Policy information sourced from the Welwyn Hatfield Local Plan
SADM 24 Acceptable uses outside the Core Retail Zone - Lemsford Road Opportunity Area
Within Hatfield Town Centre, on the western side of Lemsford Road outside the Core Retail Zone (as shown on the Policies Map) the Council will allow proposals for changes of use or development for retail, office, hotel, residential, leisure or community uses provided that the proposal would:
- Support the regeneration of Hatfield town centre and its vitality and viability;
- Maintain and enhance the strategic link between the town centre and the Galleria;
- Not harm the amenities of the occupiers of nearby residential areas;
- Be properly integrated into the retail core of the town centre, including the provision of good pedestrian linkages; and
- Provide adequate highway access and servicing arrangements and would not be detrimental to the highway network including highway safety.
Proposals for new leisure facilities or to modernise, extend or re-provide the existing facilities will be supported. Proposals which result in the loss of the Swim Centre will only be permitted if up to date evidence shows that there is no longer a need for the facility or the existing facility can be satisfactorily relocated within the development proposals or replaced by a facility of equivalent or better quality in an appropriate alternative location.
Where the site currently provides car parking which serves the needs of the town centre as a whole, this must be replaced within the development proposals or in an appropriate alternative location.
For more information please see the Welwyn Hatfield Local Plan