Policy information sourced from the Welwyn Hatfield Local Plan
SADM 10 Employment Development
The following areas of land, as set out on the Policies Map, are designated as employment areas for Class E(g), B2 and B8 and associated land uses:
Designated Employment Areas
The following areas of land, as set out on the policies map, are mixed use areas which will incorporate land for Class B employment uses:
| Reference | Area | Use Class |
|---|---|---|
| SDS3 | Broadwater Road West SPD Site (North) | E(g) |
| SDS3 | Broadwater Road West SPD Site (South) | E(g) |
| SDS5 | North West Hatfield | E(g) |
| SDS7 | Marshmoor | E(g) |
In the designated employment areas, subject to other policies in this plan, planning permission will be granted where:
- Development (including changes of use) is for the use classes set out in the table above;
- Any retail elements of the development would clearly be ancillary to the main business use and the extent controlled by condition or planning obligation accordingly. Where necessary, conditions will be used to restrict changes between different uses falling within the same Use Class.
- New industrial, storage, office and research buildings (currently Use Classes B and E(g)) will be subject to conditions or planning obligations to restrict changes to different uses falling within the same use class and/or allowed under permitted development rights. On existing sites, the Council will consider the use of Article 4 Directions to remove permitted development rights where necessary.
Proposals that would result in a loss of land from Class B uses to another use or uses whether in a designated employment area or not, will only be permitted where: - It can be demonstrated through active, extensive and realistic marketing over a period of three years that the land or premises are no longer required to meet future employment land needs and that there is a lack of demand for the land or premises in that location;
- The proposed use is compatible with neighbouring uses and, where applicable, would not prejudice the continued use of neighbouring land for employment; and
- In accordance with Policy SP 8, they provide facilities that are supportive of Class B or Class E(g) uses.
Motor vehicle sales / showrooms, car hire businesses, petrol filling stations and retail warehouse clubs will only be permitted in designated employment areas. Planning permission will be granted, subject to other policies in this plan, where: - It would have adequate servicing facilities; and
- It would not have an adverse impact on the provision of employment land and jobs in terms of the cumulative impact of similar uses in the locality.
For more information please see the Welwyn Hatfield Local Plan