Policy information sourced from Welwyn Hatfield District Plan

EMP2 Acceptable Uses in Employment Areas

In the designated employment areas, proposals for development within Use Classes B1, B2 and B8 will be permitted, subject to the following criteria:

  • The proposal would not, due to the scale of employment generated, have an unacceptable impact on the demand for housing in the travel to work area;
  • The proposal would not have an unacceptable impact on the local and/or strategic transport infrastructure;
  • The proposal would not harm the amenities of any nearby residential properties;
  • The development would provide adequate parking, servicing and access;
  • Any retail element of the development would clearly be ancillary to the main business use.

Proposals for Class B8 development should also be well located in relation to the primary road network.

Proposals for any other uses in the designated employment areas should generally be resisted and will only be permitted where it can be clearly demonstrated that the existing land or premises are no longer required to meet future employment requirements and business and community needs. All such proposals will also be required to satisfy criteria (i) to (v) above and other relevant policies of the Plan relating to the use proposed.

In all cases, the proposed development must comply with the design policies contained in the Plan.

For more information please see the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan