by public authorities.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): is a key indicator of the state of the whole economy, In the UK, three theoretical approaches are used to estimate GDP: ‘production’, ‘income’ and ‘expenditure’.
Gross Value Added (GVA): measures the contribution to the economy of each individual producer, industry or sector in the United Kingdom.
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
Local Development Document: the collective term used in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act for Development Plan Documents, Supplementary Planning Documents and the Statement of Community Involvement.
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;
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• 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 this is known as the Welwyn Hatfield Alliance. Herts. Together is a county-based strategic partnership that brings together Local Strategic Partnerships to promote the interests of the residents, businesses and communities of Hertfordshire.
Output Indicators: measure the direct effects of a policy. Used to assess whether policy targets have been achieved in reality using available information.
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004): Legislation aimed at improving the planning process and enhancing community involvement. Replaces parts of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, and introduces the new planning system.
Planning Policy Statement (PPS): Government policy (which will replace, over time, Planning Policy Guidance notes) on how local planning authorities should implement national planning policy.
Preferred Options Document: Produced as part of the preparation of Development Plan Documents and the Statement of Community Involvement. Sets out the Council’s preferred options. Made available for statutory public consultation in order that representations can be made.
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.
Regional Spatial Strategy: Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS): Prepared by Regional Planning Bodies such as the East of England Regional Assembly, to guide development for the next 20 years. The Regional Spatial Strategy:
• identifies the scale and distribution of new housing in the region; • indicates areas for regeneration, expansion or sub-regional planning; and • specifies priorities for environment, transport, infrastructure, economic development, agriculture, minerals and waste treatment and disposal.
Replaces Regional Planning Guidance and the countywide Structure Plans and forms part of the development plan for the area.
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 had powers to intervene on development plans and planning applications under certain circumstances.
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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.
Strategic Environmental Assessment: generic term used internationally to describe environmental assessment as applied to policies, plans and programmes.
Submission Document: The Council’s final draft 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) are sub-ward areas, with average populations of around 1500.
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): The process of assessing the positive and negative impacts of the policies and strategies in the development plan, setting out how the negative impacts will be made less harmful. These are carried out for each Development Plan Document and Supplementary Planning Document to highlight and assess the significant effects of the plans on the environment. This is required under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004. The Strategic Environmental Assessment is required under the European Directive 2001/42/EC.
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI): sets out how the Local Planning Authority will involve the community in the preparation, alteration and review of all Local Development Documents and in the consideration of planning applications.
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 an introductory guide to planning issues and should not be used as a source for statutory definitions.
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1.00 Introduction
1.01 In September 2004 the government introduced major changes to the way the development plans system operates in England through the commencement of new legislation. The existing Development Plan for Welwyn Hatfield, which comprises the Hertfordshire Structure Plan, the Hertfordshire Waste and Minerals Local Plans and the adopted Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005, will be replaced by a Regional Spatial Strategy and a set of statutory and non-statutory documents which comprise the Local Development Framework.
1.02 Welwyn Hatfield Council is responsible for producing a Local Development Framework (LDF) that is an ongoing portfolio of documents, which collectively deliver the spatial planning strategy for the local area. As part of the preparation of the Local Development Framework, the Council is required under Section 35 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which is set out in Regulation 48 of the Town & Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulation 2004, to prepare an Annual Monitoring Report (AMR). The Regulations stress that the main purpose of the AMR should be 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 being 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.
1.03 This is the second AMR submitted to the Secretary of State (the Government Office for the East of England) under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act, 2004 and covers the period 1st April 2005 to 31st March 2006. Though this is the second AMR to be submitted it is the first full AMR, as the first submission in 2004 only set out the measures that future AMRs will monitor against.
How to use this document
1.04 This year the format of the AMR has changed to make it easier to use. The sections have been divided thematically and follow the chapters in the adopted District Plan e.g. Green Belt and Settlement Patterns, Resources and Movement. It is hoped this will help with the transition between the ‘old’ development plan system and the new LDF preparation process and make it easier to identify policies performance and effects.
1.05 The layout for each themed chapter includes:
1.06 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 along with interpretation of both the target and the result:
Target achieved ☺
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Target partially achieved
Target not achieved
Contextual Indicators
1.07 Contextual indicators help to create an ‘area profile’ of Welwyn Hatfield both in general terms and to complement each themed chapter. These indicators describe the wider social, environmental and economic background against which the Local Development Framework policy operates.
Strategy and Objectives
1.08 The overall aim of the adopted District Plan 2005 is to improve the quality of life in the borough by providing for sustainable development. The plan sets out seven key issues for the borough which together with the sustainability aims of the plan are translated into ten objectives. The themed chapters of the plan generally contain a number of specific objectives and where appropriate targets flow from these objectives.
National Core Output Indicators
1.09 The set of National Core Output Indicators in the report originate from the Local Development Framework Monitoring Good Practice Guide and updated guidance dated October 2005 (Update1/2005). The indicators record measurable events in Welwyn Hatfield between the dates of 1st April 2005 to 31st March 2006. Where information is available indicators and contextual information are also presented for a longer period of time for purposes of comparison.
Targets
1.10 Where a local plan policy includes a specific requirement, this is expressed as a target against which progress is measured. However, the majority of ‘saved’ local plan policies do not have a formal objective with a measurable target; it is difficult to apply core output indicators to them in order to assess whether targets have been met. In these instances an assessment has been made as to whether or not the broad aim of the policy is being met.
Best Value Performance Indicators as Targets
1.11 There are two national Best Value Performance Indicators used as targets that measure affects as a result of the planning process. These are BVPI106 – Percentage of new homes built on previously developed land and BVPI204 the percentage of appeals allowed against the authorities decision to refuse planning permission.
Local Performance Indicators as Targets
1.12 There a number of local performance indicators developed alongside the District Plan. These were developed on an informal basis and are used to complement areas of deficiency. As progress is made with local development documents further local targets and indicators will be developed.
Interpretation
1.13 A separate summary section has been provided to show the general extent to which the Council is reaching its targets and achieving its objectives.
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2.00 Contextual Characteristics of Welwyn Hatfield
2.01 The purpose of this chapter is to give an indication of the current social, environmental, economic and physical situation in Welwyn Hatfield.
2.02 This information starts to form the profile for Welwyn Hatfield which will continue to be developed alongside production of the Local Development Framework. This data, and that which appears in the themed chapters has been gathered from a variety of sources, including Welwyn Hatfield Council, Hertfordshire County Council, English Heritage, English Nature, the Office for National Statistics, Audit Commission, NOMIS, the Environment Agency and HM Customs and Excise.
General Context
2.03 Welwyn Hatfield is located centrally within Hertfordshire and covers an area of 130 square kilometres. It is bordered by Hertsmere to the south west, St. Albans to the west, North Hertfordshire, East Hertfordshire and by Broxbourne to the south east. The very south of the area borders the London Borough of Enfield.
2.04 The Metropolitan Green Belt covers 79 per cent of the Borough, which is approximately 10,248 hectares.
2.05 The borough 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 with the M25 to the south less than five miles away.
2.06 The main east coast railway line runs from London to the North East of England and Edinburgh. Regular half hourly services run from Kings Cross to Cambridge and Peterborough calling at Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City and Welwyn North. In addition slower services to Moorgate also call at Welham Green and Brookman's Park. A sixth station is at Cuffley on the suburban line from Moorgate to Stevenage, via Hertford North.
Population
2.07 In 2005 the population of Welwyn Hatfield was estimated at 100,500 (NOMIS, 2005) compared to the 2001 Census figure of 97,553. Approximately 75 per cent of the population live in the main towns of Welwyn Garden City (43,310) and Hatfield (29,795). The rest of the area comprises of a number of smaller specified settlements with populations of between 1000 and 6000.
2.08 The 2001 Census indicates that the population of Welwyn Hatfield comprise 47,363 males and 50,190 females. This is in line with the resident population in the East of England of 49 per cent males and 51 per cent females. Compared with the national average Welwyn Hatfield has a slightly larger population of people aged 65 and over. The percentage of people aged 65-75 at 9 per cent is higher than any district in Hertfordshire and higher than the regional or national level of 8.4 per cent (Census, 2001).
2.09 According to NOMIS since 1981 Welwyn Hatfield’s population has risen by 6,300. The growth began from the 1989 low of 93,400 and grew by an average of 319 residents per year to 98,500 over 16 years to 2004. In 2005 the steady growth period ended with a rise of 2000 on the previous year. In 2005 the population of Welwyn Hatfield was estimated at 100,500 (NOMIS, 2005).
2.10 In 2002 NOMIS measured the population density in Welwyn Hatfield as 751 residents per square kilometre (7.5 persons per hectare), the 6th highest density in Hertfordshire and 120 residents per kilometre denser than the county average. The UK average being 12.02 persons per hectare (ONS, 2001).
Welwyn Hatfield Population Growth 1981 to 2005
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Source: NOMIS Mid-Year Population Estimates (2005)
2.11 The proportion of children aged 0-9, is similar in Welwyn Hatfield to the regional and national level. The percentage of people aged 20-24; a 7.6 per cent is above the regional and national rate of 6 per cent. People aged 60 and over made up a higher proportion of the boroughs population than children less than 15 years of age.
2.12 In 2001, 63 per cent of Welwyn Hatfield’s households comprised one or two persons. The average household size was 2.39. In 2001, 21 per cent of the population were aged 16 or under and 22 per cent were aged 60 and above.
Population Density in Hertfordshire Districts
Source: NOMIS mid Year Population Estimates (2002)
2.13 37 per cent of households in Welwyn Hatfield live in terraced houses compared to 26 per cent in England and Wales. Twenty seven per cent of houses are within the public sector compared with the UK average of 18 per cent. Home ownership at 64 per cent (owner occupied) is slightly lower than the national level of 68 per cent.
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2.14 Welwyn Hatfield has a predominantly white population with a lower than average proportion of residents who are within the Asian and Black ethnic groups. The Chinese population at 1.26 per cent is above the national average of 0.86 per cent.
Economic Characteristics
2.15 Jobs in Welwyn Hatfield are well paid compared to the national average at £501.40 per week compared with £450.30 for England. But the Borough average falls some way behind that for Hertfordshire (£545.70).
2.16 Economic activity in Welwyn Hatfield is broadly similar to Hertfordshire and England, but slightly higher than Great Britain as a whole.
2.17 Welwyn Hatfield had the highest job density in Hertfordshire and East of England at 1.18, while also having a relatively high claimant count. This suggests that the high labour demand is not being satisfied by the resident population and possibly indicates a mismatch of skills.
2.18 Employment in Welwyn Hatfield is dominated by services, slightly more so than Hertfordshire, England and Britain. Distribution, hotels and restaurants represent the largest single sub-sector of services in Welwyn Hatfield. The proportion of manufacturing jobs is similar to that for Hertfordshire but low compared to regional and national averages.
2.19 79 per cent of the Borough’s households have access to one or more cars. Approximately 56 per cent of the resident population work outside the borough.
2.20 Educational Achievements in Key Stage 2 and GCSEs were above the average for the region, while A/AS level point scores in 2004 were below the average for the region. The average UCAS points score (A Levels) in Welwyn Hatfield is 78.1 for girls and 71.6 for mixed schools. This compares with the average score achieved nationally of 79.9 in 2005.
2.21 In 2004, a higher percentage of the economically active adults in the Hertfordshire area had NVQs at levels 2, 3 and 4 than for the East of England.
Environmental Characteristics
2.22 The borough has an attractive environment and includes the main residential and commercial centres of Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield, which are tightly constrained by the green belt. Welwyn Garden City is now over 80 years old, is known throughout the world as one of the finest examples of modern town planning and landscaping. It was built according to the vision and principles of Sir Ebenezer Howard, founder of the Garden City movement and is the world’s second Garden City.
2.23 79 per cent of land within the borough is classified as Green Belt. The total area of the Green Belt within Welwyn Hatfield is 10,248 hectares. In 2005 2.53 hectares were removed following the Inspector’s recommendations as part of the District Plan Review.
2.24 Welwyn Hatfield has 418 Listed Buildings and contains 8 Conservation Areas. These are the historic cores of Ayot Green, Ayot St. Lawrence, Essendon, Old Hatfield, Northaw and Welwyn together with two areas in Welwyn Garden City. These areas contain significant links with the past, in terms of the historical development of the borough and traditional forms of architecture. Only one Listed Building, Paine Bridge at Brockett Hall, is registered as at risk.
2.25 The borough also contains 73 areas of Archaeological Significance, covering a total area of 1071 hectares. Areas such as Old Hatfield, Old Welwyn as well as a number of village centres are among these. Four registered Historic Parks and Gardens are located within the borough. These are at; Ayot
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House, Ayot St. Lawrence; Gobions, Brookman’s Park; Brocket Hall, Lemsford and Hatfield House, Old Hatfield.
2.26 There are five Local Nature Reserves within Welwyn Hatfield; these are located at Danesbury Park; Sherrardspark Wood; The Commons; Northaw Great Wood; and Mardley Heath.
2.27 There are five Sites of Scientific Interest (SSSIs) designated within the borough. Sherrardspark Wood; Wormley-Hoddesdon Park Wood South; Water End Swallow Holes; Northaw Great Wood; and Redwell Wood. Sherrardspark Wood was recently surveyed and Unit 3 to the north eastern side of the wood has improved to an ‘unfavourable recovering condition’. Improvement is also evident at Redwell Wood where with 100 per cent of the site in an unfavourable ‘recovering’ condition.
2.28 Approximately 75 per cent of the population live in the urban areas whilst around 60 per cent of the land area is rural. This is largely agricultural with arable and grazing land broken up by areas of woodland, river valleys and small villages and hamlets.
2.29 The borough contains 207 wildlife sites of county or district importance (Hertfordshire Biological Records Office, 2005), and one of national importance, called a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) located at Wormley-Hoddesdon Park Woods.
2.30 The main rivers in the borough are the River Lee, the Mimram and the Mimshall Brook. The Mimram is a high quality chalk stream providing a diverse habitat. The Mimshall Brook is a tributary of the Colne and flows west through North Mymms.
Social Characteristics
2.31 Overall 71 per cent of residents defined their health as ‘good’ in the 2001 Census. This compares favourably with the rate for England and Wales at just under 69 per cent. 10 per cent of residents in Hatfield Central and Hollybush (WGC) wards stated their health was ‘not good’ this is in line with the rate for England and Wales.
Indices of Deprivation 2004
2.32 The IOD 2004 is a measure of deprivation based on the following:
• Income Deprivation • Employment Deprivation • Health Deprivation and disability • Education, skills and training deprivation • Barriers to housing and services • Crime • Living Environment deprivation
2.33 Generally Welwyn Hatfield scores well in the survey ranking 25th out of the 48 local authority areas in the East of England and 249th out of the 354 local authority areas in England (1 being the most deprived). However the overall results do mask significant areas of deprivation including Hatfield Central and Peartree wards which are in the most deprived 20 per cent areas across England.
2.34 Welwyn Hatfield has above average health, with high life expectancy, and low rates of early death from the “big killers” heart disease; stroke; and smoking. About 1 in 5 of all deaths is due to smoking, and 7 in 10 premature deaths are from the big killers. Health inequalities exist. There is nearly a 5 year difference in the life expectancy of the healthiest and least healthy wards.
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Recorded Crime Statistics
2.35 Nationally the Home Office requires district councils and their partners to reduce a wide range of specified crimes, the categories in the statistics recorded are:
• burglary, • criminal damage, • drug offences, • fraud and forgery, • robbery, • sexual offences, • vehicle and other theft, • violence against the person, and • other.
2.36 Between 1st April 2003 and 31st March 2005 overall crime in Welwyn Hatfield fell by 3.2 offences per 1000 population. This was in line with the County-wide picture, where the overall crime dropped by 4.9 offences per 1000 population. The overall trend in crime rates in all areas in the graph below is that they are steadily falling; overall crime in England and Wales fell by 4.5 offences per 1000 between 1st April 2003 and 31st March 2005.
Recorded Crime per 1000 Population in Welwyn Hatfield Compared with Other Areas Recorded From 1st April 2003 to 31st March 2005
Source: Home Office Crime Statistics, 2005
2.37 In the case of burglary between 1st April 2004 and 31st March 2005, Welwyn and Hatfield Council fell by 0.2 per 1000, while the County also managed a 0.2 per 1000 drop over the same period.
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3.00 Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
3.01 All Development Plan Documents (DPDs) and Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) prepared as part of the Local Development Framework (LDF) require a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). Local authorities are expected to adopt an integrated approach to monitoring Local Development Frameworks, taking into account the monitoring needs of SA and SEA. Detailed Government guidance on SA/SEA requirements is provided in Sustainability Appraisal of Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Frameworks. Although strictly speaking SA and SEA are two separate processes, the guidance suggests that it is possible to satisfy the monitoring requirements for both using a single monitoring process. SA/SEA will monitor the significant effects of the implementation of DPD policies, so that any unforeseen adverse environmental, social and economic effects can be identified and appropriate remedial action taken. The SA/SEA framework will include significant effects indicators against which policies can be assessed.
3.02 The first Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) to be produced are:
• Welwyn Garden City Town Centre & Campus East SPD; and • Broadwater Road West SPD.
SA Process for Supplementary Planning Document Production
3.03 As part of Stage A of the SA process Welwyn Hatfield Council commissioned Hertfordshire County Council to prepare draft joint scoping reports for the Welwyn Garden City & Campus East SPD and the Broadwater Road West SPD. These were subject to consultation for 5 weeks, concluding on 14 June 2006. A total of 172 consultees, groups and individuals comprising statutory consultees, amenity groups, residents, businesses, service providers and representatives of Welwyn Hatfield Alliance were invited to respond to the draft scoping report. A total of thirteen (13) representations were received. The finalised scoping report for the two SPDs will conclude Stage A of the SA process.
3.04 Stages B and C of the SA process should be completed by December 2006.
SPD Process SA Process Evidence Gathering Stage A – setting the context, establishing the baseline & deciding on scope. Production of the Scoping Report. Consultation on the Scoping Report – statutory consultation of 5 weeks. Preparation of draft SPD Stage B – developing & refining options & assessing effects. Stage C – Preparing the SA Report Public consultation on Consulting on the draft SPD and SA Report. draft SPD statutory consultation of 4-6 weeks Consider representations and finalise SPD Adoption of SPD Implementation, Stage E – monitoring monitoring & review
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4.00 Progress of the Welwyn Hatfield Local Development Framework
4.01 One of the aims of the AMR is to monitor the progress of the Council in producing the documents set out in the Local Development Scheme. Welwyn Hatfield’s LDS was approved in April 2005.
4.02 The Council has made some good progress with preparation of the Local Development Framework. There has been some slippage with the preparation of both Development Plan Documents and Supplementary Planning Documents and in meeting the milestones in the production of the LDF. Largely, although not solely, this has resulted from the RSS process. Firstly the delay to the RSS programme and secondly the consequences of the Panel’s recommendations creating uncertainty over the extent of development to take place in Welwyn Hatfield. In addition slippage has occurred because this is an untried system and it was difficult to predict how long it would take to prepare the new style of planning documents. Summary tables indicating progress with each DPD and SPD are shown below.
4.03 During the monitoring period (April 2005 to March 2006) and looking forward to December 2006) we have:-
• published the draft Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) and formally submitted the SCI to the Secretary of State for Public Examination; • received the Inspectors Report for the SCI in November 2006; it is anticipated that we will formally adopting the SCI in January 2007. • published the Housing Needs Survey in October 2005; • jointly commissioned Opinion Research Services with Broxbourne, East Hertfordshire, North Hertfordshire, Stevenage and Hertfordshire County Council the Northern and Eastern Hertfordshire to undertake a Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment. The final report was received in June 2006; • commissioned Hertfordshire County Council to prepare the joint draft Scoping Report for the two SPDs: Welwyn Garden City Town Centre and Campus East (Development Brief) and Broadwater Road West SPD; • consulted on the draft Scoping Report for Welwyn Garden City Town Centre and Campus East (Development Brief) SPD and Broadwater Road West SPD (Sustainability Appraisal) during May and June 2006; • commissioned Entec Ltd to undertake research to identify the realistic potential for renewable energy development in Hertfordshire. The study was commissioned in partnership with HCC, Hertfordshire Environmental Forum and Hertfordshire Technical Chief Officers Association. The results of the study were published in July 2005; • commissioned Urban Practioners to provide master planning and urban design advice for the Welwyn Garden City Town Centre and Campus East (Development Brief) SPD and Broadwater Road West SPD; • appointed Conservation Architecture and Planning (CAP) to undertake a Conservation Appraisal of Welwyn Garden City Conservation Area. The draft Appraisal was sent out for consultation with interested parties and key stakeholders and was published for further public consultation during August 2006; • signed a service level agreement with Hertfordshire County Council Information Management Unit to maintain and develop the evidence base and local indicators and targets. • commissioned Scott Wilson to undertake stages (b to e) of the SA/SEA process for Welwyn Garden City Town Centre and Campus East (Development Brief) SPD and Broadwater Road West SPD; • jointly commissioned with Hertsmere Borough Council and St Albans District Council Roger Tyms to undertake the Central Hertfordshire Employment Land Review. This will form part of the evidence base for the Core Strategy and Site Allocations DPDs and also inform the Broadwater Road West SPD. This review is expected to be published in late 2006; • commissioned PMP to produce a review of leisure and community provision in Welwyn Garden City to identify leisure and community facility needs and demand in the town and potential development
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opportunities to address them. This will feed into the evidence base for the Welwyn Garden City Town Centre and Broadwater Road West SPDs. This review was published in November 2006.
Development Plan Documents and Statement of Community Involvement
Increasing Participation and Representation Consultation
4.04 This section of the AMR reports on the effectiveness of the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) on increasing participation and representation in the planning process of all sectors of the community in Welwyn Hatfield.
4.05 In developing the SCI the Council has recognised that the planning system can be complex and confusing which can prevent some people getting involved. Monitoring of the responses to the SCI has identified young people, ethnic minorities, and sections of the community living in the rural or more deprived areas of the borough as being under-represented or ‘hard to reach’.
4.06 An Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form was made available from the Preferred Options Stage onwards, in order to monitor participation and to identify under-representation and hard to reach groups.
4.07 What the overall monitoring responses told us:
• 100 per cent of respondents state their ethnic origin as ‘white British’. • The highest percentage response was from Christians, followed by ‘no religion’ and one Buddhist. • 67 per cent of respondents were male. • 43 per cent of respondents were from people aged 65-79, with only 5 percent aged 25 or under. 52 per cent of respondents were aged 46-65. • Geographically the largest proportion of respondents was from organisations/groups located outside the borough. These tended to be persons having an interest in the borough, either as an agent (representing landowner clients) or were a statutory consultee.
Geographical Distribution of the representation to the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)
Settlement Name Issues & Preferred Submission Version Options Stage Options Stage Reg 28 Reg 25 Reg 26 Brookman’s Park 0 0 0 Northaw & Cuffley 1 0 1 Digswell 4 2 0 Essendon 1 0 0 Hatfield 11 6 2 Oaklands & Mardley Heath 0 0 0 North Mymms 0 0 1 Rural - other 2 9 0 Welham Green 0 0 0 Welwyn 15 2 3 Welwyn Garden City 43 13 11 Woolmer Green 1 0 0 Outside of borough/borough wide 50 32 22 Totals 128 64 40
4.08 The Council will continue to monitor participation in consultation events to improve our understanding of who is hard to reach and where resources may need to be targeted.
10 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Development Plan Document Preparation
Progress of the Statement Of Community Involvement
Key Milestone Pre - Public Participation Preferred Options Preparation of Reg 28 Pre Reg 34 Receive Adopt & Publish production Issues & Options Reg 26 Submission SCI Submission to Examination Examination Inspectors DPD Reg 25 & Submission SoS & Public meeting Period Report Statement Consultation on Submission DPD
LDS Mar-May Jun/Jul Oct/Nov Dec 05 – Feb Mar/Apr Jun Aug Oct 06 Nov/Dec Timetable 05 05 05 06 06 06 06 06
Compliance Yes Jun/Aug 05 Nov/Dec 05 Jan - March 06 Submission N/A (notice event – Received No with LDS Approved CPTP May 06. written reps) Nov 06 March 06 Consultation Cabinet April 06 through June 06
Main reasons Diversion of Lagging indicator Lagging Lagging No Pre Exam Lagging Lagging Lagging for non resources to Audit carried over from indicator carried indicator carried meeting indicator carried indicator carried indicator carried compliance Inspection. previous task. over. Significant over required. over over over Consulted in Significant Resources excess of minimum resources diverted directed to requirements to delayed RSS delayed RSS EIP EIP
Required Working to capacity Working to capacity Working to Introduced new Awaiting date Anticipated 8 Depending on Action of the team, no of the team, no capacity of the software to from PINS, weeks post Democratic alternative action alternative action team, no enable on-line anticipated date examination Calendar available. available. alternative consultation. Nov 06 anticipate first action available. Working to Committee after capacity of the Christmas team. holidays Jan 07.
11 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Progress of the Core Strategy
Key Pre Production Preparation of Public Public Reg. 27 Reg. 28 Pre Examination Reg. 34 Receive Adopt & Publish Milestone & SEA Participation Participation on Consider Reps & Submission to meeting Examination Inspectors Report DPD Survey Scoping Issues & Options Preferred Options prepare SoS & Public Period Report Reg. 25 Reg. 26 Submission DPD Consultation on & amend SA Submission DPD Report
LDS Jan 05 – Sept 06 Jan 05 – Sept 06 Nov/Dec 06 – Jan Sept/Oct 07 Nov 07 – May 08 June/July 08 Oct 08 Jan 09 May 09 June/July 09 Timetable 07
Compliance Met in part and No No Unlikely to be met Unlikely to be met Unlikely to be met Unlikely to be met Unlikely to be met Unlikely to be met Unlikely to be met with LDS work on-going
Main reasons Evidence base Diversion of Lagging indicator Lagging indicator Lagging indicator Lagging indicator Lagging indicator Lagging indicator Lagging indicator Lagging indicator for non being gathered, resources onto for reasons carried over. carried over. carried over. carried over. carried over. carried over. carried over. compliance but many studies delayed RSS EIP already stated. are in partnership Also, Panel & are taking Report into RSS longer to has resulted in conclude than uncertainty over initially planned. the extent of Some studies development that delayed to take needs to be account of Panel planned for and recommendations which may Some studies not require additional yet commenced evidence based awaiting SoS work not Proposed previously Changes. anticipated. Diversion onto delayed RSS examination. Required Review LDS & Review LDS & Review LDS & Review LDS & Review LDS & Review LDS & Review LDS & Review LDS & Review LDS & Review LDS & Action reschedule taking reschedule taking reschedule taking reschedule taking reschedule taking reschedule taking reschedule taking reschedule taking reschedule taking reschedule taking into account into account into account into account into account into account into account into account into account into account revised RSS revised RSS revised RSS revised RSS revised RSS revised RSS revised RSS revised RSS revised RSS revised RSS timetable & timetable & timetable & timetable & timetable & timetable & timetable & timetable & timetable & timetable & Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Changes Changes. Submit Changes Submit Changes Submit Changes Submit Changes Submit Changes Submit Changes Submit Changes Submit Changes Submit Submit to GO. to GO. to GO. to GO. to GO. to GO. to GO. to GO. to GO. to GO.
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Progress of Site Allocations
Key Pre Production Preparation of Public Public Reg. 27 Reg. 28 Publish Notice Pre Reg. 34 Receive Adopt & Milestone & SEA Scoping Participation Participation on Consider Reps, Submission to of Alternative Examination Examination Inspectors Publish Survey Report Issues & Preferred prepare SoS & Public sites & invite meeting Period Report DPD Options Reg. Options Reg. Submission Consultation representations 25 26 DPD & amend on Submission SA Report DPD
LDS Apr 05 – Jul 07 Apr 05 – Jul 07 Sept – Nov 07 June/July 08 Aug 08 – Feb Mar – Apr 09 Jun/July 09 Sept 09 Dec 09 – Jan May/June 10 July/Aug Timetable 09 10 10
Compliance Met in part and Work not yet Unlikely to be Unlikely to be Unlikely to be Unlikely to be Unlikely to be Unlikely to be Unlikely to be Unlikely to be Unlikely to with LDS work on-going commenced met met met met met met met met be met
Main Evidence base Diversion of Lagging Lagging Lagging Lagging Lagging Lagging Ditto Ditto Ditto reasons for being gathered, resources onto indicator for indicator for indicator for indicator for indicator for indicator for non but many studies delayed RSS reasons reasons reasons reasons reasons reasons compliance are in partnership EIP. Awaiting already stated. already stated. already stated. already stated. already stated. already stated. & are taking outcome of Also, Panel longer to Proposed Report into conclude than Changes. RSS has initially planned. resulted in Some studies uncertainty delayed to take over the extent account of Panel of development recommendations that needs to Some studies not be planned for yet commenced and which may awaiting SoS require Proposed additional Changes. evidence Diversion onto based work not delayed RSS previously examination. anticipated.
Required Review LDS & Review LDS & Review LDS & Review LDS & Review LDS & Review LDS & Review LDS & Review LDS & Ditto Ditto Ditto Action reschedule reschedule reschedule reschedule reschedule reschedule reschedule reschedule taking into taking into taking into taking into taking into taking into taking into taking into account revised account account account account account account account RSS timetable revised RSS revised RSS revised RSS revised RSS revised RSS revised RSS revised RSS & Proposed timetable & timetable & timetable & timetable & timetable & timetable & timetable & Changes. Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Submit to GO. Changes. Changes. Changes. Changes. Changes. Changes. Changes. Submit to GO. Submit to GO. Submit to GO. Submit to GO. Submit to GO. Submit to GO. Submit to GO.
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Progress of Development Control Policies
Key Pre Preparation Public Public Reg. 27 Reg. 28 Prepare Pre Examination Reg. 34 Receive Adopt & Publish Milestone Production of SEA Participation Participation Consider Submission to Summary of meeting Examination Inspectors DPD & Scoping Issues & on Preferred Reps, prepare SoS & Public Reps & make Period Report Survey Report Options Reg. Options Reg. Submission Consultation available 25 26 DPD & amend on SA Report Submission DPD
LDS Jan – May Jan – May Jul- Sept 08 Mar – Apr 09 May – Oct 09 Nov – Dec 09 Jul – Aug 09 Mar 10 Jun/Jul 10 Nov 10 Jan 11 Timetable 2008 2008
Compliance N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A with LDS
Main reasons for non Compliance
Required Action
14 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Supplementary Planning Document Preparation
Progress of WGC Town Centre & Campus East Development Brief (SPD)
Key Milestone Evidence gathering/ Preparation of draft SPD & Draft SPD & SA Report Consideration of Finalise SA & SPD Prepare Adoption & publication of Preparation of SEA SA Report issued for public consultation responses Statement of Reps with document Scoping Report & pre- participation responses & SA Statement production community engagement
LDS Apr 05 - Feb 06 Apr 05 – Feb 06 Jun/Jul 06 Aug/Sep 06 Sep-Dec 06 Jan/Feb 07 Timetable
Compliance Evidence gathering No. Consultants appointed No No No No with LDS commenced. Scoping June 06. Pre-production Report approved for public consultation event consultation Feb 06 September 06
Main reasons for non No internal expertise or Lagging indicator for Lagging indicator for Lagging indicator for Lagging indicator for Lagging indicator for Compliance resource for SEA/SA reasons already stated. reasons already stated. reasons already stated. reasons already stated reasons already stated. Consultants appointed to prepare technical evidence which was not completed within timescales.
Commissioned HCC to Corporate Team set up. Revise SPD programme & Revise SPD programme & Revise SPD programme & Revise SPD programme Required prepare scoping report Nov Commissioned Urban LDS (anticipated Jan 07 for LDS LDS & LDS Action 05. Appointed consultants – Practitioners & Scott Wilson public participation) delayed work programme to prepare draft SPD & SA developed report. New project Review LDS & reschedule programme produced to guide delivery Review LDS & reschedule
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Progress of the Design Guide (SPD)
Key Milestone Evidence gathering/ Preparation of draft SPD & Draft SPD & SA Report Consideration of Finalise SA & SPD Adoption & publication of Preparation of SEA SA Report issued for public participation consultation responses Prepare Statement of Reps document Scoping Report & pre- with responses & SA production community Statement engagement
LDS Jun - Nov 06 Dec 06 - Mar 07 Apr/May 07 May/Jun/Jul 07 Aug/Sept 07 Oct/Nov 07 Timetable
Compliance No Unlikely to be met Unlikely to be met Unlikely to be met Unlikely to be met Unlikely to be met with LDS
Main reasons for non Existing SDG adopted as Compliance Council policy Feb 05. Recent document supported on appeal will require review & update but currently insufficient resources to carry forward without impact on preparation of Core Strategy and Site Allocations DPDs.
Required Report to CPTP and Report to CPTP and Report to CPTP and Cabinet Report to CPTP and Report to CPTP and Report to CPTP and Action Cabinet on revisions to Cabinet on revisions to on revisions to LDS Cabinet on revisions to Cabinet on revisions to Cabinet on revisions to LDS LDS LDS LDS LDS
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Progress of Broadwater Road West Development Brief (SPD)
Key Milestone Evidence gathering/ Preparation of draft SPD & Draft SPD & SA Report Consideration of Finalise SA & SPD Adoption & publication of Preparation of SEA continue SA Report issued for public participation consultation responses Prepare Statement of Reps document Scoping Report & pre- with responses & SA production community Statement engagement
LDS Apr 05 - Apr 06 May to Sept 06 Oct – Nov 06 Dec 06/Jan 07 Jan-Mar 07 Apr 07 Timetable
Compliance Evidence gathering No. Consultants appointed No No No No with LDS commenced. Scoping June 06. Pre-production Report approved for public consultation event consultation Feb 06 September 06
Main reasons for non No internal expertise or Lagging indicator for Lagging indicator for reasons Lagging indicator for Lagging indicator for Lagging indicator for Compliance resource for SEA/SA reasons already stated. already stated. reasons already stated. reasons already stated. reasons already stated. Consultants appointed to prepare technical evidence which was not completed within timescales.
Required Commissioned HCC to Corporate Team set up. Revise SPD programme & Revise SPD programme & Revise SPD programme & Revise SPD programme & Action prepare scoping report Nov Commissioned Urban LDS (anticipated Jan 07 for LDS LDS LDS 05. Appointed consultants Practitioners & Scott public participation) – delayed work programme Wilson to prepare draft developed SPD & SA report. New Review LDS & reschedule project programme produced to guide delivery Review LDS & reschedule
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Progress of High View/Hill Top Neighbourhood Centre (SPD)
Key Milestone Evidence gathering/ Preparation of draft SPD & Draft SPD & SA Report Consideration of Finalise SA & SPD Adoption & publication of Preparation of SEA SA Report issued for public participation consultation responses Prepare Statement of Reps document Scoping Report & pre- with responses & SA production community Statement engagement
LDS Sept 06 – Apr 07 Apr – Aug 07 Sept/Oct 07 Nov/Dec 07 Jan-May 08 Jun/Jul 08 Timetable
Compliance Work has not yet Unlikely to be met Unlikely to be met Unlikely to be met Unlikely to be met Unlikely to be met with LDS commenced.
Work programme Main reasons for non reprioritised as a result of Compliance delays to Core Strategy preparation.
Required Review LDS programme Report to CPTP and Report to CPTP and Cabinet Report to CPTP and Report to CPTP and Report to CPTP and Action Report to CPTP and Cabinet on revisions to on revisions to LDS Cabinet on revisions to Cabinet on revisions to Cabinet on revisions to Cabinet on revisions LDS LDS LDS LDS Submit to GO
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5.00 National Best Value and Local Performance Indicators
5.01 National Best Value Performance Indicators (BVPIs) were introduced in 2000/01 with the purpose of establishing a culture within local government that encourages good management practices delivering efficient, effective and economic services that meet users’ needs.
• enable Central Government and the Service Inspectorate to monitor the performance of local government in delivering important service outcomes; • measure Local authorities achievements working with their partners to meet the challenges presented by the shared priorities; • enable Local authorities to track their performance and compare it with peer authorities, facilitating improvement planning; • provide a basis for auditable reliable data to inform and complement the CPA process and other assessment frameworks and support National PSA targets; and • inform local people on the performance of their authority in delivering high level priorities.
National Best Value Performance Indicators (BVPIs)
5.02 Two National Best Value Performance Indicators measure the Council’s performance in relation to new development in Welwyn Hatfield, one of which is also a National Core Output Indicator.
BVPI106 Percentage of new homes built on previously developed land
5.03 During the year 2005/2006 736 (gross) new homes were built in the borough. Of these 94 per cent were built on previously developed land (PDL)
BVPI106 Percentage of new homes built on previously developed land in 2005/2006
National Target Welwyn Hatfield Target Actual for 2005/2006 60% 60% 94%
BVPI204 Percentage of appeals allowed against authorities decision to refuse planning application
BVPI204 Percentage of appeals allowed against authorities decision to refuse planning application National Target Welwyn Hatfield Target Actual for 2005/2006 (Cleaner & Greener Target 5)
Less than 35% 33% 32%
5.04 During 2005/2006 a total of 62 appeals meeting the criteria of BVPI204 were determined by the Planning Inspectorate. Of these 42 were dismissed and 20 (32 per cent) were allowed in full or in part.
5.05 The 2005/2006 BVPI target was achieved.
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6.00 Monitoring and Implementation of ‘Saved’ Policies in the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005
6.01 In accordance with the requirements of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 policies in the adopted District Plan 2005 have been ‘saved’ for a period of three years from the date of adoption of the plan, that is 15 April 2005. The DCLG have released guidance1 which explains the proposals to save or extend adopted local plan policies beyond the three year period. Owing to the date of adoption of the District Plan, Welwyn Hatfield has until the 12 October 2007 to submit a final list to the Government Office for the East of England of the policies we wish to save or extend beyond that date.
6.02 As part of the process of identifying which policies will be saved, Welwyn Hatfield is required to:
• Assess the effectiveness of their policies; and • Identify those policies which need amending.
6.03 Essentially there are four types of policy in the District Plan – those that set the spatial strategy for the borough; those that allocate sites or areas of land for specific uses or provide additional protection because of the special nature of the site; development control policies which establish the criteria to be used in the assessment of planning applications; and finally those that set out the procedures and information that will need to be submitted in order to aid the consideration of certain applications.
6.04 The District Plan contains 175 policies and Appendix A of the Local Development Scheme identifies whether the policy is one which sets the strategy, is an allocation, development control, or procedural policy. It should be noted that a number of policies fall into more than one category.
6.05 With only one years data it is impossible to draw any meaningful conclusions on whether policies are being implemented and their effectiveness. Furthermore some policies may only be used once or twice in their lifetime (for example site specific policies). This does not make them any the less effective.
6.06 The following table illustrates the top ten most frequently referred to policies in planning application decisions.
Top Ten Most Frequently Referred to District Plan Policies
Rank Policy Use 1 D1 Quality of Design 85.1% 2 D2 Character and Context 83.0% 3 R22 Development in Conservation Areas 16.7% 4 RA3 Extensions to Dwellings in the Green Belt 10.9% 5 RA1 Development in the Green Belt 10.8% 6 R25 Public Rights of Way 5.7% 7 GBSP2 Towns and Specified Settlements 5.1% 8 R17 Trees, Woodland and Hedgerows 4.2% 9 M14 Parking Standards for New Development 2.5% 10 D7 Safety by Design 2.0%
1 Protocol for handling proposals to save adopted Local Plan, Unitary Development Plan and Structure Plan policies beyond the 3 year saved period (DCLG, August 2006). 20 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006
6.07 Nevertheless a review of this year’s monitoring in the following sections of the AMR quite clearly shows that many policies in the Plan are being implemented. For example:
• 99 per cent of new development is within 30 minutes public transport travel time of key services; • 61 per cent of allocated housing sites have been completed, are under construction or have planning permission; • 94 per cent of residential development has taken place on previously developed land; and • 100 per cent of employment development took place on previously developed land.
Appeal Decisions
6.08 As a proportion of the planning decisions made by the Council during the monitoring year, appeal decisions represent only a small sample. The results can only be used as an example of the types of applications received by the Council and considered at appeal. During 2005/2006 a total of 62 appeals were determined by the Planning Inspectorate. Of these 42 were dismissed and 20 (32 per cent) were allowed in full or in part meeting the Governments and Council’s target.
6.09 Due to the recent adoption of the latest District Plan many of the appeals refer to defunct or renamed policies because of the time delay of the appeals process. As a result it is not possible to make the kind of quantitative assessment of current appeals that is necessary at present.
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7.00 National Core Output Indicator and Local Indicator Themes
7.01 In developing the Monitoring Strategy this year the national core output indicators and local indicators are reported in the order of the themed chapters of the adopted District Plan 2005. Each themed chapter is split into the following colour coded sub sections to assist with identifying whether they are in the categories shown below:
7.02 These are: contextual information and indicators refer to the adopted District Plan strategy and objectives, report progress and performance on the national core output indicators and finally report performance on locally developed indicators and targets.
7.03 The summary table shown in the appendices identifies the national core output indicators to be monitored. These have been taken from the ODPM publication Local Development Frameworks – Core Output Indicators Update 1/2005 dated October 2005. Local indicators developed in-house have also been included.
Current and Future Reporting of Indicators
7.04 The summary table illustrates the progress made in reporting on the national core output indicators and local indicators using a simple colour coded “traffic light” system. Green, Amber and Red. Green shows that the indicator has been reported. Amber shows that the indicator has been partially reported and Red, that data is not currently available to report the indicator. A full interpretation of the results is given in the themed chapters.
7.05 In the case of the 05/06 column of the table this denotes the current position on data availability, whereas for columns 06/07, 07/08 and 08/09 shows when we anticipate the data will be reported.
7.06 In some instances where data isn’t fully available when assessed against the definition in the ODPM guidance a proxy indicator has been used.
Reporting Performance against Targets – Local Indicators
7.07 Some, but not all of the indicators include a target. Where a target is used a face has been used to denote whether the target has been met. ☺ - smiling target is met or exceeded. - frowning for target not met and - neutral, target has been partially met.
22 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 8.00 Sustainable Development Theme
Contextual Information and Indicators
8.01 Sustainable Development is an integral part of modern planning; it is relevant to the vast majority, if not all applications for planning permission. It covers a wide range of issues from the use of finite building materials to the developments impact on transport systems.
8.02 Because sustainability is integrated to planning only a limited number of indicators are included in this section, as they are included as elements of each of the following themed sections:
• Green Belt and Settlement Pattern, • Resources, • Movement, • Design, • Implementation and Monitoring, • Housing, • Open Space, • Community Leisure and Tourism, • Employment, • Retailing and Town Centres, • Hatfield Aerodrome and Rural Areas.
Strategy and Objectives
8.03 To secure Sustainable development in the borough, the District Plan has the following objectives to:
1. preserve and enhance the borough’s wildlife and biodiversity, landscape, urban open land and historic environment, and minimise the use of natural resources; 2. provide for development to meet the recognised needs of local people in terms of housing, jobs, shopping, leisure, services, health and community facilities, education and training; 3. maintain the Green Belt and concentrate development within the main towns and villages of Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Welwyn, Oakland’s and Mardley Heath, Digswell, Woolmer Green, Welham Green, Bookman’s Park, Cuffley and Little Heath, in particular on previously developed land; 4. seek to sustain the countryside and rural communities, allowing development in rural areas where this helps to sustain the rural economy and community life, preserves the quality of the countryside and supports the purposes of the Green Belt; 5. Minimise the overall need to travel by encouraging more balanced and self-contained settlements, promoting mixed-use development and locating development where it is accessible; 6. reduce dependence on the car by development to be located and designed so it is accessible by and gives priority to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport; 7. maintain and enhance the quality of the urban environment by protecting open space and requiring good quality, sustainable design in all new development; 8. foster a ‘sense of community’ through the protection and provision of services and through careful design of new development; 9. maintain and improve the vitality and viability of Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield town centres and the borough’s village and local centres, by protecting their primary shopping functions and encouraging a greater diversity of uses; 10. increase economic prosperity through the regeneration of key areas of the district, in particular Hatfield Town Centre and the former Hatfield Aerodrome site.
There are no National Core Output Indicators in this chapter.
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Local Indicators
LOI 2: Number and site area of mixed use development granted planning permission within existing settlements
District Relevant Target Output Performance Plan saved Objective Policy No. 5 SD1 Increasing No. Site Floorspace number of Area sites (ha) 5 15.2 11,863 (net), ☺ 26,966 (gross gain)
Interpretation:
8.04 There was one mixed use application granted permission during the monitoring year for the District Centre at Hatfield Aerodrome site. This site is currently under construction.
LOI 3: Percentage of new residential units developed within 400 metres of a bus stop, within 600 metres of a local centre or within 800 metres of a railway station Data not available this year.
9.00 Green Belt and Settlement Pattern
Contextual Information and Indicators
Percentage and area of Welwyn Hatfield in the Green Belt
9.01 79 per cent of land within the borough is classified as Green Belt. The total area of the Green Belt within Welwyn Hatfield is 10,248 hectares. In 2005, 2.53 hectares were removed as part of the District Plan Review.
Percentage and Area of Designated Settlements in Welwyn Hatfield 9.02 The following table shows the area (in hectares) and percentage (of Welwyn Hatfield area) of each designated settlement in the borough.
Area and Percentage (of Welwyn Hatfield Borough) of Designated Settlements in Welwyn Hatfield Designated Area (ha) Percentage Settlement Towns: 1,236.34 9.54 Welwyn GC 806.50 6.23 Hatfield Specified Settlements: 115.64 0.89 Brookman’s Park 138.46 1.07 Cuffley 63.71 0.49 Digswell 22.48 0.17 Little Heath Oaklands and 107.33 0.83 Mardley Heath 83.04 0.64 Welham Green 107.91 0.83 Welwyn 28.83 0.22 Woolmer Green 2,710.24 20.91 Total 24 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006
9.03 20.91 percent of Welwyn Hatfield is within a designated settlement, the largest being Welwyn Garden City at 1,236.34 hectares and 9.54 per cent of the borough’s total area.
9.04 The map on the next page shows all the designated settlements within the borough, as well as three houses in the south of Knebworth and Little Heath (to the north of Potters Bar) that are also within the borough.
Strategy and Objectives
9.05 The main objectives of the Plan in respect of the borough’s Green Belt and settlement pattern are:
• To maintain the Green Belt as the principal means of restraining the physical expansion of the borough’s urban areas; • To maintain the existing settlement pattern in the borough; • To concentrate development into the borough’s main towns and settlements; • To maintain areas of special restraint between the urban area and the Green Belt, to be safeguarded to meet future growth needs beyond the Plan period and thereby ensure the permanence of the Green Belt boundaries.
There are no National Core Output Indicators in this chapter.
Local Indicators
LOI 5: Number and site area of planning permissions granted for new development within the Green Belt
District Plan Relevant Target Output Performance Objective Saved Policy No. 3 R1 Reduce number and Data not Not applicable site area of collected this development granted year within the Green Belt. Source: WHC RLA 2005/2006. * site area based on available data for 12 sites.
Interpretation
9.06 This target was attempted for this year but on further examination the use of site area hectarage was considered to be inappropriate and misleading. A more useful indicator is considered to be a floorspace measurement. Data to be collected next year will include floorspace, site area and number of permissions.
25 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Green Belt and Settlement Pattern
Source: Welwyn Hatfield Cartology 2006
26 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 LOI 6: Number and percentage of new residential buildings or new conversions to residential uses built/carried out within the Green Belt
District Plan Relevant Target Output Performance Objective Saved Policy No. 5 GBSP1, Reduce the number 52 (7%) of total GBSP2, RA1, of new completions in RA2 buildings and the borough residential conversions granted outside the main towns and specified settlements
Interpretation
9.08 The result for 2005-2006 represents 7 per cent of all completions in the borough. However the figures for 2004-2005 were 0.8 per cent, an increase of 6.2 per cent.
10.00 Resources Theme
Contextual Information and Indicators
Type No. Area (hectares) Listed Buildings: 418 n/a (Source: Cartology) Grade1: 7 Grade 2: 387 Grade 2*: 24 Conservation Areas 8 337 Areas of Archaeological Significance 73 1071 Scheduled Ancient Monuments 4 n/a Historic Parks and Gardens 4 n/a Local Nature Reserves 5 n/a Wildlife Sites 207 2,299 Buildings at Risk (national) 1 - Paine Bridge at Brockett Hall, n/a Lemsford Air Quality Management Areas 0 n/a
Strategy and Objectives
10.01 The objectives of the District Plan are:
1. to make the best use of land as a finite resource, by recycling and maximising the use of previously developed land and minimising the use of ‘Greenfield’ land; 2. to minimise the use of non-renewable energy sources and maximise opportunities to use renewable energy in the design and location of new development; 3. to minimise the use of other non-renewable materials; 4. to minimise the risks of flooding, ground and surface water pollution and encourage the conservation of water resources; 5. to protect the borough’s wildlife and it’s habitats and enhance biodiversity at every opportunity; 6. to minimise the risks of pollution in all its forms as a result of development and seek to raise air quality standards through enabling a reduction in car use and promoting tree planting; 7. to preserve and enhance the borough’s historic, architectural and archaeological heritage.
27 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 National Core Output Indicator
NCOI RES1: Number of planning applications granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency on flood defence grounds
Output Performance 0 ☺ There were no planning applications granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency on flood defence grounds. The EA sustained an objection to one site at Old Rectory Drive, Hatfield S6/2006/0258/FP, however this application was withdrawn. A subsequent application was submitted for this site and the EA have objected on biodiversity grounds during the monitoring period 2006/2007; the application has not been determined.
NCOI RES 2: Number of planning applications granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency on water quality grounds
Output Performance 0 ☺ There were no planning applications granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency on either surface or underground water reasons.
NCOI RES 3: Changes in areas and populations of biodiversity importance, including: 1. Change in priority habitats and species (by type) and NCOI RES 4: Change in areas designated for their intrinsic environmental value including sites of international, national, regional, sub-regional or local significance
10.02 Data is not available for these indicators for this monitoring year. Hertfordshire County Council have recently started to develop information resources for these indicators by providing a monitoring questionnaire to be completed at site level for each planning application where biodiversity is identified as a constraint. We anticipate starting to report on these indicators in the 2006/2007 AMR. Paragraph LOI 30 (below) details a local indicator we have developed this year for woodland SSSI’s in council ownership.
10.03 National Core Output Indicators for minerals and waste policies are provided by Hertfordshire County Council in their Annual Monitoring Report.
NCOI RES 5: Renewable energy capacity installed by type
Output Performance 3 ☺Three sites have been completed during the monitoring year. These are: Provision of solar panels on housing developments at a) Bishops Rise and b) Wellfield Road, Hatfield. c) Ground source heat pump for church room’s extension at St Mary’s Church, Welwyn. There is no available data on the mega wattage of each installation.
Local Indicator
LOI 1: Total number of planning applications granted for developments involving an element of renewable energy generation
District Relevant Target Output Performance Plan saved Policy Objective No. 1 SD1, R3, R4 Increase in the number 1 ☺ of applications granted
28 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Interpretation:
10.04 One permission was granted involving renewable energy generation. This was for a 20 metre high wind turbine at the new primary school at Hatfield Aerodrome. However the majority of installations of renewable energy generators do not require planning permission. It can be difficult to monitor information through the planning process.
LOI 7: Loss of designated wildlife sites
District Relevant Target Output Performance Plan saved Policy Objective No. 1 R15 0% Loss 0 ☺
LOI 8: Number of listed buildings demolished
District Relevant Target Output Performance Plan saved Policy Objective No. 1 R27 0% loss 0 ☺
Interpretation:
10.05 There have been no demolitions of Listed Buildings between 1st April 2005 and 31st March 2006. However three permissions have been granted relating to demolition on sites with listed buildings, two permissions (one superseding the other) at Lemsford Mill relating to partial demolition of the listed building as part of a change of use to B1a Offices, and one permission to demolish a garage block at the Old Rectory, Ayot St. Lawrence, though this is not part of the listed building.
LOI 9: Use of previously developed land
District Relevant Target Output Performance Plan saved Policy Objective No. 1 R15 60% of new dwellings on PDL 94% ☺ (including through conversions)
Interpretation:
10.06 This target has been exceeded for four of the last five years.
LOI 11: Proportion of new employment uses on previously developed land
District Relevant Target Output Performance Plan saved Policy Objective No. 3 R1 Increasing proportion 100% ☺
Interpretation:
10.07 100 per cent of sites relating to employment uses completed between 1st April 2005 and 31st March 2006 were built on previously developed land. This satisfies Policy R1 – Maximising use of previously developed land.
Condition of SSSI’s in Welwyn Hatfield
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10.08 The condition of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI’s) is assessed by Natural England using six reportable condition categories: favourable; unfavourable recovering; unfavourable no change; unfavourable declining, part destroyed and destroyed.
10.09 Assessment and survey of the SSSI's takes place on a rolling programme. Most recent data available for the five sites in Welwyn Hatfield indicate that there has been no change recorded in the condition of four out of five of the SSSI’s. The fifth site Redwell Wood shows signs of improvement moving from unfavourable/no change condition to 100% unfavourable recovering condition. Sherrardspark Wood was resurveyed in November 2006, although the results have not been published by Natural England and are not shown in the following table.
SSSI’s located in Welwyn Hatfield Borough 2006
1 2 3 4 5 Commentary Sherrardspark 25% 53% 22% 0 0 No change Wood Wormley- 75% 22% 3% 0 0 No change Hoddesdonpark Wood south Water End 100% 0 0 0 0 No change Swallow Holes Northaw Great 15% 0 36% 49% 0 No Change Wood Redwell Wood 0 100% 0 0 0 ☺ Site showing signs of recovery.
Source: English Nature/Natural England (August 2006) 1- % area favourable; 2 - % area unfavourable recovering; 3 - % area unfavourable no change; 4 - % area unfavourable declining; 5 % area destroyed/part destroyed.
Woodland SSSI’s
10.10 Welwyn Hatfield Council has for many years owned the largest amount of woodland of any district council in Hertfordshire. Two of our largest woodlands Sherrardspark Wood (75 hectares) and Northaw Great Wood (120 hectares) are SSSI’s. They are both considered to be fine examples of lowland oak and hornbeam woodlands. Each woodlands contains wildlife habitats which support a wide range of species including birds, mammals, insects, mosses, lichens and fungi. The large size of each of these woodlands is also a contributory factor to their designation as SSSI’s.
10.11 The Council has a legal duty to further the conservation of Sherrardspark Wood and Northaw Great Wood (imposed by the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 as amended). In addition, the Council must have regard for Public Service Agreements (PSAs) affecting SSSI’s. One of Defra’s nine PSAs is “care for our natural heritage, make the countryside attractive and enjoyable for all and preserve biological biodiversity”. It includes the following target:
To bring into favourable condition 95 per cent of all nationally important wildlife sites (SSSI’s) by 2010.
10.12 Survey data indicates that our two most important woodlands are mostly not in favourable condition. Only the western part of Sherrardspark Wood, known as Brocks Wood, meets the Defra target. Although the large central block of Sherrardspark Wood is graded as ‘unfavourable, recovering’, the remainder of the Wood and all areas of Northaw Great Wood in council ownership are either ‘unfavourable and declining’ or ‘unfavourable, no change’. Sherrardspark Wood was resurveyed on the 7 November 2006 and unit 3 on the north eastern side of the wood was found to have improved its condition to ‘unfavourable, recovering’. A Local Output Indicator has been added this year to monitor the progress of the Council in meeting the Defra target for bringing land in council ownership in Sherrardspark Wood and Northaw Great Wood into favourable condition by 2010. 30 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006
LOI 30: Proportion of land at Sherrardspark Wood and Northaw Great Wood SSSI’s coming into ‘favourable condition’ by 2010
District Relevant Target Output Performance Plan saved Policy Objective No. 1 R13, R16, Increasing proportion of 95% by 2010 Not applicable R17 land at Sherrardspark this year. Wood and Northaw Great Wood into ‘favourable condition’ by 2010.
10.13 The current management plans for Sherrardspark Wood and Northaw Great Wood (2005-2025) include actions to improve the conservation status of the woodlands, including the removal of 1ha of invasive non-native rhododendron in each wood during winter 2006/7, the thinning of oak to let in light to encourage natural regeneration and the widening of woodland rides to let in sunshine - important for both regeneration of ground flora and for woodland insects. The work is being undertaken by both commercial contractors and by 'Friends' groups.
31 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 11.00 Movement Theme
Contextual Information and Indicators
Car Ownership in Welwyn Hatfield
11.01 The borough’s population is mobile with 79 per cent of households having access to one or more cars. 42 per cent of households have the use of one car, while a further 37 per cent of households have access to two or more cars.
Method of Travel to Work by Employed People living in Welwyn Hatfield
11.02 58.3 per cent of employed people in Welwyn Hatfield travel to work by car or van and a further 5.56 per cent as a passenger in a car or van.
Source: 2001 Census. © Crown copyright 2003
Welwyn Hatfield’s Road, Footpath and Cycle Path Network
Motorways within or adjoining Welwyn Hatfield – M25, A1(M)
11.03 The length of the A1(M) that is within the borough is 23.2 km The length of the M25 that adjoins the borough is 4.2 km.
Numbers and Length of A Class Roads in Welwyn Hatfield:
11.04 5, these are: A414, A1000, A1001, A1057, A6129; totalling 44.3 kilometres in length.
Length of B Class Roads in Welwyn Hatfield - 54.1 kilometres Length of C Class Roads in Welwyn Hatfield – 69.4 kilometres
32 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Resident Workforce Population of Welwyn Hatfield
Ward Ward Resident Workplace Gross In- Gross Out- Net In- Code working population Commuting Commuting Commuting population (work in (Live (Live in area (Live in area area) outside area and work and work and work in outside either in or area) area) outside area) 26ULGJ Brookman’s Park 2,659 1,570 878 1,967 -1,089 and Little Heath 26ULGK Haldens 3,092 8,092 7,268 2,268 5,000 26ULGL Handside 2,930 6,723 5,977 2,184 3,793 26ULGM Hatfield Central 2,806 3,298 2,646 2,154 492 26ULGN Hatfield East 2,893 3,893 3,243 2,243 1,000 26ULGP Hatfield North 2,952 6,629 5,851 2,174 3,677 26ULGQ Hatfield South 2,072 343 94 1,823 -1,729 26ULGR Hatfield West 3,109 2,876 2,234 2,467 -233 26ULGS Hollybush 2,579 1,471 988 2,096 -1,108 26ULGT Howlands 2,882 3,330 2,623 2,175 448 26ULGU Northaw 2,400 1,576 975 1,799 -824 26ULGW Panshanger 3,571 925 332 2,978 -2,646 26ULGX Peartree 3,114 7,071 6,279 2,322 3,957 26ULGY Sherrards 2,717 774 305 2,248 -1,943 26ULGZ Welham Green 1,701 3,179 2,673 1,195 1,478 26ULHA Welwyn North 2,145 851 372 1,666 -1,294 26ULHB Welwyn South 2,535 1,996 1,338 1,877 -539 Totals 46,157 54,597 44,076 35, 636 8, 440 Source: 2001 Census. © Crown copyright 2003
11.05 The table above shows the daily number of people travelling to work from wards within the borough. It shows commuter flows for people who both live in the borough and are employed in or outside the borough. 8,440 more people commute into Welwyn Hatfield to work than leave the area to work elsewhere.
No. and Locations of Railway Stations in Welwyn Hatfield: 6
East Coast Mainline Hertford North Branchline Welwyn North (in Digswell) Cuffley Welwyn Garden City Hatfield Welham Green Brookman’s Park
No. and Locations of Railway Stations outside Welwyn Hatfield but Serving the Borough: 6
East Coast Mainline Hertford North Hertford East Branchline Branchline Stevenage Hertford North Hertford East Knebworth Bayford Potters Bar
Location of Bus Stations within Welwyn Hatfield:
11.06 Welwyn Garden City Bus Station, Osborn Way, Welwyn Garden City; University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield; and Hatfield Railway Station Interchange
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Location of Nearest Airports
11.07 Luton (London), Stansted (London), Heathrow (London).
Strategy and Objectives
11.08 To achieve a sustainable pattern of movement, the district plan’s strategies and objectives are:
1. to reduce the overall need to travel by integrating land uses with transport; 2. to support the development of integrated transport policy; 3. to reduce dependency on the car and encourage modes of travel which have less adverse environmental impact; 4. to give priority to walking and cycling; 5. to encourage effective traffic management and the improvements to services and facilities; and 6. to facilitate the accessibility needs of all in a safe and sustainable manner.
National Core Output Indicator
NCOI MOV 1: Amount and percentage of completed non-residential development within Use Class Orders A, B and D complying with car parking standards set out in the Local Development Framework
Output Performance 63%
Interpretation
11.09 Supplementary Planning Guidance on parking standards was adopted in January 2004. The parking standards represent the maximum allowable provision, except for disabled people where the standards represent the minimum. Of the 30 completions during 1st April 2005 to 31st March 2006 19 (63.3 per cent) complied with parking standards. A number of the sites predate the adopted parking standards and could not therefore be considered against the parking standard set out in the adopted District Plan 2005.
NCOI MOV 2: 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)
Facility Type No. % Performance GP 728 99 ☺
Hospital 451 61
Primary School 729 99 ☺
Secondary School 727 99 ☺ Areas of employment 728 99 ☺
Major Retail Centres 726 99
☺
Interpretation:
11.10 99 per cent of new residential development completed in the year is located within 30 minutes travel
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time by public transport to key services and facilities. These are GPs, primary and secondary schools, areas of employment and major retail centres. 61 per cent of new homes are within 30 minutes travel time by public transport to hospitals.
Local Indicators
LOI 3: Percentage of new residential units developed within 400 metres of a bus stop, within 600 metres of a local centre or within 800 metres of a railway station
District Plan Relevant Saved Target Output Performance Objective Policy No. 5 SD1, M1 Increasing 0 Not available this year percentage
LOI 12: Additional length of cycle lanes within Welwyn Hatfield
District Plan Relevant Saved Target Output Performance Objective Policy No. 6 SD1, M6 Annual distance 0 Not available this year increase
11.11 There is approximately 53 kilometres of cycle lanes within the borough. By the end of 2007, we anticipate having a more accurate figure on cycle lane length as well as reporting on cycle usage along specific routes.
LOI 13: Number of bus priority measures implemented within Welwyn Hatfield
District Plan Relevant Saved Target Output Performance Objective Policy No. 6 M9 Annual 0 Not available this year Increase
11.12 The Hertfordshire Bus Strategy covers the period of the second Local Transport Plan 2006 to 2011. There are currently no schemes prioritised at this time. However, there are a number of schemes coming through the planning process which we anticipate coming forward in the next few years. These include bus priority lanes and new bus interchange at the District Centre, Hatfield Aerodrome site. A similar scheme is planned for Hatfield Town Centre redevelopment.
LOI 14: Percentage of new Class B uses developed within 800 metres of a railway station or within 400 metres of a bus stop
District Relevant Target Output Performance Plan Saved Objective Policy No. 6 M1, SD1 Annual percentage 0 Not available this year increase
LOI 15: Proportion of completed development complying with car parking standards set out in Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Guidance
District Plan Relevant Saved Policy No. Target Output Performance Objective 7 M14 100% 63%
Interpretation: 35 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006
11.13 63 per cent of completions complied with the Parking Standards SPG. The Parking Standards SPG was adopted in January 2004 and there are a number of planning permissions being completed in this monitoring year which have permissions which predate the SPG.
Pedestrian flow at retail locations within the borough
11.14 Baseline information has been collected for pedestrian flows in Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield Town Centre and The Galleria, Hatfield during this monitoring year. However, this data does not give a comprehensive picture of the retailing areas and pedestrian flow. During 2006/2007 and possibly 2008 further work will be undertaken to establish the most appropriate survey points for the sites listed in the local indicators shown below. Ongoing work to survey the remaining centres in the retail hierarchy will be continued.
LOI 16: Pedestrian flows at selected points of main thoroughfares – all areas District Plan Objective Relevant Saved Policy No. Target 9 IM3 Increased pedestrian flows
LOI 17: Pedestrian flows at selected points of main thoroughfares (Welwyn Garden City Town Centre)
District Plan Objective Relevant Saved Policy No. Target 9 TCR4, 5 & 6, IM3 Increased pedestrian flows
LOI 18: Pedestrian flows at selected points of main thoroughfares (a) Hatfield Town Centre and b) Hatfield Aerodrome District Centre)
District Plan Relevant Saved Policy No. Target Objective 10 TCR14, HATAER4 IM3 Increased pedestrian flows
12.00 Design Theme
Contextual Information and Indicators
12.01 In terms of policy, the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan has twelve policies relating to Design. Policies most frequently used in planning applications are D1 (Quality of Design), D2 (Character and Context) and D7 (Safety by Design). However, some policies cover different topics within the overall design subject and therefore are used less frequently than others, but are not necessarily of less merit to planning.
12.02 For example, policy D10 (Public Art) is a policy that tries to encourage developers to include an element of public art in their proposals. Officers have reported two sites that have incorporated or plan to incorporate some public art in their development; these are the Hatfield Town Centre Regeneration Project and the Moors Walk shopping parade in Panshanger. The Hatfield project will be required to provide public art through an SPD while the Moors Walk developers are keen to provide public art and are proceeding to do so without the need to enforce policy D10, though the policy would still be relevant. However, these permissions have yet to be finalised so their use of policy D10 cannot be counted in this years policy use count.
Strategy and Objectives
12.03 The strategy and objectives of the District Plan for design are:
1. to ensure the highest quality of design in all new developments to help create vital and viable environments in which to live, work, shop, spend leisure time and invest; 2. the design of new developments will be expected to respect and enhance local distinctiveness and character, whilst allowing for innovative design and new technology to be used;
36 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 3. applicants for planning permission will be expected to show how their proposals meet the design principles and policies in the Plan and the Supplementary Design Guidance.
There are no National Core Output Indicators relevant to this theme.
Local Indicator
LOI 4: Percentage of planning permissions in accordance with Welwyn Hatfield Supplementary Design Guidance
12.04 This indicator shows the use of the Supplementary Design Guidance in the determination of planning applications during the monitoring year where relevant.
District Plan Relevant saved Policy Target Output Performance Objective No. 7 SD1, D1, D12, TCR13, 100% Not collected this n/a TCR22 year
13.00 Implementation and Monitoring
13.01 The policies in this section were written before the government changed the requirement for monitoring. These policies are procedural and relate to delivery and monitoring and as such no indicators have been introduced.
District Plan Policies Policy IM1 Non-Land Use Strategies IM2 Planning Obligations IM3 Monitoring and Review
14.00 Housing
Contextual Information and Indicators
14.01 Percentage of households living in type of accommodation
Households living in accommodation type Welwyn Hatfield Eastern E & W No % % % Detached house or bungalow 8,718 21.4 30.1 22.7 Semi-detached house or bungalow 9,561 23.4 31.2 31.5 Terraced house or bungalow 15,127 37.1 23.5 26.0 Flats or maisonettes 7,157 17.5 14.5 19.4 Total 40,563 - - - Source: 2001 Census (Table KS16)
14.02 Housing Tenure
Tenure Welwyn Hatfield Eastern % E & W No % % Owner occupied: owns outright 10,221 25.6 30.6 29.4 Owner occupied: owns with mortgage/loan 14,984 37.6 41.5 38.7 Rented from: Housing Association/ Registered 10,755 26.9 16.5 19.1 Social Landlord Rented from: Private Landlord 3,884 9.7 10.7 11.9 Total 39,844 - - - 37 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Source: 2001 Census (Table KS18)
14.03 Housing Composition
Housing Composition Number of Households % of Households One Person: non pensioner 5,307 13.3 One Person: pensioner 6,130 15.4 One Adult: dependent child(ren) 2,276 5.7 One Adult: non-dependent child(ren) 1,176 2.9 Two or more adults: no children 6,767 17.0 Two or more adults: dependent children 8,685 21.8 Two or more adults: all children non-dependent 2,582 6.5 Two or more adults: all pensioners 4,407 11.0 Other households: dependent children 669 1.7 Other households 1,272 3.2 All student 573 1.4 Total 39,844 - Source: 2001 Census (Table KS20)
Average House Prices - April 2005 to March 2006
14.04 The Land Registry gave the following average prices for house sales in Welwyn Hatfield.
Date Overall Average Price £ Sales Apr - Jun 2005 244,387 551 Jul - Sept 2005 243,949 545 Oct - Dec 2005 259,695 644 Jan - Mar 2006 266,499 346
14.05 The above figures are the highest yearly prices in the study. The graph below shows the gradient increase in house prices since the beginning of the dataset in October 1998.
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Demand for Housing – Income/Property Price Ratio
2,500,000
2,000,000 Flat/Maisonette Av Price £
1,500,000 Terraced Av Price £ Semi-Detached Av Price £ 1,000,000 Detached Av Price £ 500,000 Overall Av Price £
0 Welwyn Hatfield Hertfordshire
2005 2005
Source: Land Registry, 2005.
Strategy and Objectives
14.06 The Borough Council’s objectives for residential development in the borough are:
1 to meet the Structure Plan housing requirements for the borough of 5600 dwellings between 1991 and 2011 in the most sustainable way, in order to meet the borough’s housing needs; 2 to maximise the use of previously-developed land for housing and achieve as a minimum the Government target for 60% of all new dwellings to be built on previously-developed land; 3 to provide for housing for local people whether private, affordable or special needs housing and for all sectors of the community; 4 to locate new development in the most accessible areas, to reduce the use of the private car and encourage walking, cycling and the use of public transport.
National Core Output Indicator 39 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006
14.07 The housing trajectory shown below illustrates the annual dwelling completion rate in Welwyn Hatfield in comparison with the housing requirement contained in the Hertfordshire Structure Plan for the years 1991 – 2006.
14.08 Work carried out to inform the draft Regional Spatial Strategy carried out by Roger Tyms Associates projects that the district has capacity within its existing settlements for an additional 5800 dwellings for the period 2001 to 2021. The Council has identified in the LDS that a Housing Land Availability Assessment will be carried out in the financial year 2007/2008. The findings of the assessment will be fed into future Housing Trajectory work.
14.09 The box below contains a summary of the number of dwelling completions over the plan period 1991 - 2006. The Structure Plan proposes dwelling increase of 5600 in Welwyn Hatfield.
NCOI HSG 1: Dwelling completions from 1991 – 2006 compared with the Structure Plan requirements
Structure Plan Requirement 1991- 2006 Dwelling completions from 1991-2006 Performance 4200 4848 + 648 ☺
Interpretation:
14.10 Between 1991 and 2006, actual dwelling completions were 4848, which means that 87% of the target has been achieved after 15 years of the plan period.
14.11 The following table sets out the net and gross additional dwellings for the monitoring year in comparison with the average annual Structure Plan requirement.
NCOI HSG 2: Net additional dwellings for 2005/2006
14.12 The following box sets out the net and gross additional dwellings for the monitoring year, in comparison with the average annual Structure Plan requirement.
Annual net additional Net additional Gross additional dwellings Performance dwelling requirement dwellings 2005/2006 2005/2006 280 709 736 +429 ☺
NCOI HSG 3: Projected net additional dwellings up to the end of the Structure Plan period.
14.13 The housing trajectory shows the projected net additional dwellings in Welwyn Hatfield up to the end of the Structure Plan period. This takes into account outstanding planning permissions, adopted allocations and windfall estimates.
14.14 61% housing allocations in the adopted District Plan are either completed or nearing completion, or have planning permission.
NCOI HSG 4: Annual rate of housing completions from 1991 – 2006 compared with planned provision
Interpretation:
14.15 The number of dwellings completed between 1991 and 2006 is 43 dwellings above the Structure Plan requirement, which equates to just less than 3 additional dwellings per annum.
40 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Annual net additional dwelling Average annual dwelling completions Performance requirement from 1991 - 2006 280 323 +43 ☺
NCOI HSG 5: Average annual number of net additional dwellings needed to meet overall housing requirements, having regard to previous year’s performance
Net completions 1991 - 2006 4848 Residual annual average 2006 - 2011 150 per annum
Interpretation:
14.16 The annual rate of completions, as at 2005/2006, to meet the overall Structure Plan requirement is 150 dwellings. However, it is anticipated that the annual rate of completions will continue to be achieved and exceeded by 2006/2007.
14.17 Between 1 April 1991 to 31 March 2006, 4,848 dwellings have been built, at an average of 323 dwellings per year. This is 43 above the required 280 dwellings per annum average required over the plan period. For the year 2005/2006 the net additional dwellings is significantly above the annual average at 709 dwellings. Over the period 2002/03 to date the most accelerated rate of growth has occurred, accounting for 54% of the completions overall. However for nine years of the Plan period the average annual dwelling completion rate fell below 240 dwellings which illustrate the fluctuations in the annual level of provision.
Housing Trajectory 1991-2011
1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 -100 -200
-300 2007/8 2008/9 -400 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2009/10 2010/11 Net Dwel l i ngs -500 -600 -700 Actual completions -800 -900 Projected annual completions (site -1000 based) -1100 Annual requirement taking account -1200 of past/projected completions -1300 Structure Plan allocation -1400 annualised over 20 years -1500
* the list of sites which make up the Housing Trajectory can be found in the Appendices.
NCOI HSG 6: Percentage of new and converted dwellings on previously developed land (PDL)
Interpretation:
14.18 This indicator is also used in the Best Value Performance Plan. The national target is that 60 per cent of additional housing should be provided on PDL by the year 2008. Welwyn Hatfield has exceeded this target in four of the past five years.
41 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Year BVPI Target Borough Target Output Performance 2005/2006 60% 60% 94% ☺
Year 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 Percentage of new dwellings on PDL 100 53 76 89 94
NCOI HSG7: Residential density achieved
14.19 This indicator aims to establish whether the Town and Country Planning (Residential density) (London and South East England) Direction 2002 and PPG3 (Housing) requirements to ensure that new dwellings are built at a density over 30 dwellings per hectare are being effectively implemented in the Borough.
Percentage of new dwellings (gross) completed at*: Output (%) Performance Less than 30 dwellings per hectare 9 Between 30 and 50 dwellings per hectare 32 ☺ Above 50 dwellings per hectare 59 *on sites of 10 dwellings or more Interpretation:
14.20 91 per cent of dwelling completed were at density of 30 dph or more. Policy H6 of the adopted District Plan requires efficient use of land at a density of 30 to 50 dph and this has been achieved.
NCOI HSG 8: Net Affordable Housing Completions
14.21 The purpose of this indicator is to monitor the provision of affordable housing within the Borough looking at the number of affordable housing completions as a percentage of all completions. The rate recorded for 2005/2006 is 15 per cent. This indicator is not very informative as it only looks at completion rates in a given year rather than the overall provision of affordable housing. This year an assessment has been made of the implementation of Policy H7 (Affordable Housing).
Affordable Housing No. of completions in the year % of all housing completions for year % of net completions 106 15%
Sites meeting the requirements of Policy H7: Affordable Housing
14.22 There are seventeen sites (shown in the table below) which have planning permission which include affordable housing provision. The table shows the status of the sites and gives the total number of houses being built on site (both private and affordable elements). Not all the sites shown are strictly eligible for affordable housing i.e. (those of 1 hectare or more, or with 25 units or more) on suitable sites. Of the seventeen sites, ten meet or exceed the requirements of Policy H7, which is to provide 30 per cent subsidised housing on suitable sites. A further two sites are just below at 29 per cent and one site, whilst being large and generating more than 25 units, only achieved 20 per cent affordable provision. The reason for this is that the original outline consent was granted when the District Plan policy for affordable housing was 20 per cent.
14.23 The remaining four sites are smaller sites of less than 1 hectare, or have less than 25 housing units. However, they all generate 100 per cent subsidised housing provision.
Ref: Location Complete In Not Total Site % affordable d in year progress Started Tot provision on al site 1. Hatfield 15 3 0 18 60 30% S6/220/04/DE Aerodrome 2. Hatfield 0 60 0 60 200 30% 42 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 S6/1137/03/FP Aerodrome District Centre 3. Hatfield 0 0 96 96 267 36% S6/0675/05/DE Aerodrome District Centre 4. Hatfield Town 0 21 0 21 69 30% S6/0469/03/FP 5. Hatfield Town 6 58 0 64 64 100% S6/0156/03/FP 6. Hatfield Town 19 0 0 19 27 70% S6/1252/03/FP 7. Welwyn 24 0 0 24 30 80% N6/1616/03/FP Garden City 8. Welwyn 0 37 0 37 120 31% N6/1334/04/FP Garden City 9. Welwyn 0 164 0 164 164 100% N6/1802/04/FP Garden City 10. Hatfield 31 26 0 77* 269 29% S6/957/03/DE Aerodrome 11. Hatfield 9 0 0 25** 25 31% S6/656/03/FP Aerodrome 12. Hatfield 0 35 0 35 120 29% S6/732/05/DE Aerodrome 13. Welwyn 0 6 0 6 6 100% S6/230/03/FP 14. Welwyn 0 16 0 16 16 100% N6/1598/04/FP Garden City 15. Welwyn 0 0 21 21 21 100% N6/1517/05/FP Garden City 16. Welwyn 2 0 0 2 2 100% N6/1024/04/FP Garden City 17. Welwyn 0 0 62 62 315 20% N6/1483/04/DE Garden City Total 42 83 83 244** 1775 *
* 20 units already completed in previous years. ** 16 units completed in previous year. *** total will not sum as 1 loss has not occurred.
Total for all affordable housing
Completed in the last 12 In Progress Still to come Total months 106 426 179 746* (141 previously completed)
Local Indicator
LOI 9 Use of previously developed land
District Relevant Target Output Performance Plan saved Policy Objective No. 1 R1 60% of new dwellings on PDL 94% ☺ (including through conversions)
43 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 LOI 19: Total number of new homes built
District Relevant Target Output Performance Plan saved Policy Objective No. 2 H1, H6 Increasing number of new homes 736 ☺
LOI 20: Percentage of new housing provided on eligible sites as affordable
District Plan Relevant saved Target Output Performance Objective Policy No. 2 H7 30% affordable 69% ☺
14.24 Of the seventeen sites which include affordable housing provision, only 13 meet the requirements of Policy H7 in terms of site size and housing number threshold. The remaining four sites are smaller than the threshold but all provide 100 per cent subsidised affordable housing and for the purpose of this indicator are excluded from the calculation.
14.25 69 per cent of the 13 sites which meet the threshold meet or exceed the target of 30 per cent. The remaining, 31 per cent provide between 18 and 29 per cent affordable housing provision.
Policy H1: Status on Allocated Housing Sites No. Site Estimated No. of Permitted Status as at 31 March dwelling units to No. 2006 be provided HS1 Hatfield Aerodrome 1700 1700 1335 completed 229 partially built 136 not started HS2 Creswick School Site 50 109 52 completed WGC 57 partially built HS3 Land at Chequersfield 218 315 61 completed WGC 116 partially built 138 not started HS4a Former Wellfield Works, 60 70 6 completed Wellfield Rd, Hatfield 64 partially built HS4b Adj. Factory Site, 22 No further information on this site, Wellfield Rd, Hatfield development likely towards the end of the plan period HS5 Peartree 94 Completed Redevelopment area, WGC HS6 Godfrey Davis Garage 28 Some informal enquiries about the site, site, Welwyn further details expected in the future HS7 The Dairy, Homestead 12 No further information on this site, Lane, WGC development likely towards the end of the plan period HS8 Garage and Depot, 24 Completed Lemsford Lane, WGC HS9 Sea Cadet Hut, 22 21 Under construction Lemsford Lane, WGC HS10 Oaklands Campus, 23 Completed Lemsford Lane, WGC HS11 SKB site, Ridgeway, 128 120 6 completed WGC 90 partially built 24 not started HS12 Mount Pleasant Depot, 73 Planning Brief in early stages of Hatfield preparation by landowners/developers 44 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 HS13 Hilltop, High View, 75 Development of this site subject of a Hatfield SPD, which is programmed in the LDS for adoption in Summer 2008. HS14 Claregate, Great North 14 Informal enquiries received about this site Road, Little Heath HS15 Howe Dell School, 10 Informal discussions have taken place Hatfield concerning the potential for development HS16 Former Allotments, 22 Development not expected until the end Knella Road, WGC of the plan period HS17 Catomance Site, Bridge 86 Completed Road East, WGC HS18 Knella Road Workshops, 22 Approval for 25 residential units subject to WGC S106 agreement HS19 Hatfield Town Centre 165 Approval for redevelopment of Town Centre including 275 residential units subject to S106 agreement HS20 The Forum, Hatfield 84 Approval for 84 residential units subject to Town Centre S106 agreement HS21 Hatfield Aerodrome 200 Redevelopment includes permission for District Centre 467 residential units HS22 Welwyn Garden City 50 Development of this site subject of a Town Centre SPD, which is programmed in the LDS for adoption in early 2007.
Interpretation
14.26 In terms of implementation Welwyn Hatfield’s housing allocations are progressing well. Of the 23 allocated housing sites specified in Policy H1, 61 per cent of sites are either complete, in progress or have an extant planning permission (a number are subject to the signing of a Section 106 agreement). Of the remaining nine allocations, six are at varying stages of negotiation with developers/landowners or are in preparation as Supplementary Planning Documents. The remaining three sites are still expected to come forward towards the end of the plan period. Together the allocations are anticipated to generate 3719* housing units to 2011 (within the plan period).
* approximately 306 units on 8 sites which do not currently have planning permission.
Gypsy and Traveller Housing Needs
14.27 The Council has a duty (Section 225 of the Housing Act) to assess the accommodation needs of Gypsies and Travellers in its area, and develop a strategy to meet any identified need. As a first stage to complying with this, the Council, along with Broxbourne, East Hertfordshire, North Hertfordshire and Stevenage District Councils and Hertfordshire County Council commissioned a needs survey in 2005. The final report, the Northern and Eastern Hertfordshire: Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment was released in June 2006 and took into account the following guidance: Circular 1/06 (January 2006) sets out guidance to local authorities on planning for Gypsy and Traveller caravan sites.
14.28 The report found that forty five additional caravan pitches would be required in the study area over the next five years.
14.29 At January 2006, the DCLG count of Gypsy and Traveller Caravan sites in Welwyn Hatfield recorded identical results to those recorded for the last few years on authorised public sites and authorised private sites. There were no unauthorised pitches in Welwyn Hatfield District recorded at January 2006.
Authorised Public Sites Notified for January 2006 Name of No. of authorised Site Location No. of No. of pitches and Authority public sites Caravans commentary Hertfordshire 1 Holwell 60 39 separate pitches with a
45 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 County Caravan Site, maximum of 2 caravans per Council Holwell, Hatfield pitch. Each pitch is AL9 5RE separately occupied Total 1 60 39
Authorised Private Sites Notified for January 2006 Site Name No. of authorised private Site Location No. of No. of pitches and sites Caravans commentary Barbaraville 1 Hertford Road, 11 5 Caravan Hatfield AL9 Site 5PE Four Oaks 1 1-4 Great North 4 Site occupied by Road, Welwyn one extended AL6 0PL family Total 2 15 n/a
Policy H13 ‘Gypsy Sites’
14.30 Policy H13 has not been used during the monitoring year as no planning applications have been received or determined. There have been no appeals for gypsy and traveller applications submitted or determined during the monitoring year.
15.00 Open Space Theme
Contextual Information and Indicators
Urban Open Land
15.01 There are 208 designated Urban Open Land sites in the borough. The table below shows how many are in each specified settlement (District Plan, 2005).
No. of UOL sites in Welwyn Hatfield by Town and Specified Settlement Town/Specified Settlement Sites Welwyn Garden City 123 Hatfield 58 Brookman’s Park 3 Cuffley 3 Digswell 3 Little Heath 0 Oaklands & Mardley Heath 1 Welham Green 5 Welwyn 10 Woolmer Green 2 Total 208 Source: WH District Plan, 2005
Strategy and Objectives
15.02 The District Plan strategies and objectives are:
1. to identify and protect areas of open land within the towns and specified settlements that make an important contribution to the urban form; 2. to identify and protect playing pitches within the borough, for which there is insufficient demand; 3. to ensure that new residential developments, over a certain size, will incorporate play space schemes, if the development’s impact would create a deficiency in play space provision in the area; 4. to protect school playing fields from development pressures, and only allow ancillary development which will complement or improve the quality of the existing recreational purposes; 46 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 5. to identify and protect allotments within the towns and specified settlements, unless it can be demonstrated that demand for the site is non-existent or a suitable alternative can be made available to cope with the demand.
National Core Output Indicator
NCOI OS1: Amount and percentage of eligible open spaces managed to Green Flag Award Standard
Output Performance 52 hectares ☺
Interpretation:
15.03 The only area of open space known to be managed to Green Flag Award Standard is Stanborough Park, Welwyn Garden City. We do not currently have sufficient information on the percentage of eligible open space in the borough. An open space survey is scheduled to be undertaken during 2006-2007 to assist in providing information for this indicator.
Local Indicator
LOI 21: Percentage loss of urban open land
District Plan Relevant saved Target Output Performance Objective Policy No. 7 OS1, OS2 0% loss Not available n/a
Interpretation:
15.04 Welwyn Hatfield currently has over 200 designated public open spaces totalling 141.155 hectares. This is the first year of data collection for this indicator so no percentage loss can be calculated until the next AMR.
LOI 22: Percentage loss of playing fields
District Plan Relevant saved Target Output Performance Objective Policy No. 7 OS1, OS2 0% loss Not available Not applicable
Interpretation:
15.05 At present there is insufficient information to ascertain whether or not either Urban Open Land or Playing Fields have been lost. The data used for Urban Open Land provision elsewhere in this report dates back to 2002 and the data used for Playing Pitch provision dates back to 2001 and therefore cannot be used accurately to monitor losses of such spaces. A borough-wide survey is being undertaken at present and it is hoped that this will provide better data for this indicator next year.
16.00 Community, Leisure and Tourism Theme
Contextual Information and Indicators
Playing Pitch Provision
16.01 The Playing Pitch Study undertaken in 2002 indicated that the borough as a whole has a surplus of playing field space. Within Welwyn Garden City area, three out of the seven wards (Haldens, Howlands
47 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 and Peartree) display a deficit of playing field space. In comparison the other four wards have large surpluses of playing field space (Handside, Hollybush, Panshanger and Sherrards wards).
16.02 Within Hatfield, three wards, Hatfield Central, Hatfield South and Hatfield West, fail to meet the NPFA Standard, with the latter two failing to provide any playing field space for community use. Hatfield East and West wards both surpass the benchmark for provision.
Sports Centres
16.03 There are five sports centres in Welwyn Hatfield. The five Centres are; Gosling Sports Park, a 52-acre sports and leisure complex in Welwyn Garden City, Birchwood Leisure Centre, and Hatfield Leisure Centre, on Travellers Lane, Hatfield, Next Generation Leisure and Hertfordshire Sports Village on Hatfield Aerodrome.
No. Location and Size (plots per site) of allotments:
16.04 35 sites with 276 plots, covering a total of 47,845 m2. These are located in Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Welwyn.
No. and Location of golf courses:
16.05 7; two in Welwyn Garden City, one in Brookman’s Park, one in Essendon, one in Lemsford, one in Mill Green and one in Welwyn.
No. and Location of Theatres:
16.06 3; two in Welwyn Garden City, one in Newgate Street.
No. and Location of Hotels:
16.07 14; 7 in Hatfield, 2 in Welwyn Garden City, 4 in Welwyn and 1 in Newgate Street.
Education
16.08 No. of nurseries/pre-schools - 3 No. of primary/nurseries schools - 18 No. of JMI/primary schools – 17 No. of secondary schools - 5 No. of colleges and universities - 3 No. of special schools - 3 No. of private schools – 2
Community Facilities
16.09 No. and location of libraries no - 7 Hatfield – Central Resources Library Hatfield – Town Centre Brookman’s Park Cuffley Welwyn Welwyn Garden City Woodhall
No. and Location of Museums:
16.10 2, located at Welwyn Roman Baths and Mill Green Museum
48 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 16.11 This section reports on the number of places of worship of the six main religions in the borough, namely Christianity, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist and Sikh. The table below shows the proportion of Welwyn Hatfield’s population that belong to each religion.
Welwyn Hatfield Residents by Religion
Religion (all people) Welwyn England & Wales Hatfield Value Average Christian 69.9% 71.7% No Religion 18.1% 14.8% Hindu 1.1% 1.1% Muslim 1.1% 3.0% Jewish 0.7% 0.5% Buddhist 0.4% 0.3% Other 0.3% 0.3% Sikh 0.2% 0.6% Religion not Stated 8.2% 7.7% Source: 2001 Census. © Crown copyright 2003
No. of Village Halls/Day Centres/Youth Centres and Community Centres:
16.12 There are 30 facilities throughout the Borough.
No. of Public Houses:
16.13 There are 57 public houses throughout the Borough
Health:
16.14 Hospitals NHS/Private: QEII Hospital, WGC, plus 2 specialist units: Isobel Hospice and Danesbury House.
Other health facilities:
16.15 No. of doctors surgeries – 8, plus a further 7 branch surgeries. No. of dental practices – 15 No. of opticians – 9 No. of pharmacies – 17
Strategy and Objectives
16.16 The key objectives for the District Plan in formulating policies for community, leisure and tourism facilities are:
1. to facilitate sustainable provision of facilities to meet the needs of local communities; 2. to ensure that existing leisure, community and tourism facilities for which there will be continuing demand during the Plan period are protected; 3. in line with the Council’s Leisure Strategy, to encourage the provision of leisure, arts and cultural facilities that improve the health and quality of life of local people; 4. ensure that health facilities and in particular primary care facilities in the borough are accessible to all and are good neighbours; 5. to ensure that new education facilities respect the local environment and existing facilities are used effectively; 6. encourage the provision of new facilities to meet the needs of pre-school children; 7. to ensure that new tourist facilities are delivered in sustainable locations, for the maximum benefit of local people.
49 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 National Core Output Indicators
NC01 CLT 1: Amount and Percentage of completed leisure development
Output Percentage
183 m2 100%
16.17 Only one D2 leisure completion took place at (74-78 Town Centre, Hatfield for a change of use from B1a Offices to a fitness centre).
NCOI CLT 2: Amount and Percentage of completed leisure development in town centres
Output Percentage
183 m2 100%
16.18 All completed leisure development took place in Hatfield Town Centre.
Local Indicator
LOI 23: Retain existing social and community facilities
District Plan Objective Relevant saved Target Output Performance Policy No. 2 CLT1, CLT13, 0% Gain of RA12 floorspace 181.6m² ☺ loss
17.00 Employment Theme
Contextual Information and Indicators
Car Ownership
17.01 79 per cent of households have access to one or more cars. 42 per cent of households have the use of one car, while a further 37 per cent of households have access to two or more cars.
Employment Type
17.02 Figures from NOMIS (Employee Jobs, 2004) show that, in common with much of Southern England, employment in Welwyn Hatfield is services-dominated (87.1 per cent of jobs in the Borough). This figure is slightly higher than comparable figure for Hertfordshire (84.6 per cent), the East of England (81.0 per cent) and Great Britain (82.1 per cent). Distribution, hotels and restaurants represent the largest proportion of jobs in Welwyn Hatfield (30.3 per cent) compared with 28.1 per cent in Hertfordshire, 26.1 per cent in the east of England and 24.7 per cent in Great Britain. This in part reflects the relatively high proportion of distribution and warehousing in the Borough. The proportion of manufacturing jobs in Welwyn Hatfield (8.5 per cent) is similar to that in Hertfordshire as a whole (8.8 per cent) and low compared with the East of England (12.0 per cent) and Great Britain (11.9 per cent).
Affluence and Household Income
17.03 Welwyn Hatfield is ranked 249 in the 2004 Index of Multiple Deprivation meaning that it is in the least deprived third of the 354 English local authority areas. There are, however, pockets of deprivation. The map below shows national indices of deprivation scores for each ward in Welwyn Hatfield. The wards in the most deprived category are Peartree (in Welwyn Garden City), Hatfield North, Hatfield Central and Hatfield East; though Brookmans Park and Little Heath ward is in the least deprived category and neighbours Hatfield East showing the disparities within the borough. 50 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006
Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2004 to Hertfordshire Ward Level (2003 Wards) Averages taken from Output Area Analysis (Inferred)
Source: Hertfordshire Learning and Skills Council Annual Plan, 2006
17.04 The Borough’s basic pay and other pay (basic pay plus any bonuses or additional) earnings are higher than national and regional averages, though lower than the county average.
Average Pay Rate Table
Description Gross Weekly Earnings / £ United Kingdom 440.9 England 450.3 Hertfordshire 545.7 Welwyn Hatfield 501.4 Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2006
17.05 Out of all other Hertfordshire Districts St Albans, East Herts, Three Rivers and North Herts. (11th, 13th, 31st and 61st respectively) rank higher than Welwyn Hatfield in the ASHE top 100 United Kingdom Districts earnings tables (based on other pay by job location). Welwyn Hatfield Borough came 68th. London Boroughs held positions 1 to 4 and 6 to 8th.
17.06 Figures from ASHE 2005 show that the gross weekly earnings of Welwyn Hatfield residents are significantly less than the average for jobs in the borough. This could be indicative of a mismatch between the skills of local people and the jobs available.
Economic Activity Rate
17.07 The table below shows that the proportion of economically active people in Welwyn Hatfield is broadly similar to Hertfordshire and the East of England and slightly higher than Great Britain.
Economically Active People in Welwyn Hatfield, April 2005 to March 2006 51 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006
Welwyn Welwyn Hertfordshire East of Great Hatfield Hatfield % England Britain (numbers) % % % All People Economically 47,900 81.3 83.4 80.9 78.3 Active In 46,100 78.2 80.5 77.6 74.3 Employment Employees 40,200 68.4 69.3 66.8 64.6 Self 5,800 9.7 10.8 10.5 9.2 Employed Unemployed 1,800 3.7 3.4 4.0 5.0
Unemployment
17.08 Unemployment is low in Welwyn Hatfield Borough, at 1.8 per cent. While this is higher than Hertfordshire as a whole it is lower than the UK and East of England averages (Quarterly Unemployment Bulletin, Hertfordshire County Council (April 2006).
17.09 In relation to Hertfordshire male/female unemployment rates, Welwyn Hatfield has remained consistent. Figures from November 2005 to January 2006 were the lowest in this twelve-month period.
17.10 Female unemployment has returned to 1.2 percentage points lower than male unemployment at 1 per cent, marking a 0.1 percentage point rise in Welwyn Hatfield’s overall unemployment rate since March 2005 (Monthly Unemployment Bulletins Hertfordshire County Council, April 2005 - March 2006).
17.11 In 2001 Welwyn Hatfield had 1.85 percentage points fewer long term unemployed than the Hertfordshire average (Census, 2001) and 0.12 percentage points fewer unemployed overall.
Job Densities in Welwyn Hatfield
Job density is defined as the number of filled jobs in an area divided by the working-age population resident in that area. High job densities are where there is at least one job for every working-age resident. Source: Hertfordshire Quarterly Unemployment Bulletin (July 2006)
17.12 Welwyn Hatfield had the highest job density in Hertfordshire and East of England at 1.18, while also having a relatively high claimant count. This suggests that the high labour demand was not being satisfied by the resident population and possibly indicates a mismatch of skills.
Qualifications
52 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 17.13 Welwyn Hatfield’s residents are well qualified compared with those of the east of England and England as a whole, particularly in terms of degree level qualifications and above (Levels 4 and 5). However, Welwyn Hatfield has a smaller proportion of people qualified to degree level than Hertfordshire as a whole. This may be a contributory factor to the possible mismatch of skills in Welwyn Hatfield.
Residents’ Qualifications
People aged Welwyn Hertfordshire East of England 16-74, Hatfield % England % highest level % % of qualification No 23.0 23.1 27.9 28.9 qualifications Level 1 17.0 17.2 18.2 16.6 Level 2 20.6 21.2 20.5 19.4 Level 3 11.0 8.6 7.9 8.3 Level 4/5 21.9 23.6 18.1 19.9 Other / 6.6 6.3 7.2 6.9 unknown Source: 2001 Census. © Crown copyright 2003
Quality of Schooling
GCSE
17.14 Educational attainment in Welwyn Hatfield is generally mixed. 50 per cent of schools exceed the national average of 57.1 per cent of pupils achieving five or more GCSEs with grades A* to C. The remaining schools fall significantly below with a range between 30 per cent and 48 per cent.
A Level Results
17.15 The average UCAS points score in Welwyn Hatfield is 78.1 (D) for girls and 71.6 (D) for mixed schools. This compares with the average score achieved nationally of 79.9 in 2005.
Strategy and Objectives
17.16 The strategies and objectives set out in the District Plan are: 1. to ensure that there continues to be enough employment land and floorspace available in the borough, in the right locations and of the right quality, to provide jobs for local people, maintain a diversity of employment uses and accommodate the requirements of local businesses and firms seeking to locate in the area; 2. to bring about a better balance between the levels and types of housing and jobs in the district and between the skills of the local workforce and the skill requirements of the jobs created, in order to help in reducing commuting flows into and out of the district and thereby reduce the need to travel; 3. to encourage the development of small businesses, in order to stimulate more stable, indigenous economic development and increase the potential for living and working locally; 4. to maximise the opportunity for a range of businesses and employment opportunities on the former BAe site at Hatfield, and throughout the borough, to meet local job needs.
53 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 National Core Output Indicators
NCOI EMP 1: Amount of floorspace developed for employment by type
17.17 The following indicators monitor the amount of completed gross internal floorspace developed for employment, by the type of Use Class. It is not always possible to determine, from available data, the breakdown between the B1 Business Uses. Frequently a mix of uses is granted under the same permission making it difficult to separate the amount of floorspace in each Use Class.
Type of Employment Gross Completions Net Completions (by Use Class) (m²) (m²) B1* 627 -1490 B1a 24899 23297 B1b 2580 2580 B1c 0 -4200 B1 Total 28106 20187 B2 0 -25683 B8 73 -2072 B Mixed** 13020 20 Total 41199 -7548 * B1 classification relates to permissions where the use was indeterminable between B1 a, b & c. ** B Mixed classification relates to permissions where the use was indeterminable between all B uses; namely B1 a, b & c, B2 and B8.
Interpretation
17.18 41,200m² of B Class gross floor space was completed in the Borough. Overall more demolitions and changes of use than completions were carried out resulting in a net decrease of 7,548m² in the Borough.
17.19 The largest proportion of losses were B2 (General Industrial) including 17,600m² at Astwick Manor as a consequence of the change of use of the hangar to residential use. A further 22,700 m² B mixed losses occurred at the northern and southern end of Mundells, Welwyn Garden City.
NCOI EMP 2: Amount of floorspace by employment type, in employment or regeneration areas
17.20 This indicator measures the amount of gross new and converted employment floorspace in the Adopted District Plan Employment Areas and Hatfield Town Centre Regeneration Area.
Type of Gross Net Completions Gross Net Employment Completions in in Employment Completions in Completions (by Use Class) Employment Areas Regeneration in Areas (m2) (m²) Areas Regeneration (m²) Areas (m²) B1* 0 -2032 0 0 B1a 21960 21960 0 -98 B1b 2580 2580 0 0 B1c 0 -4200 0 0 B1 Total 24540 18308 0 -98 B2 0 -7694 0 0 B8 73 -1768 0 0 B Mixed** 13020 20 0 0 Total 37633 8866 0 -98 * B1 classification relates to permissions where the use was indeterminable between B1 a, b & c. ** B Mixed classification relates to permissions where the use was indeterminable between all B uses; namely B1 a, b and c, B2 and B8.
54 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006
Interpretation:
17.21 Of the 41,200m² gross floor space competed, 92 per cent took place within the employment areas. Of this 35,760m² gross completions occurred within Welwyn Garden City employment area EA1 with 24,380m² at the Roche site in Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, and 11,380m² at the northern end of Mundells.
17.22 8,866m² net completions took place within the employment areas; this is owing to the demolition of 28,767m² within the same area to make way for new B Class uses. Of the remaining 8% of completions outside the employment areas these included 2,400m² at the Police Headquarters at Stanborough and five small sites generating between 50 to 363m² of B1a (office) developments.
NC0I EMP 3: Amount and percentage of floorspace by employment type, which is on previously developed land
17.23 This indicator measures the count of completed employment floorspace which is on previously developed land (PDL).
Type of employment (by Use Class) Gross Completions (m²) Percentage B1 627 100% B1a 24899 100% B1b 2580 100% B1c 0 0 B1 Total 28106 100% B2 0 0 B8 73 100% B Mixed 13020 100% Total 41199 100%
NC0I EMP 4: Employment land available by type (land available for employment use)
17.24 This indicator is designed to measure the amount of land (in hectares) which is available for employment use. This is defined as (i) sites defined and allocated in the Adopted District Plan, and (ii) sites for which planning permission has been granted for all ‘B’ Use Classes (including those within allocated Employment Areas).
(i) Sites defined and allocated in the Adopted District Plan
Employment Location Area (ha) Area EA1 Welwyn Garden City Industrial Area 149 EA2 Burrowfields WGC 15.6 EA3 Great North Road Hatfield 3.9 EA4 Beaconfield Rd Hatfield 5.3 EA5 Fiddlebridge Lane Hatfield 1.6 EA6 Hatfield Business Park 85 EA7 Bishops Square Hatfield 8 EA8 Travellers Lane Welham Green 32.6 EA9 Sopers Rd Cuffley 3.8
Other policies for employment generating uses
17.25 Policy TCR5 Campus East Development Site is identified for mixed use development comprising retail, office and residential uses and covers an area of approximately 2.85 hectares. 55 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006
17.26 Policy TCR 10 (acceptable uses outside of the Primary Retail Core (The Campus) Welwyn Garden City is defined as an area of approximately 9.7 hectares. The area is identified for mixed use schemes involving B1a offices, C3, D1 and D2 uses.
17.27 Policy EMP3 Broadwater Road West is identified as an opportunity area of planned regeneration for mixed use development comprising primarily employment, housing, leisure and rail-related uses. The site covers an area of approximately 16.2 hectares.
(ii) Sites for which planning permission has been granted for UCOs B1 (a), (b) and (c), B2 and B8.
Use Class Order (ii) Employment land with permission (hectares) B1* 39.80 B1(a) 19.60 B1(b) 12.44 B1(c) 0.48 B1 Total 72.32 B2 0.38 B8 5.56 B Mix** 9.52 B Total 87.78
* B1 classification relates to permissions where the use was indeterminable between B1 a, b and c. ** B Mixed classification relates to permissions where the use was indeterminable between all B uses; namely B1 a, b and c, B2 and B8.
Interpretation in terms of floorspace
Employment Under Gross Not Total Gross Losses still Net Land Type construction (m²) Started (m²) (m²) to occur (m²) (m²)
B1 170 60988 61158 -2858 58300
B1(a) 11595 24304 35899 -15573.5 20325.5
B1(b) 0 8095 8095 0 8095
B1(c) 0 2499 2499 -1248 1251
B1 Total 11765 95886 107651 -19679.5 87971.5 B2 -210 74 -136 -309 -445 B8 220 20857 21077 -1909 19168 B Mix 80685 12454 93139 -959 92180 Total 92460 129271 221731 -22856.5 198874.5
17.28 The hectarage given is for 100 per cent of employment sites in Welwyn Hatfield. However, the data comprises a combination of whole site areas and in some cases only a proportion of the whole land area owned by the developer. In addition to site area we have provided data on the floorspace available by employment land type.
17.29 The allocations for the land areas listed above are indicative, though policy allows for a proportion of each site to be developed for various site specific employment uses, which are the basis of the figures.
NCOI EMP 5: Losses of employment land in (i) employment/regeneration areas and (ii) the local authority area
17.30 This is defined as the amount of land (in hectares) which was available for employment in the previous monitoring year but has been lost to completed non-employment uses in the current monitoring year. Floorspace data has been included along with the land area data for information.
56 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Employment (i) Losses of (ii) Losses of (iii) Losses of employment Land Type employment land in employment land in land during 2005/2006 Local Authority Area Employment Areas to outside designated during 2005/2006 (ha) non-employment uses employment areas to non- (ha) employment uses (ha) B Use Total 0.43 0.0 0.43
NCOI EMP 6: Amount of employment land lost to residential development
17.31 This indicator is aimed at monitoring the loss of employment land to completed residential development.
Total employment land (ha) lost to residential Performance Total 0.43
Interpretation:
17.32 Two residential developments were completed on sites that were previously used for employment during the monitoring year totalling 0.43 hectares. The conversion of the hanger at Astwick Manor, Hatfield (0.35 ha) forms the largest proportion of this. This was a loss of B2 (General Industrial) use to residential.
Local Indicator
LOI 24: Loss of employment land in rural areas
District Plan Objective Relevant saved Policy Target Output Performance no. 4 EMP8, RA16, RA17 0% loss 0 ☺
17.33 There have been no losses of employment land in rural areas between 1st April 2005 and 31st March 2006.
57 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 18.00 Retailing and Town Centres Theme
Contextual Information and Indicators
18.01 The borough has a hierarchy of shopping and service centres each of which perform different functions:
Minor Sub-Regional Centre: Welwyn Garden City
18.02 Welwyn Garden City town centre provides the main centre for comparison goods shopping facilities in the borough, serving a catchment area beyond the borough boundaries, and contains the borough’s main cultural, community and civic facilities.
Town Centre: Hatfield
18.03 Hatfield Town Centre provides both convenience and comparison shopping plus community and leisure facilities, serving Hatfield in the main.
Large Neighbourhood Centres:
18.04 Welwyn Garden City has four large neighbourhood centres located at: Haldens, Hall Grove, Moors Walk, and Woodhall
18.05 Hatfield has one large neighbourhood centre at Highview.
Small Neighbourhood Centres:
18.06 Welwyn Garden City has four small neighbourhood centres at: Handside, Hollybush, Peartree Lane and, Shoplands.
18.07 Hatfield has seven small neighbourhood centres at Birchwood, Crawford Road, Harpsfield Broadway, Manor Parade, Roe Green, St. Albans Rd East, and The Common.
Large Village Centres:
18.08 The borough has four Large Village Centres; Brookman’s Park, Cuffley, Welham Green and Welwyn.
18.09 Old Hatfield – whilst retaining some of the characteristics of a Large Village Centre, it does not perform exactly the same function as others in the hierarchy as it serves the local business community as well as local residential community.
Small Village Centres:
18.10 The borough has three small village centres; Digswell, Oaklands and Mardley Heath and Woolmer Green.
New retail centre
18.11 A new local centre is currently under construction on the Hatfield Aerodrome site. This will provide a range of shopping and leisure facilities on site and will function in the retail hierarchy as a large neighbourhood centre to primarily serve the residential areas on the aerodrome.
Strategy and Objectives
18.12 The main objectives for retailing and services in the borough are:
1. to concentrate new development within the borough’s town centres, village centres and neighbourhood centres, in order to maintain and enhance their vitality and viability and thereby the sustainability of the communities they serve; 58 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 2. to enable the comprehensive redevelopment of Hatfield town centre for new shopping, community, leisure, residential and other uses, as part of the strategy for the regeneration of Hatfield; 3. to enhance the vitality and competitiveness of Welwyn Garden City town centre, as the borough’s main shopping centre, through opportunities for new retail development, by increasing the diversity of uses, particularly for the early evening economy, and by improving the pedestrian environment; 4. to protect and enhance the local shopping and service functions of the borough’s neighbourhood and village centres.
National Core Output Indicators
NCOI RTC 1: Amount of completed retail office and leisure development
Use Class Gross completions m² gross internal floorspace Net completions (m²) B1a 24899 23297.4 A1 1118 1030.7 A2 20 20 A3 328 328 A4 0 0 A5 0 0 D2 Recorded under NCOI CLT 1 In the Community Leisure and Tourism themed chapter.
Interpretation:
18.13 A total of 1,466 m² of Class A Retail floorspace has been completed. The largest Use Class gain is A1 (1,118 m²), A2 (20 m²) and A3 (328 m²). There have been no completions in Use Classes A4 or A5 during the year.
NCOI RTC 2: Amount and percentage of completed retail, office and leisure development in town centres
Use Class Gross completions m² gross internal Percentage floorspace in town centres B1a 0 0 A1 0 0 A2 0 0 A3 0 0 A4 0 0 A5 0 0 D2 181.6 100%
Interpretation:
18.14 There has been a gross D2 completion of 181.6 m², this is 100 per cent of retail, office and leisure development within the boroughs town centres.
4.1b Amount and percentage of completed retail, office and leisure development in town centres Summary: There were no completions (0 per cent) in either Welwyn Garden City or Hatfield town centres between 31st March 2005 and 1st April 2006.
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LOI 25: Loss of Class A Uses by retail centre and outside designated town centres
District Plan Relevant saved Policy No. Target Output Performance Objective
2 TCR7, TCR8, TCR16, 0% loss 0 TCR17 and TCR28 ☺
Interpretation
18.15 There were no losses in either of the main town centres of Welwyn Garden City or Hatfield. The only losses to the A Class uses were in Woodhall and Digswell, though these were changes of use within the overall A use class; therefore their losses were counteracted by their gains.
LOI 26: Amount of retail floorspace gains permitted outside designated centres
District Plan Relevant saved Policy Target Output Performance Objective No. 2 TCR1, TCR2, TCR3, 0% gain 1371m² TCR23, TCR24, TCR25, TCR26, TCR27
18.16 The table below shows all valid permissions for Use Class A development or change of use outside designated retail centres
Land Floorspace Change (m2) Site Location Use A1 80 17 Fiddlebridge Lane, Hatfield A1 1118 Homebase, Oldings Corner, Hatfield A3 173 Unit 63B, The Galleria Total 1371
LOI 27: Proportion of vacant street level retail property
District Plan Relevant saved Policy Target Output Performance Objective No. 9 IM3 0% 0.8 to 17.6% Interpretation
18.17 No town centre locations met the target. The target of 0% is considered to be unrealistic as there is a high likelihood of vacancies occurring when units change from one retail to the next during the refurbishment period. The target will be reviewed.
LOI 28: Proportion of vacant street level retail property (Hatfield Town Centre, Hatfield Aerodrome District Centre and Welwyn Garden City)
District Plan Relevant Target Output % Performance Objective saved Policy 10 IM3 0% Hatfield Town Centre 17.6 10 IM3 0% Hatfield Aerodrome District n/a n/a Centre 60 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 10 IM3 0% Welwyn Garden City Town 0.8 Centre
Interpretation
18.18 The table above shows the proportion of vacant units in Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City. The development of the Hatfield Aerodrome District Centre is currently in progress; and therefore there is no return for this year.
18.19 Welwyn Garden City town centre at 0.8% is just over the target. Hatfield Town Centre is very high and is a symptom of the current poor performance of the town centre. Proposals for the redevelopment of the town centre are far advanced with the serving of the Compulsory Purchase Order in summer 2006.
19.00 Hatfield Aerodrome
Contextual Information and Indicators
Listed Buildings
19.01 There are five listed buildings on the Aerodrome site, these are:
Grade II* - The Flight Test Hanger, Offices, Fire Station and Control Tower Grade II - British Aerospace Gatehouse - British Aerospace Offices - British Aerospace Staff Mess - Astwick Manor
19.02 There have been no proposals for developments involving changes to listed buildings on the aerodrome site in the last monitoring year, though the Flight Test Hanger is now a Sports Complex and the Gatehouse is being converted into a restaurant. The Offices and Staff Mess have recently been given permission for a change of use to a police station which will be included in figures for 1st April 2006 to 31st March 2007.
The Green Belt
19.03 The aerodrome comprises two roughly equally sized parts, Employment Area 6 and the remaining Green Belt land. The Master plan SPG for the aerodrome proposed regeneration of the existing gravel pits to form a park with lakes surrounded by grass and woodland to provide a buffer between the Aerodromes residential area and Oakland’s Agricultural College in St.Albans. However the gravel extraction is in progress within St Albans at present and all other areas of the Green Belt within the aerodrome within Welwyn Hatfield remain undeveloped.
Sustainable Transport
19.04 The Aerodrome Master plan SPG sets out policies for Sustainable Transport for both new and the few existing buildings onsite. It sets out policy to encourage developers to incorporate secure cycle bays in order that cyclists can safely store their bicycles onsite. Realising the nature of bicycle travel the SPG also encourages developers to provide shower and changing rooms for the convenience of cyclists. Employers are also encouraged to promote car-sharing among their employees and suggests financial benefits and ‘car-share only’ parking bays closer to the building.
19.05 The layout of development has been arranged such that footpaths and cycle paths can permeate the site thus easing the travel of walkers and cyclists.
Strategy and Objectives
19.06 The list of objectives for Hatfield Aerodrome comprises:
61 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 • The development should be sustainable; • The site should provide employment including an element to meet local needs; • The site should provide scope for the presence of the University of Hertfordshire; • The development should be well integrated with Hatfield and surrounding towns, with good pedestrian, cycle and public transport links; • The development should contain an aero-based heritage facility; • The development should provide high standards of environment, open space and leisure facilities; • The retention and provision of social and community facilities should be achieved; • The Green Belt should be enhanced and made more accessible. The Green Belt boundary will remain fixed.
National Core Output Indicator – there are no indicators in this chapter.
Local Indicator
LOI 28b Proportion of vacant street level retail property at Hatfield Aerodrome District Centre
19.07 This indicator is measured under LOI 28b in the Retail and Town Centres themed chapter.
19.08 Two new local indicators will be collected next year which will report on a) Amount and Percentage of Employment Area 6 Employment Use Floorspace Completed and b) number of new houses completed on the aerodrome.
20.00 Rural Areas
Contextual Information and Indicators
Percentage and area of Welwyn Hatfield in the Green Belt
20.01 79 per cent of land within the borough is classified as Green Belt.
20.02 The total area of the Green Belt within Welwyn Hatfield is 10,239 hectares; all of this land is classified as rural.
Percentage and Area of Land in Welwyn Hatfield within a Landscape Character Area
20.03 79 per cent of Welwyn Hatfield land is designated as within a Landscape Character Area.
20.04 There are 30 Landscape Character Areas within the borough. They are:
28 – North Mymms Park and Redwell Woods 29 – Mimmshall Valley 30 – Colney Heath Farmland 31 – De Havilland Plain 32 – Symondshyde Ridge 33 – Upper Lea Valley 34 – Blackmore End Plateau 35 – Ayot St. Peter Wooded Upland 36 – Upper Mimram Valley 37 – Datchworth Settled Slopes 41 – Bramfield Wood, Tewin Wood, Datchworth Uplands 42 – Tewin, Dawley and Lockley Estate Farmland 43 – Mimram Valley Parklands 45 – Welwyn Fringes 46 – Hatfield Park 47 – Essendon – Brickendon Farm Slopes 48 – West End – Brickendon Wooded Slopes 49 – Little Berkhmasted Settled Plateau 62 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 50 – Ponsbourne and Tolmers Parkland Estate 51 – North Mymms Common and Newgate Street Farmed Plateau 52 – Northaw Great Wood 53 – Northaw Common Parkland 54 – Potters Bar Parkland 55 – Theobalds Estate 56 – Cheshunt Common 62 – Broxbourne Woods Complex 65 – Middle Lea Valley West 132 Codicote Bottom Arable Valley 133a – Danesbury Settled Slopes 133b – Rableyheath Settled Upland
Percentage and Area of Land in Welwyn Hatfield within Watling Chase Community Forest
20.05 Just over 10 percent, 1,309.84 hectares.
Veteran Trees
20.06 There are 681 veteran trees in Welwyn Hatfield.
Number, Area and Proportion of Tree Preservation Orders Covering Woods and Trees in Welwyn Hatfield
20.07 Individual Tree Preservation Orders – 2,015 63 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Area Tree Preservation Orders – 29 Group Tree Preservation Orders – 298 Woodland Areas – 86 Total of All Tree Preservation Order Types – 2,428 Source: Welwyn Hatfield BC, Landscaping & Ecology (2006)
Area of Land in Welwyn Hatfield within a registered Historic Park or Garden
Area (ha) Location 61.325 Ayot House and Park 203.620 Brocket Hall 591.736 Hatfield House and Gardens 93.797 Gobians Wood & Open Space 950.478 Total Source: Welwyn Hatfield BC Cartology, 2006
Number of Use Class A1 (Retail) Shops in Villages Excluded from the Green Belt
20.08 In terms of this AMR anything that is in the Green Belt is considered rural and anything that is outside the Green Belt is considered urban, villages that are excluded from the Green Belt act as service centres for residents inside the Green Belt. Below is a summary of village shops that aren’t in the Green Belt.
Brookman’s Park 26 Cuffley 19 Digswell 4 Oakland’s and Mardley Heath 6 Welham Green 10 Welwyn 20 Woolmer Green 2*
20.09 Little Heath also has limited shopping facilities and in terms of accessibility to services is more closely related to Potters Bar within Hertsmere Borough. Source: Retail Frontages Survey (2006)
20.10* Woolmer Green also has a petrol filling station with an ancillary convenience shop that forms the largest food shop in the village within the cluster that forms Woolmer Greens village centre. However this is not classed as a retail unit as it is only ancillary to the Petrol Filling Station (Sui Generis) use.
Number and Percentage of Villages Excluded from the Green Belt with no Public House
20.11 Of the eight villages excluded from the Green Belt one has no public house.
20.12 Of the other seven villages, three have only one pub, they are:
Cuffley, Digswell, Oakland’s and Mardley Heath.
Strategy and Objectives
20.13 The objectives of the Plan for the borough’s rural areas are:
a) to preserve the openness and distinctiveness of place of rural areas by maintaining the Green Belt; b) to safeguard the distinctiveness of the borough’s variety of landscapes; c) to protect wildlife, trees and hedgerows and encourage biodiversity;
64 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 d) to encourage a thriving rural village life and retain a social mix of people, by enabling villages to offer employment, shops and services, community facilities and a mix of housing, including affordable homes; e) to encourage good quality design which reflects the character of rural areas; f) to maintain a sustainable rural economy, protecting the best quality land for agriculture, whilst encouraging diversification which is appropriate; g) to improve rural passenger transport services, in order to make rural areas more accessible and enable a reduction in car traffic and congestion; h) to promote leisure uses which are appropriate to the countryside; i) to restrict development which introduces noise and visual intrusion into the rural areas.
National Core Output Indicator
NCOI RA 1: Amount of completed retail, office and leisure development
20.14 This indicator is measured in the Retailing and Town Centres themed chapter under NCOI RA1.
Local Indicator
LOI 23: Retain existing social and community facilities
20.15 This indicator is measured in the Community Leisure and Tourism themed chapter under LOI 23.
LOI 5: Number and site area of planning permissions granted for new development within the Green Belt
20.16 This indicator is measured in the Green Belt and settlement patterns themed chapter under LOI 5.
LOI 24: Loss of employment land in rural areas
20.17 This indicator is measured in the employment themed chapter under LOI 24.
LOI 6: Number of new residential buildings or new conversions to residential uses built/carried out within the Green Belt
This indicator is measured in the Green Belt and Settlement Patterns themed chapter.
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Appendices
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Housing Trajectory Site Level Data
Net Site Total Total Net Site todate Completed Gain to date Loss Completed date to Net Completions Gain Outstanding Loss Outstanding 2006 at31March Outstanding Net
Gain Locatio Site n Total Loss Site Total 06/7 07/8 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 Welwyn Holy Trinity Chequersfi Garden 1 6150105 School eld City 321 1 320 61 1 60 260 0 260 200 60 Hatfield 1 6095703 Phase 3 Aerodrome Hatfield 269 0 269 167 0 167 102 0 102 70 32 District Hatfield 1 6067505 Centre Aerodrome Hatfield 269 0 269 0 0 0 269 0 269 200 69 Hatfield 1 6115301 Part Phase 1 Aerodrome Hatfield 211 0 211 205 0 205 6 0 6 6 District 1 6113703 Centre Comet Way Hatfield 200 0 200 140 0 140 60 0 60 10 50 Queen Welwyn Elizabeth I I Woolmer Garden 1 6180204 Hospital House City 164 0 164 0 0 0 164 0 164 164 Ridgeway/ Welwyn Glaxo Smith Black Fan Garden 1 6133404 Kline Site Road City 120 0 120 6 0 6 114 0 114 90 24 Welwyn Creswick Garden 1 6025504 School Site Howlands City 109 0 109 52 0 52 57 0 57 57 Former Wellfield Wellfield 1 6046903 Hospital Road Hatfield 69 0 69 48 0 48 21 0 21 21
69 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Part Phase 2 Dragon Rd/Mosquito Hatfield 1 6073205 Way Aerodrome Hatfield 65 0 65 0 0 0 65 0 65 50 15 Wellfield Wellfield 1 6015603 Road Depot Road Hatfield 64 0 64 6 0 6 58 0 58 58 Part Phase 3 Salisbury Cunningha 1 6022004 Village m Avenue Hatfield 60 0 60 57 0 57 3 0 3 3 Part Phase 2 Dragon Rd/Mosquito Hatfield 1 6073205 Way Aerodrome Hatfield 55 0 55 0 0 0 55 0 55 40 15 194-198 St Albans Road 1 6179504 West Hatfield 20 3 17 0 3 -3 20 0 20 20 Queen Victoria Memorial School 1 6159804 Hospital Lane Welwyn 16 0 16 0 0 0 16 0 16 16 Garage/Work Lemsford 1 6032305 shop Road Hatfield 15 0 15 0 0 0 15 0 15 15
1- 3 Georges Brookma 1 6095905 Wood Road ns Park 12 2 10 0 2 -2 12 0 12 12
Part Wellfield Wellfield 1 6023003 Road Depot Road Hatfield 6 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 6 6 Essendon Essendo 1 6092297 Mill Low Road n 5 1 4 0 1 -1 5 0 5 5
17 Wendover 1 6109905 Drive Welwyn 5 1 4 0 1 -1 5 0 5 5 15-17 Mardleybury Woolmer 1 6174903 Road Green 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 Cattlegate Cattlegate 1 6091998 Farm Road Northaw 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 70 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 5 East 1 6032099 Ridgeway Cuffley 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
19-23 Town 1 6004805 Centre Hatfield 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2
1 6052805 5 Acorn Lane Cuffley 2 1 1 0 1 -1 2 0 2 2
1 6043605 64 New Road Digswell 2 1 1 0 1 -1 2 0 2 2
9 Old French 1 6149305 Horn Lane Hatfield 2 1 1 0 1 -1 2 0 2 2 83 Oakleigh Codicote 1 6082902 Farm Road Welwyn 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Oakland s & 1 Oaklands Mardley 1 6087600 Rise Heath 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1 24 Pine Brookma 1 6028705 Grove ns Park 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1 Rose Leggatts Little 1 6125604 Cottage Park Heath 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1 Harmer Green 1 6131900 Lodge Farm Lane Digswell 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Hornbeam Essendo 1 6049901 Spike Island Lane n 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1 Unit G Essendon Essendo 1 6185604 Place High Road n 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Hatfield Ponsbourn Newgate 1 6097501 Lodge e Park Street 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
32 Reynards 1 6084404 Road Welwyn 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1
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Between 63 & 65 Peplins Brookma 1 6022905 Way ns Park 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 42 Brookman’s Brookma 1 6038405 Avenue n’s Park 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1 Oakland’ Adj 21 s & Woodland Mardley 1 6078005 Way Heath 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 58-60 New Newgate 1 6093204 Park Road Street 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1
Beavers Tylers Newgate 1 6168403 Lodge Farm Causeway Street 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Welham 1 6150604 Linden Lodge Bulls Lane Green 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Oakland’ Adj 8 s & Heathbrow Mardley 1 6101104 Road Heath 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 8 Georges Brookma 1 6177504 Wood Road n’s Park 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1 Oakland’ s & 16 Chestnut Mardley 1 6004505 Walk Heath 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1 Harmer Harmer Green Green 1 6103005 Nursery Lane Digswell 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Oakland’ s & Mardley 1 6104805 6 The Drive Heath 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1 Adj 24 Welwyn Homestead Garden 1 6046505 Lane City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
72 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Oakland’ s & 25 Mardley Mardley 1 6076305 Avenue Heath 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1 24 Calder Brookma 1 6066405 Avenue n’s Park 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1 32 Mymms Brookma 1 6144105 Drive n’s Park 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1 1 Newlands Little 1 6086805 Way Heath 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1 Essendon Essendon Essendo 1 6008705 Farm Place n 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 63 The 1 6141205 Ridgeway Northaw 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1
Adj 2 Knolles Welham 1 6114105 Crescent Green 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20 King James 1 6104104 Avenue Cuffley 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1
34 Lemsford 1 6019505 Mill Lemsford 0 1 -1 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 Sub Total Sites Under 135 135 2098 33 2065 744 29 715 4 879 400 71 0 0 0 0 Construction 4 0 Welwyn 35-47 Garden 2 6167404 Howardsgate City 23 0 23 0 0 0 23 0 23 23 Welwyn 1-7 Garden 2 6113604 Howardsgate City 22 0 22 0 0 0 22 0 22 22 Opposite Sea Cadet 96-102 Welwyn Hut & Lemsford Garden 2 6151705 Workshop Lane City 21 0 21 0 0 0 21 0 21 21 47-51 Welwyn Fretherne Garden 2 6120705 Road City 20 0 20 0 0 0 20 0 20 20
73 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 163-169 Welwyn Boundary Garden 2 6141405 Lane City 20 3 17 0 0 0 20 3 17 17 12+14 The 2 6172104 Avenue Welwyn 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 San Felice Great North 2 6170003 Restaurant Road Bell Bar 8 0 8 0 0 0 8 0 8 8 3 Dellsome Welham 2 6133904 Lane Green 8 0 8 0 0 0 8 0 8 8 7a & 8 Wendover 2 6083505 Lodge Welwyn 7 2 5 0 0 0 7 2 5 5 Welwyn 129-131 Mill Garden 2 6154505 Green Road City 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 4 4
9 Bluebridge Brookma 2 6179004 Road n’s Park 4 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 3 3
77 & R/O 75- 79 Tolmers 2 6136905 Road Cuffley 4 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 3 3 75 Station 2 6170704 Road Cuffley 4 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 3 3 Adj 29 Welwyn Wheatley Garden 2 6113103 Road City 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 Colesdale Northaw 2 6000905 Farm Road West Northaw 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 R/O 1-3 Tolmers 2 6131703 Gardens Cuffley 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 5 Manor 2 6151701 Parade Hatfield 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2
Adj 33 Off Cob 2 6117305 Station Road/ Lane Close Digswell 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2
74 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Oakland’ 45 s & Canonsfield Mardley 2 6142504 Road Heath 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 Oakland Adj 17 R/O 10-12 s & Bracken Oaklands Mardley 2 6145504 Lane Drive Heath 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 65-67 Georges Brookma 2 6141104 Wood Road n’s Park 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 Welwyn Garden 2 6013702 2-4 Westfield City 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 Welwyn 19-21 Grove Garden 2 6079903 Meadow City 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 6 Codicote 2 6098591 Guessens Road Welwyn 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1-7 Church 2 6157205 Flat 1 Street Welwyn 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 8 Warren 2 6061405 Close Hatfield 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 69 Tolmers 2 6116705 Road Cuffley 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1
Adj 11 Broom 2 6044801 Close Hatfield 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Adj 108 2 6098801 College Lane Hatfield 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19 Town 2 6089501 Centre Hatfield 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
19-23 Town 2 6004805 Centre Hatfield 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
19-23 Town 2 6004805 Centre Hatfield 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 75 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Adj 105 Great North 2 6106203 Road Hatfield 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Adj 6 Ross 2 6110002 Close Hatfield 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Welwyn 98 Bridge Garden 2 6091502 Road East City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
R/0 4 Harmer 2 6147005 Green Lane Digswell 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Oakland’ R/O 26 s & Mardley Mardley 2 6068704 Avenue Heath 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 104 Hawkshead Little 2 6123602 Road Heath 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Northaw 2 6020205 West Lodge House Northaw 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20 Starling 2 6161302 Lane Cuffley 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Tolmers Carbone Newgate 2 6008505 Cottage Hill Street 1 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1 1 West End Essendo 2 6027605 Blackthorn Lane n 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 21-27 High 2 6142903 Street Welwyn 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Church Church 2 6164603 House Street Welwyn 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
R/O 7 Station 2 6121503 Road Digswell 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Welwyn Adj 18 Garden 2 6053705 Sylvandale City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 14 The 2 6125505 Ridgeway Cuffley 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 6089504 1 Hill Rise Cuffley 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 76 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 R/O 13-15 2 6003906 Plough Hill Cuffley 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 59 Moffats Brookma 2 6141304 Lane n’s Park 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 R/O 19 Fore 2 6154604 Street Hatfield 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Adj 1 Welwyn Lawrence Garden 2 6039505 Hall End City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Oakland’ s & Adj 21 Mardley 2 6023105 Oaklea Heath 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Oakland’ s & 8 Robbery Mardley 2 6096005 Bottom Lane Heath 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Oakland’ s & Mardley 2 6135505 Adj 2 Firway Heath 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Vineyards 2 6144905 Willow Mead Road Northaw 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Adj 2 R/O 24 The Hanyards 2 6132705 Ridgeway Lane Cuffley 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 Tolmers 2 6121705 Avenue Cuffley 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 47 Harmer 2 6146805 Green Lane Digswell 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Adj 162 Dixons Hill North 2 6013406 Road Mymms 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15 Harmer 2 6125001 Green Lane Digswell 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -1 Welwyn 10 Garden 2 6004905 Howardsgate City 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -1 Sub Total Sites with Detailed 219 25 194 0 1 -1 219 24 195 8 65 122 0 0 0 0 77 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Permission Hatfield 3 6106499 Aerodrome Hatfield 130 0 130 0 0 0 130 0 130 80 50 Cavendish Roe Green 3 6155804 Hall Centre Hatfield 12 0 12 0 0 0 12 0 12 12 Adj 45a King James 3 6081704 Avenue Cuffley 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Adj 41 New 3 6148303 Road Welwyn 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
3 6108604 2 Farm Close Cuffley 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 Mymms Brookma 3 6076105 Drive n’s Park 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Sub Total Sites With Outline 146 0 146 0 0 0 146 0 146 0 84 50 12 0 Permission
Hatfield ( Eastern 4 6000104 Town Centre End) Hatfield 275 24 251 0 0 0 275 24 251 200 51 Hazelgrove Hazel 4 6006105 School Grove Hatfield 33 0 33 0 0 0 33 0 33 33
The Hatfield Bedwell Essendo 6094103 Country Club Park n 26 1 25 0 0 0 26 1 25 25 4 6163900 Nyn Park Well Road Northaw 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Sub Total Sites subject to s.106 335 26 309 0 0 0 335 26 309 25 0 0 200 84 0 0 agreement The Forum Lemsford 5 6 Site Road Hatfield 84 0 84 0 0 0 84 0 84 50 34 5 6 Hilltop High View Hatfield 75 0 75 0 0 0 75 0 75 75 Mount Pleasant 5 6 Depot Hatfield 73 0 73 0 0 0 73 0 73 60 13 W G C Welwyn Campus East Town Garden 5 6 Area Centre City 50 0 50 0 0 0 50 0 50 50
78 Welwyn Hatfield Annual Monitoring Report 2005/2006 Godfrey Davis London 5 6 Garage Road Welwyn 28 0 28 0 0 0 28 0 28 28 28 Adj. Factory Wellfield 5 6 Site Road Hatfield 22 0 22 0 0 0 22 0 22 11 11 Welwyn Former Knella Garden 5 6 Allotments Road City 22 0 22 0 0 0 22 0 22 11 11 Welwyn Knella Road Garden 5 6 Workshops City 25 0 25 0 0 0 25 0 25 25 Great North Little 5 6 Claregate Road Heath 14 0 14 0 0 0 14 0 14 14 Welwyn Homestead Garden 5 6 The Dairy Lane City 12 0 12 0 0 0 12 0 12 12 Howe Dell Woods 5 6 School Avenue Hatfield 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 Sub Total Sites Allocations 415 0 415 0 0 0 415 0 415 0 50 34 107 198 40 14
Annual 336 331 4113 84 4029 744 30 714 54 912 599 277 319 282 40 14 Totals 9 5
Regional Phasing 2006 - 2011 2011 - 2016 2389 54 Notes:
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