Policy information sourced from the East Herts District Plan
DPS2 The Development Strategy 2011-2033
The strategy of the District Plan is to deliver sustainable development in accordance with the following hierarchy:
- Sustainable brownfield sites;
- Sites within the urban areas of Bishop’s Stortford, Buntingford, Hertford, Sawbridgeworth and Ware;
- Urban extensions to Bishop’s Stortford, Hertford, Sawbridgeworth and Ware, and to the east of Stevenage, east of Welwyn Garden City and in the Gilston Area; and
- Limited development in the villages.
The 5-year housing land supply will comprise the following elements:
- The projected housing need of 839 dwellings per annum;
- Any shortfall in delivery since the start of the Plan period (to be met over the ten year period 2017-2027);
- A 20% buffer for choice and flexibility brought forward from later in the Plan period.
For more information please see the District Plan