Pre-submission

Prepared by: Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

October 2020

Contents

CONTENTS ...... 2 FOREWORD ...... 4 1 INTRODUCTION ...... 5

THE PURPOSE OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN ...... 5 QUALIFYING BODY & NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN AREA ...... 5 LEGISLATION ...... 6 PROCESS OF PREPARING THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN ...... 6 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ...... 7 2 HEATH PARISH ...... 7

BASIC STATISTICS (BASED ON 2011 CENSUS) ...... 7 LOCATION AND MAIN FEATURES ...... 8 THE HISTORY OF HERTFORD HEATH ...... 8 HERTFORD HEATH TODAY ...... 10 3 VISION AND OBJECTIVES...... 12

OUR VISION ...... 12 OBJECTIVES ...... 13 4 NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN POLICIES ...... 14

HOUSING & INFRASTRUCTURE ...... 15

HOUSING STRATEGY & VILLAGE BOUNDARY ...... 15 POLICY HH-H-1: HOUSING NUMBERS ...... 17 POLICY HH-H-2: VILLAGE AND GREEN BELT BOUNDARY ...... 18 HOUSING SITE ALLOCATION ...... 18 POLICY HH-H-3: LAND TO WEST OF LONDON ROAD OPPOSITE HAILEYBURY ...... 19 BROWNFIELD SITES ...... 20 POLICY HH-H-4: BROWNFIELD SITES ...... 21 HOUSING DESIGN ...... 21 POLICY HH-H-5: DESIGN OF HOUSING ...... 22 TENURE AND SIZE OF HOMES ...... 23 POLICY HH-H-6: SIZE OF HOMES ...... 24 SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT...... 24 POLICY HH-H-7: TRAFFIC CALMING AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT ...... 24 UTILITIES ...... 24 POLICY HH-H-8: COMMUNICATIONS AND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE ...... 25

ENVIRONMENT ...... 25

VIEWS AND VISTAS ...... 25 POLICY HH-EN-1: PRIORITY VIEWS AND VISTAS ...... 26 CONSERVATION AREA AND HERITAGE ASSETS ...... 27 POLICY HH-EN-2: CONSERVATION AREA AND HERITAGE ASSETS ...... 28 PROTECTED RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE ...... 28 POLICY HH-EN-3: PROTECTED RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE ...... 28 GREEN SPACES AND BIODIVERSITY ...... 29 POLICY HH-EN-4: CONSERVE AND ENHANCE BIODIVERSITY ...... 30 LOCAL GREEN SPACE ...... 31 POLICY HH-EN-5: LOCAL GREEN SPACE ...... 32

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ECONOMY ...... 33

SUPPORTING BUSINESSES & FARM DIVERSIFICATION ...... 33 POLICY HH-EC-1: SUPPORTING BUSINESS ...... 33 POLICY HH-EC-2: FARM DIVERSIFICATION ...... 34

COMMUNITY ...... 34

COMMUNITY FACILITIES & WELLBEING ...... 34 POLICY HH-C-1: COMMUNITY FACILITIES ...... 35 POLICY HH-C-2: HEALTH AND WELLBEING ...... 35 5 IMPLEMENTATION ...... 36

POLICY HH-IM-1: SPENDING PRIORITIES ...... 36 APPENDIX A - POLICY MAP ...... 37 APPENDIX B – OBJECTIVES MAPPED TO POLICIES ...... 38 APPENDIX C- SITE ASSESSMENT PROCESS ...... 39

1. PURPOSE, SCOPE AND AUDIENCE ...... 39 2. METHOD OVERVIEW ...... 39 3 NOTE ON DOCUMENTATION PRACTICES ...... 42 4. TABLES ...... 42 TABLE 1: ASSESSMENT CRITERIA SCORING MATRIX ...... 43 TABLE 2: HOUSING SITE ALLOCATION SCORES EXTRACT ...... 46 APPENDIX D - PRIORITY VIEWS AND VISTAS ...... 47 APPENDIX E – NON-DESIGNATED HERITAGE ASSETS ...... 58 APPENDIX F- INVENTORY OF LOCAL WILDLIFE SITES ...... 59 APPENDIX G- LOCAL GREEN SPACE ...... 61 APPENDIX H - ASSETS OF COMMUNITY VALUE ...... 65 APPENDIX I - GLOSSARY OF TERMS ...... 67 APPENDIX J – REFERENCES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...... 69

REFERENCES...... 69 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...... 69 APPENDIX L - ACTION PLAN ...... 70

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Foreword

Hertford Heath, which includes the Little Amwell Conservation Area, is a village in East located between the towns of Hertford, Ware and . As in most areas of the South East of Hertford Heath has grown considerably over recent decades and is set to grow by at least the planned number of houses between now and 2033, in line with the Neighbourhood Plan.

The Localism Act, which came into being in November 2011, devolves greater powers to Councils and neighbourhoods. Neighbourhood development plans come out of the Government’s determination to ensure that local communities are closely in