South West Hertfordshire Dacorum Borough Council Three Rivers District Council Watford Borough Council Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Final Report: Volume 3a (Site Schedules- Dacorum) October 2008 Tribal Urban Studio Team in association with Atisreal 1 This volume 1.1.1 This document represents Volume 3a of the South West Hertfordshire Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment, containing the schedule of all sites identified in Dacorum Borough Council’s area through the study process. The document is presented on a ward basis, presenting both urban and greenfield sites. 1.1.2 For each ward, there are four schedules, presenting the progress from site identification through to the final capacity estimates: 1. Suitability Test: this is the long list of all sites 2. Estimating the Potential: the suitable sites go forward to an estimate of capacity 3. Availability and Achievability: Atis add comments on the availability and achievability of the suitable sites, with a recommendation of phasing period 4. Deliverability: Final assessment, bringing together capacity estimates, phasing and availability of all suitable and achievable sites. 1.1.3 The site schedules are ordered alphabetically by ward code thus: AE Adeyfield East ALD Aldbury and Wiggington ASH Ashridge AW Adeyfield West BC Berkhamsted Castle BEN Bennetts End BE Berkhamsted East BW Berkhamsted West BOV Bovingdon BOX Boxmoor CH Corner Hall CHA Chaulden GAD Gadebridge GH Grove Hill HHC Hemel Hempstead Central HSP Highfield St Pauls KL Kings Langley LG Leverstock Green N Northchurch NM Nash Mills STA St Albans (land outside Dacorum but part of Dacorum’s RSS allocation)1 TC Tring Central TE Tring East TW Tring West WA Watling WE Warners End WH Woodhall 1.1.4 Readers who wish to cross-reference the sites in Volume 3a with the mapping for Dacorum in Volume 4a should note that only those sites that were accepted are plotted on the maps. Rejected sites do not appear. 1.1.5 Finally, in some cases, midpoint capacity totals sometimes differ slightly from sheet to sheet, even when adding identical lists of site capacities. This is due to rounding of midpoint figures; however, whenever the results of the site schedules are quoted elsewhere in the report by ward, the total being quoted will always be that on the Deliverability sheet in the site schedules. Disclaimer 1.1.6 The site assessments and related comments made in the ‘availability and achievability’ sections of each settlement schedule relate only to conditions visible on site at the time of the ground survey in summer 2008 to the best of the surveyor’s knowledge at the time. For example, commentary that a particular site shows no evidence of developer activity relates only to the physical evidence on site that could be viewed, even if the site has a detailed planning history and/or, unbeknownst to the surveyor, activity was due to start on the site shortly 1 For more details, please refer to the adopted East of England Regional Spatial Strategy. Adeyfield East Ward Suitability Site Area Accept / Site Ref. Name / Address Current Use Notes Policy Physical Reason / Comment Site Ref. Planning Status (ha) Reject G / U >5ha? constraints constraints Distribution unit to let within industrial Modern employment building within area/ large site, close to open land, established industrial area. Site is AE1 Boundary Way vacant industrial space R AE1 employment, sports ground, main included within Maylands Masterplan roads, etc Area for search Modern employment building within General Nature of Industrial Area- established industrial area . Site AE2 general industrial area mostly modern units with some R AE2 included within Maylands Masterplan needing investment area for search. quality open space surrounded bu AE3 Breakspear Way sports ground R Open land and amenity space AE3 employment and residential units Existing residential area and actively AE4 Buncefield Lane caravan park active caravan park R AE4 used caravan park unattractive caravan park, Currently this land is in use as a AE5 Three Cherry Tree Lane caravan park surrounded by employment uses. A R travellers site & is within an AE5 lot of activity employment area overgrown space with storage and Site is a ''Greenfield' Housing AE6 Three Cherry Tree Lane open space some industrial activity. Surrounded 11.86 A AE6 G Y Allocation (H18) by industrial and busy roads Garage courts are in use and there end site surrounded by residential AE7 Arundel Close garage courts R are no known intentions to develop AE7 and industrial this site. Garage courts are in use and there AE8 Masons Road garage courts large site surrounded by residential R are no known intentions to develop AE8 this site. Garage courts are in use and there large site surrounded by residential. AE9 The Flags garage courts R are no known intentions to develop AE9 New housing built to the rear this site. large end site, surrounded by Garage courts are in use and there AE10 New Park Drive garage courts employment area, buffer zone and R are no known intentions to develop AE10 employment area this site. small site surrounded by residential, Garage courts are in use and there AE11 Vauxhall Road garage courts some commercial activity from rear R are no known intentions to develop AE11 gardens opposite this site. quite large site close to pub and Garage courts are in use and there residential uses. Overgrown, AE12 Malus Close garage courts R are no known intentions to develop AE12 dumping evident, many empty this site. garage courts Garage courts are in use and there AE13 Haleswood Road garage courts large site surrounded by residential R are no known intentions to develop AE13 this site. Garage courts are in use and there AE14 Montgomery Avenue garage courts site surrounded by residential R are no known intentions to develop AE14 this site. large site surrounded by residential Garage courts are in use and there and close to town centre and school. AE15 Montgomery Avenue garage courts R are no known intentions to develop AE15 Access through to gardens behind. this site. Some in bad condition large site, near to town centre, good No No Garage courts are in use and there AE16 Briery Way garage courts frontage to open land. Garage courts Rrestrictions restrictions are no known intentions to develop AE16 in poor condition apparent apparent this site. Garage courts are in use and there AE17 Larchwood Road garage courts R are no known intentions to develop AE17 this site. Page 1 of 13 Adeyfield East Ward Suitability Site Area Accept / Site Ref. Name / Address Current Use Notes Policy Physical Reason / Comment Site Ref. Planning Status (ha) Reject G / U >5ha? constraints constraints dense woodland surrounded by The site is used as an amenity space AE18 Queensway green space R AE18 residential for the surrouding residential units. Garage courts are in use and there AE19 Dellcut Road garage courts small site surrounded by residential R are no known intentions to develop AE19 this site. Garage courts are in use and there AE20 Saffron End garage courts R are no known intentions to develop AE20 this site. Garage courts are in use and there AE21 Highfield Lane garage courts large site surrounded by residential R are no known intentions to develop AE21 this site. large site surrounded by residential, AE22 Highfield Lane rear gardens R There are mature trees on site AE22 access direct from Highfield Lane The site has feasibility and amenity large site surrounded by residential AE23 Ellingham Road rear gardens R issues. There are currently no AE23 and open space. Inaccessible known intentions to develop. large site surrounded by residential This is large site with access and is and open space. Inaccessible on site AE24 Berrymead rear gardens R surrounded by housing. There are AE24 visit but access can be provided no known intentions to develop. through existing road The site is likely linked to allotments. AE25 Rutland Gardens garage courts large site surrounded by residential R There are currently no known AE25 intentions to develop. The site has space constraints. AE26 Rutland Gardens gardens small corner site R There are currently no known AE26 intentions to develop. surrounded by residential, could not AE27 Widmore Drive playground R childrens play area AE27 access on site visit No No surrounded by school and residential, housing already provided on adjacent AE28 Stocks Meadow rear gardens Rrestrictions restrictions AE28 inaccessible on site visit gardens (need to relocate garage) apparent apparent The garage courts are in use and small end site surrounded by AE29 Saracens Head garage courts R there are currently no known AE29 residential intentions to develop. surrounded by residential, little The site has access issues and there AE30 Adeyfield Gardens garage courts evidence of use although in relatively R are currently no known intention to AE30 good condition develop. surrounded by residential, close to No No The site may have access issues. AE31 Adeyfield Road rear gardens town centre, access may be a Rrestrictions restrictions There are currently no known AE31 problem apparent apparent intentions to develop. DBC have asked that AE32, 33, 34, 35 and 36 are considered together, AE32 Hammer Lane garage courts large local centre site. Looks disused R accept one site, rationalise car AE32 parking. Rejected in order to retain garage courts. DBC have asked that AE32, 33, 34, 35 and 36 are considered together, AE33 Hammer Lane garage courts large local centre site. Looks disused R accept one site, rationalise car AE33 parking. Rejected in order to retain garage courts. Page 2 of 13 Adeyfield East Ward Suitability Site Area Accept / Site Ref. Name / Address Current Use Notes Policy Physical Reason / Comment Site Ref. Planning Status (ha) Reject G / U >5ha? constraints constraints The site is currently active.