Public Consultation on the Issues and Options for East Herts / Harlow Local Development Framework

Good news – the new Government has revoked the East of England Plan.
Bad news - Developers and others are still suggesting that the green fields north of Harlow are a suitable place to build thousands of homes.

East Herts Council has to prepare a Local Development Framework (Local Plan) to guide development for the district. East Herts Council wants to hear residents’ views before coming up with the preferred options for housing in the district.

What do I need to do?

You need to respond to Question 43 (in East Herts) and Question 26 (Harlow Town) in the consultation, saying you:

bulletobject to building thousands of houses in the countryside north of Harlow and the planned loss of Green Belt
bulletsupport your local parish councils view that the land should remain actively used countryside, with access for all, as described in our Gilston Great Park proposals

How can I comment?

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Complete the electronic form below, or,,,

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Complete the detachable postcard you may have received on a newssheet from STOP Harlow North, or...

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Complete the online form on East Herts and/or Harlow website, or...

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Write directly to:
 

East Herts Council

 Harlow Council

Issues and Options Consultation

 Issues and Options Consultation

Planning Policy Team

 Forward Planning Team

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 Civic Centre

Pegs Lane

 The Water Gardens

Hertford

 Harlow

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Why do I need to respond again?

We need to give clear evidence that residents do not want major building on the green fields north of Harlow

There are many more questions in the Issues and Options Consultation relating to development across the whole district. If you want to make a fuller response please go to the Council’s website to review the full consultation

Will it make a difference?

Over the many years of our campaign public support has been instrumental in achieving our goals. The number of individual responses the Councils receive will make a significant impact. Everyone in your household should respond.

Make sure your voice is heard before the deadline of 5pm on 28th January 2011

Please do not send more than one response per person (although it would be perfectly reasonable for each member of a family to respond separately) and please do not send bogus responses, since both may dilute the effect of this campaign.
 
 

East Herts / Harlow Local Development Framework; Issue and Option

East Herts Council has invited response on a number of questions, of which only one relates directly to the land north of Harlow.  STOP Harlow North has prepared a response to that question as shown below.  If you support that response, then please confirm as such in the form at bottom of this page, add your details and click 'Submit'.  Based on your response we will create a standard letter in your name which will be sent to East Herts Council.

At some stage Harlow Town Council will be conducting a parallel consultation on their Local Development Framework which might also include reference to Harlow North.  If so and if appropriate, then we will respond in your name to express the same objections.

East Herts Question 43: Do you agree with the consultants’ Suggested Approach in respect of growth to the north of Harlow? If not, how would you distribute development in accordance with Policy HA1 of the East of England Plan and why? If development to the north of Harlow is no longer required by the East of England Plan, should we consider north of Harlow as a broad location to meet some of the East Herts district wide housing requirement?

Harlow Question 26: What is your view on the consultant’s Suggested Approach to accommodating growth around Harlow

  1. I do not agree with the consultant’s suggested approach in respect of growth north of Harlow.  It was constrained by policy HA1 of the East of England Plan which has since been revoked.  The consultants’ own work indicates that, without that constraint, Option C is the preferred approach.  The consultants' approach is unsustainable and will do untold economic and environmental damage.
  2. There is no longer any need to distribute development in accordance with policy HA1 of the East of England Plan as the Plan has been revoked by the new Government. I support a better not a bigger Harlow.
  3. The green fields north of Harlow are not suitable as a broad location to meet district wide housing requirements.  The area should remain an essential part of (an extended) Green Belt
  4. The towns and villages north of Harlow should be treated in the Local Development Framework no differently from other towns and villages of similar size and character in the district.
  5. I support limited housing to meet local needs in accordance with locally developed parish and town plans
  6. I strongly object to major development north of Harlow

Please note You must supply a name, address and postcode for your response to be included in the public consultation.  There is no such requirement to provide your email address, but if you do then we may be able to focus future reminders on those who have yet to respond

Deadline for receipt: 25th November (East Herts) 28th January 2011 (Harlow)
 

Please ensure that you have clicked the 'submit' button above

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