Issue - meetings

Minute 626 refers

RESOLVED – that (A) the East Herts Infrastructure Delivery Plan, February 2017, as detailed at Essential Reference ‘B’ of the report submitted, be supported as part of the evidence base to support the East Herts District Plan; and

(B)      the Head of Planning and Building Control, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, be authorised to update the Infrastructure Delivery Plan as required for the Examination.

(see also Minute 655)

Minute 75 refers

RECOMMENDED – that (A) the East Herts Infrastructure Delivery Plan, February 2017, as detailed at Essential Reference ‘B’ of the report submitted, be supported as part of the evidence base to support the East Herts District Plan; and

(B)      the Head of Planning and Building Control, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, be authorised to update the Infrastructure Delivery Plan as required for the Examination.

(see also Minute 632)

Consideration was given to a report on the East Herts Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP), February 2017.  The Panel noted that in order to successfully deliver the identified level of growth across the District, new housing would need to be supported either by improvements to existing infrastructure or by the creation of new infrastructure.  Therefore the identification of required schemes was a fundamental part of the plan making process.  The Council was required to prepare an IDP in order to support the implementation of a local plan.

Various Members commented and asked questions on a number of different infrastructure issues. 

In response to Councillor S Bull’s comments in respect of the A10 southbound dualling at Buntingford, Officers acknowledged local concerns and advised that discussions with HCC would continue.

Regarding Councillor M Pope’s comments on the Spine Road in the development proposed to the north and east of Ware, the Panel noted that no exact route had yet been agreed and Officers advised that the trigger point for its provision was indicative and could be updated once the outcome of updated modelling work to be agreed by Hertfordshire County Council was known.

In respect of Councillor J Wyllie’s comments on the absence of London Road, Bishop’s Stortford from any transport measures, Officers advised again that HCC’s modelling work was awaited, but that initial evidence had demonstrated that the highway network in that area would be able to cater for the proposed level of development.

Councillor T Page referred to the map showing healthcare locations in Bishop’s Stortford and suggested this needed correcting, which Officers undertook to address.

Councillor G Jones made a number of comments relating to developers’ viability issues, the absence of off-street car parking as an infrastructure measure, the difficulties in persuading Network Rail to carry out station improvements in Hertford and the absence of special schools provision in Ware.  Officers commented that the schemes in the IDP were viable and had been evidenced by the studies undertaken.  It would be difficult to include off-street car parks in the IDP as parking generally was considered a part of much wider issues, such as sustainable transport.  As for special schools, this was difficult as HCC did not make forecasts as with other schools.

The Panel supported the recommendations as now detailed.

RECOMMENDED – that (A) the East Herts Infrastructure Delivery Plan, February 2017, as detailed at Essential Reference ‘B’ of the report submitted, be supported as part of the evidence base to support the East Herts District Plan; and

(B)      the Head of Planning and Building Control, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, be authorised to update the Infrastructure Delivery Plan as required for the Examination.