Evidence base and Topic Papers for the Single Local Plan
See below for Topic Papers to support the Local Plan Emerging Strategy for Growth (2020-2038) and evidence base documents.
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Topic Papers
Topic Paper - Development Strategy - November 2020 (PDF 1MB)
Topic Paper - Site Selection - Main Report (PDF 2MB)
Topic Paper - Site Selection - Appendix A (PDF 10MB)
Topic Paper - Site Selection - Appendix B (PDF 9MB)
Topic Paper for the Chilterns Beechwoods SAC - Main Report (PDF 2MB)
Topic Paper for the Chilterns Beechwoods SAC - Summary of Evidence (PDF 10MB)
Topic Paper Chilterns Beechwoods SAC - Appendices 1 to 16 (PDF 6MB)
Topic Paper Chilterns Beechwoods SAC - Appendices 17 to 19 (PDF 9MB)
Topic Paper Chilterns Beechwoods SAC - Appendices 20 to 21 (PDF 9MB)
Topic Paper Chilterns Beechwoods SAC - Appendices 22 - part 1 (PDF 13MB)
Topic Paper Chilterns Beechwoods SAC - Appendices 22 - part 2 (PDF 14MB)
Topic Paper Chilterns Beechwoods SAC - Appendices 22 - part 3 (PDF 13MB)
Topic Paper Chilterns Beechwoods SAC - Appendices 23 to 26 (PDF 11MB)
Topic Paper - Housing Policy - November 2020 (PDF 2MB)
Topic Paper - Transport - November 2020 (PDF 11MB)
Topic Paper - Climate Change and Sustainability - November 2020 (PDF 1MB)
Topic Paper - Open Space, Sport and Leisure - November 2020 (PDF 2MB)
Topic Paper - Employment - November 2020 (PDF 1MB)
Topic Paper - Green Belt and Rural Area (PDF 1MB)
Topic Paper - Green Belt and Rural Area - Appendix A (PDF 1MB) - Summarising document
Topic Paper - Green Belt and Rural Area - Appendix B - Dismissed Growth Options through Issues and Options 2017 (PDF 455KB)
Topic Paper - Retail and Town Centres - November 2020 (PDF 819KB)
Evidence base documents
Housing delivery
DBC Site Assessment Study - Volume 1 (PDF 1MB)
DBC Site Assessment Study - Volume 2 (PDF 5MB)
DBC Site Assessment Study - Volume 3 - part 1 - pages 1 to 80 (PDF 12MB)
DBC Site Assessment Study - Volume 3 - part 2 - pages 81 to 115 (PDF 6MB)
DBC Site Assessment Study - Volume 3 - part 3 - pages 116 to 179 (PDF 11MB)
DBC Site Assessment Study - Volume 4 (PDF 8MB)
DBC Site Assessment Study - Addendum - November 2020 (PDF 4MB)
Custom and Self Build Demand Assessment Framework Final Report (PDF 474KB)
Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment 2019 (PDF 1MB)
Traveller Needs Assessment (January 2013) (PDF 932KB)
Settlement Hierarchy Study Main Report October 2017 (PDF 9MB)
Settlement profiles paper (PDF 12MB)
SHMA Final Report - February 2016 (PDF 2.86MB)
SHMA Executive Summary - January 2016 (PDF 990KB)
SHMA Appendices (PDF 3.74MB)
Workshop Report - SHMA and Economy Study - September 2015 (PDF 1.55MB)
South West Herts Local Housing Needs Assessment Final Report - September 2020 (PDF 2MB)
Urban Capacity Study - Main Report - November 2020 (PDF 1MB)
Urban Capacity Study - Appendix A - Review of Existing Housing Allocations (PDF 9MB)
Urban Capacity Study - Appendix B - Site Assessment Proformas Berkhamsted (PDF 2MB)
Urban Capacity Study - Appendix B - Site Assessment Proformas - Bovingdon (PDF 1MB)
Urban Capacity Study - Appendix B - Site Assessment Proformas Hemel Hempstead (PDF 13MB)
Urban Capacity Study - Appendix B - Site Assessment Proformas Kings Langley (PDF 1MB)
Urban Capacity Study - Appendix B - Site Assessment Proformas Markyate (PDF 545KB)
Urban Capacity Study - Appendix B - Site Assessment Proformas Tring (PDF 1MB)
Urban Capacity Study - Appendix C - Historic Windfall Data (PDF 5MB)
Urban Capacity Study - Appendix D - Sites with potential for allocation in the new Local Plan (PDF 3MB)
South West Herts Strategic Housing Market Assessment Report 2016 (PDF 2MB)
Employment development
Dacorum Employment Land Availability Assessment - Main report - October 2017 (PDF 1MB)
Dacorum Employment Land Availability Assessment - Appendices A and B (PDF 16MB)
Dacorum Employment Land Availability Assessment - Appendix C (PDF 8MB)
Dacorum Tourism Strategy (PDF 269 KB)
South West Herts Economic Study Update - September 2019 (PDF 5MB)
South West Herts Economy Study - February 2016 (PDF 12MB)
Retailing and other town centre uses
Further Dacorum Retail Study - June 2020 (PDF 12MB)
Retail study survey information (PDF 216 KB)
South West Herts Retail and Leisure Study - September 2018 (PDF 3MB)
South West Herts Retail and Leisure Study - Appendices A and B (PDF 14MB)
South West Herts Retail and Leisure Study - Appendices C and D (PDF 7MB)
South West Herts Retail and Leisure Study - Appendices E - Scenario 1 and 2 (PDF 10MB)
South West Herts Retail and Leisure Study - Appendices E - Scenario 3 and 4 (PDF 10MB)
South West Herts Retail and Leisure Study - Appendices F to J (PDF 3MB)
Retail Study Update - October 2011 (PDF 2MB)
Climate change and sustainability
Air Quality Action Plan 2015-2018 (PDF 2MB)
Water Cycle Study Scoping Study 2010 (PDF 4MB)
South West Herts Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - Main Report - 2019 (PDF 4MB)
South West Herts Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - River Ver Addendum - May 2020 (PDF 1MB)
South West Herts Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - Appendix A -Dacorum A1 2019 (PDF 11MB)
South West Herts Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - Appendix A - Dacorum A2 - 2019 (PDF 10MB)
South West Herts Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - Appendix A - Dacorum B1 - 2019 (PDF 18MB)
South West Herts Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - Appendix B - 2019 Dacorum (PDF 591KB)
South West Herts Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - Appendix C - Understanding Flood Risk in Dacorum - 2019 (PDF 930KB)
South West Herts Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - Appendix D - Cumulative impacts of flood risk - 2019 (PDF 592KB)
Environment and biodiversity
Habitats Regulations Assessment of the Emerging Strategy for Growth 2020-2038 May 2021 (PDF 5MB)
Habitats Regulations Assessment Desk Study and Site Walkover Survey of the Chilterns Beechwoods SAC May 2021 (PDF 11MB)
Green Space Strategy 2011 (PDF 9MB)
Urban Nature Conservation Study March 2006 (PDF 427KB)
- Landscape Character Assessment for Dacorum - May 2004
Infrastructure Planning
Dacorum Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan - November 2020 (PDF 4MB)
Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan - Appendix A - Schedule of Engagement and Consultation (PDF 474KB)
Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan - Appendix B - Berkhamsted Schedule (PDF 649 KB)
Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan - Appendix B - Bovingdon Schedule (PDF 487 KB)
Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan - Appendix B - Hemel Hempstead Schedule (PDF 834 KB)
Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan - Appendix B - Kings Langley Schedule (PDF 485 KB)
Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan - Appendix B - Markyate Schedule (PDF 498 KB)
Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan - Appendix B - Rest of Borough Schedule (PDF 457 KB)
Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan - Appendix B - Tring Schedule (PDF 539 KB)
Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan - Appendix C - Impact of Proposed Growth on Medical Services (PDF 699 KB)
Managing development in the countryside
Green Belt Review - Stage 1 Final Report Part 1 (PDF 5.98 MB)
Green Belt Review - Stage 1 Final Report Part 2 (PDF 6.68 MB)
Green Belt Review Final Report - Appendices (PDF 9.24 MB)
Green Belt Review - Stage 1 Annex 1.1 - Dacorum (PDF 11.4MB)
Green Belt Review - Stage 1 Annex 1.2 - St. Albans (PDF 12.9MB)
Green Belt Review Stage 2 - Landscape Appraisal Report (PDF 12MB)
Green Belt Review Stage 2 - Annex Report 1 (PDF 19MB)
Green Belt Review Stage 2 - Annex Report 2 (PDF 12MB)
Green Belt Review Stage 2 - Annex Report 3 (PDF 13MB)
Green Belt Review Stage 2 - Annex Report 4 (PDF 1MB)
Green Belt Review Stage 2 - Annex Report 5 (PDF 7MB)
Dacorum Stage 3 Green Belt Review Final Report (Issue 27 August 2020) - Part 1 (PDF 8MB)
Dacorum Stage 3 Green Belt Review Final Report (Issue 27 August 2020) - Part 2 (PDF 13MB)
Dacorum Stage 3 Green Belt Review Final Report (Issue 27 August 2020) - Part 3 (PDF 11MB)
Dacorum Stage 3 Green Belt Review Final Report Annex A (Issue August 2020) - Part 1 (PDF 14MB)
Dacorum Stage 3 Green Belt Review Final Report Annex A (Issue August 2020) - Part 2 (PDF 13MB)
Dacorum Stage 3 Green Belt Review Final Report Annex A (Issue August 2020) - Part 3 (PDF 14MB)
Dacorum Stage 3 Green Belt Review Final Report Annex A (Issue August 2020) - Part 4 (PDF 6MB)
Dacorum Stage 3 Green Belt Review Final Report Annex B (Issue August 2020) - Part 1 (PDF 13MB)
Dacorum Stage 3 Green Belt Review Final Report Annex B (Issue August 2020) - Part 2 (PDF 12MB)
Dacorum Stage 3 Green Belt Review Final Report Annex B (Issue August 2020) - Part 3 (PDF 6MB)
Dacorum Borough Landscape Sensitivity Study - Part 1 (PDF 13MB)
Dacorum Borough Landscape Sensitivity Study - Part 2 (PDF 13MB)
Dacorum Borough Landscape Sensitivity Study - Part 3 (PDF 13MB)
Dacorum Borough Landscape Sensitivity Study - Part 4 (PDF 13MB)
Dacorum Borough Landscape Sensitivity Study - Part 5 (PDF 12MB)
Dacorum Borough Landscape Sensitivity Study - Part 6 (PDF 13MB)
Dacorum Borough Landscape Sensitivity Study - Part 7 (PDF 12MB)
Dacorum Borough Landscape Sensitivity Study - Part 8 (PDF 12MB)
Dacorum Borough Landscape Sensitivity Study - Part 9 (PDF 8MB)
Delivering great places
BP5 Urban Design Assessments Update Paper - July 2011 (PDF 3MB)
- Conservation Area appraisals for - Aldbury, Berkhamsted, Bovingdon, Chipperfield, Frithsden, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead Old Town and Nettleden
Conservation Strategy 2014-2019 (PDF 1MB)
Heritage Improvement Strategy - November 2012 (PDF 4MB)
- Urban Design Assessments (2006)
Sustainable transport and connectivity
Dacorum Local Plan Strategic Transport Modelling Report (PDF 14MB)
Berkhamsted and Tring Sustainable Transport Study (PDF 10MB)
Berkhamsted and Tring Sustainable Transport Study - Appendix AB (PDF 9MB)
Berkhamsted and Tring Sustainable Transport Study - Appendix CD (PDF 9MB)
Berkhamsted and Tring Sustainable Transport Study - Appendix EFG (PDF 1MB)
Dacorum 2036 Local Plan Scenario (PDF 10MB)
- Hertfordshire County Council Bus Strategy (2011-31) ( Revised January 2015)
- Hertfordshire County Council Rail Strategy (2011)
- Hertfordshire Local Transport Plan 2011-2031
- Hertfordshire Transport Vision 2050, Herts County Council, October 2016
Healthy communities
Indoor Leisure Facilities Needs Assessment March 2019 (PDF 6MB)
Leisure Facilities Strategy May 2019 (PDF 792KB)
Open Space Study Assessment Report July 2019 (PDF 2MB)
Open Space Study Standards Paper July 2019 (PDF 1MB)
Playing Pitch Strategy and Action Plan June 2019 (PDF 2MB)
Playing Pitch Strategy Assessment Report April 2019 (PDF 3MB)
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