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Land To East Of Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead Road Redbourn Hertfordshire

5/2024/2171EIA - SCOPING OPINIONPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Scoping Opinion - Construction of up to 4,000 new dwellings (to include 40% affordable housing, 5 extra-care facilities each comprising 70-80 self- contained units, 3 nursing homes (each of 70-80 beds) and 16 supporting living units); up to 53ha of employment and ancillary facilities (to include 17ha of Business (Ei), Research and Development (Eii) and 36ha of Logistics (B8) and mixed industrial uses (B2 and Eiii)); green infrastructure and landscaping works (to include a country park, formal and informal open space, amenity space, managed woodland, ecological network links and sports facilities); early years, primary and secondary education facilities; neighbourhood centres and local centres (to include retail, community and employment uses; sports hub; medical centre); mobility hubs; sustainable drainage systems (including ponds, lakes and water courses); supporting infrastructure (comprising utilities and diversions as necessary); vehicular and active travel access points, estate roads and connections to the surrounding highway, cycleway and pedestrian network; buffer zones to the M1 and Buncefield oil depot and pipelines; improvements to existing public rights of way, improvements to the Nickey Line and delivery of a proportion of the Hemel Garden Communities (HGC) Green Loop; land for up to 40 Gypsy and Traveller pitches; provision of an active travel bridge over the A414; safeguarded land for M1 Junction 8 improvements; ground remodelling and any necessary demolition. at Land To East Of Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead Road Redbourn Hertfordshire

Received
10 December 2024
Decided
31 January 2025 · Environmental Statement required
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Redbourn
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
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  1. Received10 Dec
  2. Validated10 Dec
  3. Consult.7 Jan
  4. Target7 Jan
  5. Decided31 Jan

Decided in 52 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in St Albans71% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application for demolition at Land To East Of Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead Road Redbourn Hertfordshire. St Albans has handled 912 applications of this type and approves 73% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. This one was decided in 52 days. The site is in the Redbourn conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 124 applications across Redbourn.

Application Details

Reference
5/2024/2171
Address
Land To East Of Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead Road Redbourn Hertfordshire
Local Authority
St Albans
Application Type
EIA - SCOPING OPINION
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
4000
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Approved
Ward
Redbourn
Parish
Redbourn

Applicant & Agent

ApplicantPrivate applicant

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
10 December 2024
Consultation Expiry
7 January 2025
Target Decision Date
7 January 2025
Date Decided
31 January 2025
Date Validated
10 December 2024
Date Submitted
10 December 2024
Consultation End
7 January 2025
Application Expires
13 January 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Environmental Statement required
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
34 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
54
Coordinates
51.798510, -0.395149
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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