Policy information sourced from the Hertsmere Local Plan Core Strategy

CS1 The supply of new homes

The Council will make provision for at least 3,990 additional dwellings within the District between 2012 and 2027, a development rate of a minimum of 266 dwellings per year.

In providing for the new homes and identifying new locations for development in the Site Allocations DPD, the Council will take account of:

  • environmental constraints and compliance with the key environmental policies set out in the Core Strategy (including Policies CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15, CS16 and CS17);
  • the character, pattern and density of the surrounding area;
  • the need to retain existing housing;
  • the need to locate new development in the most accessible locations taking account of local infrastructure capacity;
  • the settlement hierarchy identified in the Hertsmere Core Strategy; and vi) the need to focus development within the boundaries of existing built-up areas.

For more information please see the Hertsmere Core Strategy