Consultation Statement Local Plan Consultation Document 2015 August 2016 1 Consultation Statement: Local Plan Consultation Document 2015 August 2016 Please note: This document was updated in April 2017 to insert an additional paragraph on p7 (Who we consulted on the LPCD) for consistency with other Consultation Statements, and to insert Appendix B. With the exception of the re-lettering of subsequent appendices, the rest of the document remains as published in August 2016. Colin Haigh Head of Planning Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Council Offices The Campus Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL8 6AE Tel: 01707 357000 Fax: 01707 357285 E Mail [email protected] 2 Contents Introduction 5 Statement of community Involvement 6 How we consulted 8 Targeted consultation 9 Other consultations 9 Participation levels 10 Summary RIPDLQLVVXHVDQGWKH&RXQFLO¶VUHVSRQVH 11 Introduction 12 Part 1 Strategic Policies 15 Emerging Core Strategy 16 Policy CS2 Meeting the Needs for Growth 18 Policy CS2 Meeting the Needs for Growth ± Housing 27 CS2 Meeting the Needs for Growth - Figure 1 ± Housing Market Area 34 Policy Intention CS2a ± Housing Target 35 CS2 Meeting the Needs for Growth ± Employment 41 Policy Intention CS2B Employment Land and Job Growth 45 CS3 Settlement Strategy 48 Table 1 ± Potential distribution of housing growth 58 Policy Intention CS3 63 CS4 Green Belt Boundaries and Safeguarded Land ± CS4 and Policy Intention CS4 69 Movement Strategy and New Policy Intention Movement 85 CS19 Strategic Green Infrastructure and Policy Intention CS19 91 Spatial Policies and Spatial Policies Intention 95 Part 2 Sites 98 Section 10 Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Garden City Housing and Table 4 99 10 Welwyn Garden City Site Pea94 Bridge Road East 105 10 Welwyn Garden City Site WGC1, Creswick 106 10 Welwyn Garden City Site WGC4, Panshanger Aerodrome 109 Site WGC5 and Appendix A finely balanced site 119 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ± Welwyn Garden City ± Site WGC3, The Holdings, Cole Green Lane 127 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ± Welwyn Garden City ± Site WGC6, East of Digswell Hill 128 10 Welwyn Garden City - Gypsy and Traveller Sites 129 10 Welwyn Garden City Gypsy and Traveller Sites and Site GTLAA06, Panshanger Aerodrome 131 10 Welwyn Garden City Table 5 - Sources of housing supply for WGC 134 10 Welwyn Garden City ± Employment 136 10 Welwyn Garden City Town Centre Strategy, Figure 7 (Town Centre Boundary Map), Retail Frontages, Development sites in the Primary Retail Core, Welwyn Garden City Town Centre North138 10 Welwyn Garden City - Urban Open Land 140 10 Welwyn Garden City ± Site Hal02, Land at Waterside 141 10 Welwyn Garden City ± Site Hal03, Ratcliff Tail Lift Site 143 10 Welwyn Garden City ± Site Hol19, Hyde Valley House & First House 144 10 Welwyn Garden City ± Site Pan01, Land between Bericot Way and Waterbeach 145 10 Welwyn Garden City ± Site Pan02, Land behind 1-17 The Poplars 146 10 Welwyn Garden City Site Pea08, Land adjacent to Ravenfield Road 147 10 Welwyn Garden City Site Pea24, St Michaels House and Day Centre, Holwell Road 148 Section 11 - Hatfield 149 11 Hatfield - Housing 152 11 Hatfield ± Employment 155 3 11 Hatfield Town Centre Strategy, Definition of Town Centre Boundary and Sub Areas, Figure 21 (Hatfield Town Centre Boundary Map), Retail Frontages, Development Sites in the Primary Retail Core 156 11 Hatfield ± Large Neighbourhood Centres and Small Neighbourhood Centres 157 11 Hatfield± Urban Open Land 158 11 Site HE23, Factory adjacent to Wellfield Road Depot 159 11 Hatfield ± Site HS12, Garages off Garden Avenue 161 11 Hatfield ± Site HS31, Garages off Hollyfield 162 11 Site HW12 Land North of Toms Field 163 11 Site Hat1 North West Hatfield 164 Appendix A - Finely balanced sites ± remainder of Hat1, North West Hatfield 169 11 Site Hat 2 West of Hatfield 170 Appendix A Finely balanced sites ± remainder of Hat2, West of Hatfield 176 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ± Hatfield ± Site Hat3, West of Ellenbrook 177 Appendix A Finely Balanced Sites ± Hatfield Site Hat4 Land south of Ellenbrook 179 Appendix A Finely Balanced Sites ± Hatfield ± Site Hat5, North of Roehyde 183 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ± Hatfield ± Site Hat11, South of Hatfield 188 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ± Hatfield ± Site Hat12, Nast Hyde Farm 190 11 Hatfield - Gypsy and Traveller Sites 191 11 Hatfield ± Table 7 ± Sources of housing supply for Hatfield 192 12 Woolmer Green 193 12 Woolmer Green ± Housing 196 12 Woolmer Green Site WGr1, East of Great North Road 197 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ± Woolmer Green ± Site WGr3, Land adjacent to 52 London Road 200 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ± Woolmer Green ± Site WGr4, Land in front of 17 Twin Foxes 202 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ± Woolmer Green ± Site WGr5, Land in front of 9 Twin Foxes 203 12 Woolmer Green ± Employment 204 13 Oaklands & Mardley Heath - Housing and Table 10 - Summary Table ± Oaklands & Mardley Heath Capacity 205 13 Oaklands & Mardley Heath± Site WE01, 52 Great North Road 207 13 Oaklands & Mardley Heath ± Site WN11, 17 Canonsfield Road 208 13 Oaklands and Mardley Heath ± Site OMH5, Land rear of 1-12 Great North Rd and Site OMH8, Great North Rd 209 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ± Oaklands and Mardley Heath ± Site OMH7, Land at 22 The Avenue 211 13 Oaklands and Mardley Heath ± Gypsy and Traveller Sites and GTLAA04, Four Oaks 212 13 Oaklands & Mardley Heath ± Village Centre 215 13 Oaklands & Mardley Heath ± Urban Open Land 216 Section 14 Welwyn 217 14 Welwyn ± Table 12 - Summary Table ± Welwyn Capacity 219 14 Welwyn ± Site Wel3, School Lane 220 14 Welwyn ± Site Wel4, Sandyhurst 222 14 Welwyn ± Site Wel11, The Vineyards, Codicote Road 224 Appendix A Finely Balanced Sites ± Welwyn ± Site Wel1, Land at Kimpton Road 226 Appendix A Finely Balanced ± Welwyn Consultation Point ± Site Wel2, Land east of Welwyn Cemetery 228 14 Welwyn ± Village Centre 230 14 Welwyn ± Urban Open Land 231 Section 15 Digswell ± Housing 232 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ±Digswell - Site Dig1, Land behind 2 New Road 233 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ± Site Dig4, Land at Digswell Road and Bessemer Road 238 15 Digswell ± Village Centre 240 Section 16 Welham Green 241 16 Welham Green ± Housing and Table 16 points 244 16 Welham Green ± Employment ± Site WeG4b ± Marshmoor 249 16 Welham Green ± Site WeG1, Welham Manor House 254 16 Welham Green ± Site WeG2 ± Welham Manor Grounds 257 16 Welham Green ± Site WeG3 ± South of Welham Manor 259 16 Welham Green ± Site WeG6 ± Skimpans Farm 262 4 16 Welham Green ± Site WeG10 ± Dixons Hill Road 267 Appendix A Finely Balanced Sites ± Welham Green ± Site WeG4a, Marshmoor 270 16 Welham Green ± Gypsy and Traveller Sites 272 16 Welham Green ± Site GTLAA01 ± Foxes Lane 274 16 Welham Green ± Site GTLAA02 ± Highdene 276 16 Welham Green ± Site GTLAA03 ± The Willows 277 17 Brookmans Park 278 17 Brookmans Park ± Housing 281 17 Brookmans Park ± Table 18 Summary Table - Brookmans Park Capacity 284 17 Brookmans Park ± Site BrP14, Land East of Golf Club Road 285 Appendix A Finely Balanced Sites Brookmans Park ± Site BrP1, Land at Bell Lane 287 Appendix A Finely Balanced Sites Brookmans Park ± Site BrP4, West of Brookmans Park 290 Appendix A Finely Balanced Sites Brookmans Park ± Site BrP6, Land at Bluebridge Road 293 Appendix A Finely Balanced Sites ± Brookmans Park ± Site BrP12, Peplins Wood 17 296 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ± Brookmans Park ± Site BrP2, Land North East of Great North Road 299 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ± Brookmans Park ± Site BrP9, Friday Grove 301 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ± Brookmans Park ± Site BrP10, Raybrook Farm 303 Appendix B Less Favourable Sites ± Brookmans Park ± Site BrP13, Land West of Golf Club Road 305 18 Little Heath 307 18 Little Heath ± Housing 309 18 Little Heath ± Site BPLH30 ± Land to the rear of Builders Arms Public House 311 18 Little Heath ± Site LHe1 ± Land North of Hawkshead Road 312 18 Little Heath ± Site BrP7, Land South of Hawkshead Road 317 18 Little Heath ± Employment 324 19 Cuffley 325 19 Cuffley Housing and Table 23 Sources of housing supply for Cuffley 327 19 Cuffley ± Site No02, 36 The Ridgeway and land to the rear 329 19 Cuffley ± Site No10, Land west of St Martin de Porres Catholic Church 330 19 Cuffley ± Site Cuf1, The Meadway 331 Appendix A Less Favourable Sites ± Cuffley ± Site Cuf4, Cuffley Hills Farm 334 Appendix A Less Favourable Sites ± Cuffley ± Site Cuf5 Land West of Northaw Road East 336 Appendix A Less Favourable Sites ± Cuffley ± Site Cuf7 Wells Farm 338 Major Developed Sites and Policy Intention on Major Developed Sites 340 Cemeteries 341 Cemeteries Site CEM01 342 Cemeteries Site CEM02 343 Part 3 Development Management Policies 344 Appendix C ± Sites that failed the first SHLAA test 353 Appendices 355 Appendix A ± Specific bodies notified of the LPCD 2015 356 Appendix B ± Bodies and persons invited to make representations 364 Appendix C ± Copy of letter/email notifying individuals, bodies and organisations of the LPCD 2015 398 Appendix D ± Local Plan Consultation Document Inspection Points 401 Appendix E ± Drop-in events for the LPCD 2015 402 Appendix F ± Hertfordshire Mercury and Welwyn Hatfield Times advert 403 Appendix G ± Life Magazine Autumn/Winter 2014 article 404 Appendix H ± Flyer sent to deposit points 406 5 Introduction Consultation on the Local Plan Consultation Document 2015 (LPCD 2015), the Sustainability Appraisal and the Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2015 (IDP 2015) took place between 23 January and 20 March, 2015. This statement sets out which bodies and persons were invited to make representations to that consultation under Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 as amended, how those bodies were invited to make such representations, a summary of the main issues raised by those representations, and how those main issues have been addressed in the Local Plan Proposed Submission 2016 in accordance with Regulation 17 of the aforementioned Regulations.