Policy information sourced from the East Herts District Plan
SAWB4 Land to the North of Sawbridgeworth
Land to the north of Sawbridgeworth will accommodate around 200 homes by 2027.
A Masterplan will be collaboratively prepared, involving site promoters, landowners, East Herts Council, Hertfordshire County Council, Sawbridgeworth Town Council, and other key stakeholders. This document will further be informed by public participation in the process.
The development is expected to address the following provisions and issues:
- a range of dwelling type and mix, in accordance with the provisions of Policy HOU1 (Type and Mix of Housing);
- Affordable Housing in accordance with Policy HOU3 (Affordable Housing);
- Self-Build and Custom Build Housing in accordance with Policy HOU8 (Self-Build and Custom Build Housing);
- necessary utilities, including integrated communications to facilitate home working, and upgrades to the localised sewerage network;
- sustainable drainage and provision for flood mitigation;
- access arrangements and local highways mitigation measures;
- sustainable transport measures including the encouragement of walking and cycling, in particular to the town centre and railway station, and enhanced passenger transport services;
- quality local green infrastructure throughout the site including opportunities for preserving and enhancing on-site assets, maximising opportunities to link into existing assets and enhancing biodiversity;
- new public amenity space;
- landscaping and planting, both within the site and peripheral, to complement development, as appropriate;
- provision of an appropriate structural landscape belt and public open space along the eastern boundary of the site to provide a soft edge to the development and define the new Green Belt boundary;
- the delivery of all other necessary on-site and appropriate off-site infrastructure;
- other policy provisions of the District Plan and relevant matters, as appropriate.
For more information please see the District Plan