District Plan Consultation Responses (Interim Report no. 2: Respondents entered to the Portal as of 17 July 2014) Background This report provides an update on respondents and comments entered to the consultation Portal as of 17 July 2014. It updates the initial report provided to the District Planning Executive Panel, which was based on data from 23 June 2014. Once all the responses have been entered to the Portal, and quality control checks have been completed, a final report on the consultation responses will be posted to the Council’s website at www.eastherts.gov.uk/districtplan Process There are 6 steps in the approach to addressing the consultation feedback: 1. Collate and input to the appropriate consultation point on the Portal, to enable ease of retrieval and systematic consideration of the planning issues 2. Identify the planning issues from the feedback received 3. Draft response to each planning issue raised 4. Undertake additional technical work and investigations as necessary 5. Amend Plan in response to the above 6. Material Amendments Consultation (anticipated towards the end of 2014) This work will take place alongside other technical work already identified as part of the District Plan work programme. 1 District Plan Consultation Responses (Interim Report no. 2: Respondents entered to the Portal as of 17 July 2014) Summary There were two sources of consultation responses: standard responses and direct responses to the Council’s consultation. Taking the direct responses together with the standard responses, the overall response to the consultation was in the region of 3,700 individual submissions. A) Standard Responses A significant number of comments were received using standard response forms containing signatures and in some cases bearing additional comments. Watton-at-Stone: 481 responses received in relation to Chapter 10: Villages. STOP Harlow North. 2,184 responses received in relation to Chapter 12: The Gilston Area. The full list of named respondents has been collated and may be found on the Portal under the ‘Supporting Documents’ tab. See http://consult.eastherts.gov.uk B) Direct responses to the Council’s consultation As of 17 July 2014, 1,017 individual responses had been received and entered to the consultation Portal. A breakdown of the responses is shown in the tables. A number of emails still remain to be entered onto the Portal. Table 1: Response Type (direct responses) Response Type Total Percentage Web (direct through Portal) 444 44% Email 423 41% Letter 150 15% TOTAL 1,017 100% 2 District Plan Consultation Responses (Interim Report no. 2: Respondents entered to the Portal as of 17 July 2014) Table 2: Total number of respondents input to the Portal as at 17 July 2014 Preferred Options Respondents Page Chapter 1: Introduction 34 4 Chapter 2: Vision and Strategic Objectives 37 4 Chapter 3: The Development Strategy 137 5 Chapter 4: Green Belt and Rural Area Beyond 76 8 the Green Belt Chapter 5: Bishop’s Stortford 211 10 Chapter 6: Buntingford 39 15 Chapter 7: Hertford 268 16 Chapter 8: Sawbridgeworth 149 22 Chapter 9: Ware 115 26 Chapter 10: Villages 132 28 Chapter 11: East of Welwyn Garden City 44 31 Chapter 12: The Gilston Area 85 32 Chapter 13: Housing 46 34 Chapter 14: Economy 26 35 Chapter 15: Retail and Town Centres 9 36 Chapter 16: Design 27 36 Chapter 17: Transport 141 37 Chapter 18: Community Facilities, Leisure and 41 38 Recreation Chapter 19: Natural Environment 16 39 Chapter 20: Landscape 11 39 Chapter 21: Heritage Assets 21 40 Chapter 22: Climate Change 11 40 Chapter 23: Water 18 40 Chapter 24: Environmental Quality 10 41 Chapter 25: Delivery 22 41 Appendix A: Key Diagram 2 42 Appendix B: Strategy Worksheet 2 42 Appendix C: Open Space Standards 2 42 Appendix D: Monitoring Framework 2 42 In order to facilitate the systematic consideration of the feedback received, separate issues raised by respondents have been allocated to the appropriate location within the Draft District Plan. Therefore the total numbers shown above exceed the total number of respondents. For example, X respondent may have feedback allocated to both Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, in which case X will appear twice in the above numbers. 3 District Plan Consultation Responses (Interim Report no. 2: Respondents entered to the Portal as of 17 July 2014) Chapter 1: Introduction Brookgate Ltd Acheson, Tim, Mr, Aldrich, Margaret Baines, John, Mr, Linden Homes Eastern Betts, Martin, Mr, Blake, Haidy, Mrs, Carey, Michael, Mr, Carless, Andrew, Mr, Carless, Keith, Mr, Carless, Sue, Mrs, Church, William and Alison, Clark, John, Mr Cocker, Michael, Mr Dixon, Paul, Mr, Donovan, Lisa, Mrs Francis, Rob, Mr Gilmour, Andrea, Ms, Hertfordshire County Council Glanville, Steven, Mr, Hennell, Jane, Mrs, Canal and River Trust Hicks, Martin, Mr, Hutchinson, Marguerita, Mrs, Kappaka-Benzing, Michalitsa, Mrs, Knowles, David, Mr, Maisey, Mr & Mrs PATTEN, ALLAN, MR Pearcy, Patricia, Ms Quinn, Michelle, Mrs Rhodes, John, Mr, Bishop's Stortford Civic Federation Richardson, Alexia, Mrs Rogers, F, Mr stevenson, andrew, mr, CS&HS environment and engineering White, Tim, Mr Wilson, Iain, Mr Windus, Richard, Mr Chapter 2: Vision and Strategic Objectives Diageo Pension Trust Ltd & Wrenbridge University of Hertfordshire Adams, Martin, Dr Baines, John, Mr, Linden Homes Eastern 4 District Plan Consultation Responses (Interim Report no. 2: Respondents entered to the Portal as of 17 July 2014) Bevan, John, Mr, Hertford Civic Society Bradfield, Keith, Mr, Britton, Jan, Mrs, Carter, Odette, Miss, Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust Davies, Anna, , Persimmon Homes Essex Davies, Julia, Cllr, Donovan, Paul, , Hertfordshire County Council Ellison, George, Mr, Freeman, Rose, Ms, The Theatres Trust Hennell, Jane, Mrs, Canal and River Trust Hicks, Martin, Mr, Landon, Susan E, Mrs, Luder, Peter, Mr, Weston Homes Macmillan, Ian, Mr, Macpherson, Andrew, Mr, Martin, Claire, Ms, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Matthews, Mark, , Thames Water Melvin, Jamie, Mr, Natural England Milner, Graham, Mr, Nixon, Jacqueline, , Hertfordshire County Council Parry, Glenys, Ms, Peel, William, Mr, Pulvermacher, Francis, , Christ's Hospital Foundation Rhodes, John, Mr, Bishop's Stortford Civic Federation Smith, Natasha, Miss, Environment Agency Smith, Nigel, Mr, Stevenage Borough Council Spears, Phil, Mr, stevenson, andrew, mr, CS&HS environment and engineering Sweeney, Chris, Mr, Tinniswood, Alison, Ms, Hertfordshire County Council, Historic Environment Unit Warren, Roy, Mr, Sport England White, Mark, Mr, English Heritage White, Sheila, Mrs Chapter 3: The Development Strategy Bishops Stortford College Bishop's Stortford North Conosrtium Brookgate Ltd Coastwind Ltd Diageo Pension Trust Ltd & Wrenbridge Fairview New Homes FBC Group Hertford Land Ltd Hubert C Leach (Leach Homes) 5 District Plan Consultation Responses (Interim Report no. 2: Respondents entered to the Portal as of 17 July 2014) Lafarge Tarmac Marchfield Properties Ltd NHS England (NHSE) Ptarmigan Planning St John's College Cambridge Telereal Trillium The Esbies Estate Ware Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group Wattsdown Limited Wheatley Homes Ltd Waitrose, , Waitrose Aldrich, Margaret, Andrew, Alistair, Ashley, Sylvia, Mrs, Baines, John, Mr, Linden Homes Eastern BARD, , , Buntingford Action for Responsible Development Barnes, John, Mr, Beeston, Steve, Mr, Bevan, John, Mr, Hertford Civic Society Bickel, Nick, Mr, Bloomfield, Paul, Mr, Shire Consulting Boenke, Robert, Mr, Boenke, Robert, Mr, Widbury Residents Association Bouette, Steven, Mr, Britton, Jan, Mrs, Brookes, Linda, , CPRE - The Hertfordshire Society Brown, Michael, Mr, Brown, William, Mr, Carless, Andrew, Mr, Charles, Tony, Mr, Clark, C, Mrs, Clark, Joanne, Miss, Countryside Properties Clarke, Julia, , Coles, Ben, Mr, Taylor Wimpey Strategic Developments Coyne, Kenneth, Mr, Davies, Anna, , Persimmon Homes Essex Davies, J R, Mr, Thorley Parish Council Davies, Julia, Cllr, Davis, John, Mr, Donoghue, Patrick, Mr, Donovan, Paul, , Hertfordshire County Council DUNSTAN, MARK, REVD, Dutton, Peter, Mr, Gladman Developments Falder, R, Mr, Aston Parish Council 6 District Plan Consultation Responses (Interim Report no. 2: Respondents entered to the Portal as of 17 July 2014) Farnham, Lotte, , Findlay, Peter, Mr, Forgione, Vicky, , Broxbourne Borough Council George, Michael, Mr, Barratt Homes North London Gilmour, Andrea, Ms, Hertfordshire County Council Glanville, Michelle, Mrs, Glanville, Steven, Mr, Griffith, Vivienne, , Haigh, Susan, Mrs, NHS East and North Hertfordshire CCG Hancox, Joan, , Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership Harding, Frances & Bill, , Harwood, Kate, Mrs, Hertfordshire Gardens Trust Hayden, Hannah, Ms, Uttlesford District Council Hewson, Kathleen, Mrs, Hewson, Roland, , Hicks, Martin, Mr, Hill, Matt, Mr, DLP Planning Ltd Hilliman, Catherine & Alan, , Hughes, Jeff, Mr, Great Amwell Parish Council Ingham, John, Mr, Great Munden Parish Council Irons, Belinda, Ms, J Jenkins, D Bailey, Mr, Jackson, Joyce, Mrs, Buntingford Civic Society Johnson, Valerie, Mrs, Jones, Bryn, Mr, Jones, Jeff, Mr, Buckland and Chipping Parish Council Jones, Jill, Mrs, Buntingford Town Council Jones, Linda, Kelly, Richard, Mr, North Hertfordshire District Council Kemp, Nigel, Kosky, Steven, Mr, Barton Willmore Laidler, Jeff, Landon, Susan E, Mrs, Lawless, Ben, Three Rivers District Council Lee, Kevin, Dr, Luder, Peter, Mr, Weston Homes Matthews, Mark, , Thames Water McMullen, Tom, Mr, McMullen & Sons, Limited Melvin, Jamie, Mr, Natural England Menhinick, I, Mr, Miles, Anne, , Munn,