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92 Section 13 Sub-Areas and Key Centres for Development and Change POLICY LA1: London Arc (1) Within the London Arc the emphasis will be on: (a) retention of long-standing green belt restraint, supported by more positive green infrastructure use of neglected areas in accordance with green belt purposes; and (b) urban regeneration, including the promotion of greater sustainability within the built-up areas, particularly measures to increase the use of non-car modes of transport. (2) Exceptions to the approach in (1) (a) are made at Hemel Hempstead, Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield where strategic green belt reviews will be undertaken to permit these new towns to develop further as expanded key centres for development and change. (3) Other towns in the London Arc will retain and develop their existing individual roles within its polycentric settlement pattern, recognising and making as much provision for new development within the built-up area as is compatible with retention and, wherever possible, enhancement of their distinctive characters and identities. (4) the local authorities should work with those in Greater London, especially Outer London, and to the north, and those responsible for delivering strategic transport networks, to ensure that: • opportunities presented by existing and developing public transport radial routes from London are exploited to support sustainable development at nodal points along these routes, while ensuring that the strategic function of radial routes is not overwhelmed by local movements; and • a network-wide approach (particularly critical in the London Arc) is adopted towards increasing opportunities for inter-urban journeys by public transport, in line with the Regional Transport Strategy. 13.36 The London Arc is a complex polycentric area of market towns, commuter settlements and twentieth century new towns over which London has a powerful influence. Long-standing green belt policies have sought to restrain the outward spread of the capital and preserve the existing urban structure. These areas face a particular set of issues and pressures, which are distinct within the East of England but shared with parts of the South East. 13.37 The area is characterised by a generally buoyant economy, although there are pockets of poor performance and deprivation, particularly within the new towns. There is very strong housing demand and development pressures are intense. There is considerable pressure on the area’s road and rail networks reflecting both the high levels of movement to and from London and the complex movements for shopping, employment, education, leisure etc between the towns. There is a need to balance the priorities of restraining urban sprawl, enhancing the countryside and meeting development needs in sustainable ways. This will be done by retention and enhancement of the green belt and by accommodating development through effective use of the land within urban areas and selective green belt review. 13.38 With their history as new towns, Hemel Hempstead, Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield have a good record of matching new housing with employment and are well-placed on strategic communications routes, which makes them both attractive for business growth and accessible to the London jobs market. The extent of national and regional housing needs, coupled with the benefits of increasing the towns’ size, tying into existing infrastructure and tackling regeneration issues, present exceptional circumstances justifying green belt reviews to enable their expansion.
East of England Plan 93 POLICY LA2: Hemel Hempstead Key Centre for Development and Change The strategy for Hemel Hempstead couples growth in housing and employment with transformational physical, social and economic regeneration of the original new town to create an expanded sustainable and balanced community. The main elements of this strategy are: (1) Overall housing growth of 12,000 in Dacorum by 2021, concentrated mainly at Hemel Hempstead. Brownfield redevelopment opportunities will be maximised but sustainable urban extensions will also be required, to be focused on the edge of the built-up area of Hemel Hempstead. Extension of Hemel Hempstead into St Albans District will probably be required, taking account of constraints and any opportunities arising from decisions on Buncefield and involving preparation of joint or coordinated Development Plan Documents with St Albans DC. Identification of the urban extensions will require a strategic review of the green belt that allows scope for continued growth of Hemel Hempstead until at least 2031. (2) Provision for substantial employment growth over the period to 2021 by: • capitalising on strategic links to Watford, proposed major development at Brent Cross/Cricklewood and elsewhere in London, Luton and Milton Keynes; • regenerating the Maylands Industrial Estate; • reconstruction and potential rationalisation of Buncefield; and • creating a more attractive and vital town centre, making best use of further regeneration and redevelopment opportunities. (3) Focused and coordinated action to raise opportunities and expectations and make better provision for local residents in terms of health, education, employment, transport and quality of life. (4) Ensuring the strategic transport network is adequate to support the growth of the town and creating the conditions for significantly increased public transport, walking and cycling within and around it. (5) Substantial improvement to the image and quality of the town’s built fabric and public realm, including multifunctional green space. 13.39 The regeneration and expansion of Hemel Hempstead provides a major opportunity for the town to be a key focus for growth, contributing to meeting West Hertfordshire’s development needs and will reinforce recovery from the Buncefield fire. 13.40 The approach to the future of Buncefield needs to balance continued operations, the highest safety standards within the site and in relation to existing and proposed neighbouring uses, and the potential of rationalisation to release land for other uses. In developing Local Development Documents it will be essential to take account of the wider implications of decisions on Buncefield. For example, any extension to safety buffers around operations on the site and pipelines may constrain development options. Alternatively, rationalisation of the site may release land for other uses, potentially increasing the overall scale of development potential at Hemel Hempstead in the longer term.
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