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Making homes happen

A Vision for RAF Henlow Online Community and Stakeholder Engagement Stage 2: November/December 2020 Purpose of Stage 2 Engagement

• Feedback on what you told us at Stage 1 Engagement

• Review and test of the emerging Development Principles

• Explore what this means for the masterplan

#MakingHomesHappen 2 How the Event Will Work

• Zoom housekeeping

• Part 1: Presentation by the Project Team (15 mins)

• Part 2: Breakout Sessions (55 mins)

• Part 3: Q&A (15 mins)

• Part 4: Next Steps (5 mins)

#MakingHomesHappen 3 Part 1: Presentation

• Recap of Project Objectives • The Site • Project Programme Update • Engagement Stage 1 Key Findings and Key Themes • Emerging development principles for RAF Henlow

#MakingHomesHappen 4 The Project

#MakingHomesHappen 5 Objectives for the Project

• A vision underpinned and shaped by community engagement • A masterplan that achieves a sustainable community • Clear guidelines to ensure a good quality development is delivered • A clear, implementable planning permission • Establish partnerships with developers and housebuilders

#MakingHomesHappen 6 The Site • The Site - extending to 230ha • A master plan and planning application is being prepared by Homes England for the 81 ha built up • parts of the site (red shaded area on the plan) comprising: - Land to the north of Hitchin Road – Technical Area - Land to the south of Hitchin Road – Living Quarters • The airfield will be considered subsequently. • Proposals are for: ⁻ Community facilities and shops ⁻ Sport and recreation ⁻ New primary school ⁻ Employment opportunities ⁻ Reuse of heritage buildings ⁻ New homes

#MakingHomesHappen 7 Project Programme

#MakingHomesHappen 8 Stages of Engagement

#MakingHomesHappen 9 Our Engagement Stages

• Stage 1: Visioning and Development Principles – Oct/Nov 2020

• Stage 2: Feedback and Visioning – Nov/Dec 2020

• Stage 3: Emerging masterplan – Early 2021

• Stage 4 and 5: Masterplan development / Key topics – Spring 2021

• Stage 6: Pre-submission consultation – Summer 2021

#MakingHomesHappen 10 Feedback from Stage 1 Engagement

October/November 2020

#MakingHomesHappen 11 Stage 1 Engagement

• 49 people took part in first online engagement sessions

• 74 people left 281 comments on online engagement platform

#MakingHomesHappen 12 Components of a Sustainable Community

• Housing and the Built environment • Transport and connectivity • Services • Environmental • Economy • Social and cultural • Governance • Equity

#MakingHomesHappen 13

Stage 1 Findings

Priority 2: Transport and Priority 1: connectivity HousingPriority and 1: the BuiltHousing Environment and the Built Environment

Priority 3: Services Priority 5: Economy Priority 3: Services

Priority 4: Environment Emerging Development Principles

#MakingHomesHappen 23 Emerging Development Principles

1. Fully integrates with Henlow Camp and Lower Stondon and helps create a new village identity and a new heart that gels the community 2. Provides a range of new community services and facilities meaning that people won’t need to travel to other towns and villages day to day 3. Respects and reflects the history of the base 4. Provides a variety of high-quality open spaces for sport, play and recreation 5. Is landscape-led and delivers enhancements in terms of biodiversity 6. Minimises the amount of traffic, and reduces the need for residents to travel by car, by improving footways, cycleways and bus services to / from the site and between the village, other villages and railway stations 7. Delivers a range of high-quality new homes, including genuinely affordable homes, that are well designed and sustainably constructed 8. Delivers a range of spaces for businesses to locate into and communal workspaces for residents of the village to use 9. Makes the best use of technology including low energy use and high-speed broadband 10. Is designed applying best masterplanning practice and in the light of lessons learned from elsewhere

#MakingHomesHappen 24 Breakout Sessions

• Each breakout group will cover the same issues • Groupings have been arranged before the events • On entry, you will be asked to un-mute your microphone • Discussion will be facilitated by a member of the Project Team • An opportunity for you to share your thoughts and ideas about the emerging vision and objectives for RAF Henlow • All to return to the main room at the end of the session • Facilitators to summarise feedback from the group

#MakingHomesHappen 25 Part 2: Breakout Sessions

#MakingHomesHappen 26 Review of Development Principles - 10 minutes

• Do you have any comments on the draft development principles?

• Are there any principles which could be strengthened?

• Are there any priorities which are not covered by the principles?

#MakingHomesHappen 27 Emerging Development Principles

#MakingHomesHappen 28 Emerging Development Principles – Comments?

#MakingHomesHappen 29 Shaping the Masterplan - 35 minutes

• We would like to use the development principles to start shaping the masterplan. • We have created five sets of diagrams which explain the existing context and future opportunities. Please let us have your thoughts.

Uses Community Heritage Movement Open space

Principles Principles Principles Principles Principles 1, 7, 9, 10 1, 2, 8, 10 1, 3, 10 1, 6, 10 1, 4, 5, 10

#MakingHomesHappen 30 Uses - existing

Principles 1, 7, 9, 10

#MakingHomesHappen Uses – future?

Principles 1, 7, 9, 10

• Broad uses and locations identified including new homes and workspace • Retail could include a range of flexible uses • Do you have any thoughts on the position or balance of uses across the site?

#MakingHomesHappen Uses – future?

Principles 1, 7, 9, 10

Comments:

#MakingHomesHappen Community - existing

Principles 1, 2, 8, 10

#MakingHomesHappen Community – future?

Principles 1, 2, 8, 10

• Some community uses will be subject to discussion with stakeholders – some might be on-site, others could involve contributions for new or expanded facilities off-site • What are the key priorities? • Where should the local centre be located?

#MakingHomesHappen Community – future?

Principles 1, 2, 8, 10

Comments:

#MakingHomesHappen Heritage

Principles 1, 3, 10

• We are considering how the listed buildings could be re-used – do you have further thoughts? • Do you have a view on the approach that could be taken to the other historic buildings on the site which are not listed?

#MakingHomesHappen Heritage

Principles 1, 3, 10

Comments:

#MakingHomesHappen Heritage – site photographs

#MakingHomesHappen 39 Movement - existing

Principle 1, 6, 10

#MakingHomesHappen Movement – future?

Principle 1, 6, 10

• Connecting to A, B and C: Stage 1 feedback highlighted a desire to make good connections between the site and Lower Stondon, Henlow Camp and Arlesey station • Bus and cycle connections to Arlesey are acknowledged as a key aspiration. We will review these with CBC and other key stakeholders to consider how RAF Henlow and other projects / funding might unlock these • Potential local walking and cycling routes from the site are shown. Do you have any feedback on these?

#MakingHomesHappen Movement – future?

Principle 1, 6, 10

Comments:

#MakingHomesHappen Open space - existing

Principles 1, 4, 5, 10

#MakingHomesHappen Open space – future?

Principles 1, 4, 5, 10

• A wide range of open spaces will be provided across the site. • Do you have any feedback on the types of space or their location?

#MakingHomesHappen Open space – future?

Principles 1, 4, 5, 10

Comments:

#MakingHomesHappen #MakingHomesHappen Part 3: Q&A

#MakingHomesHappen 47 Thank You and Next Steps

Collate and reflect on feedback Develop indicative masterplanning principles to share during the next stage of engagement Share and discuss masterplanning principles in the new year 3rd round of engagement in early 2021

www.rafhenlow.com email: [email protected] phone: 0800 169 6507

#MakingHomesHappen 48 [email protected] 0800 169 6507