Land East of Hemel Hempstead Application 5/2025/1964
St Albans City and District Council have received a planning application for the Land East of Hemel Hempstead.
Application description:
Outline application for an urban extension comprising two new neighbourhoods, a new employment zone, retail, commercial, education and community facilities, medical centre, gypsy and traveller pitches, green infrastructure, SANG and sustainable drainage systems, vehicular, cycle and pedestrian routes. All matters reserved save for access from A414/Green Lane and access from B487/ Hemel Hempstead Road (Redbourn Road).
Site location:
The site lies between Redbourn Road at Woodhall Farm and Hemel Hempstead Road at Leverstock Green - see Land East of Hemel Hempstead illustrative masterplan (PDF 6.41MB)
This development forms a key part of the Hemel Garden Communities programme
It is a cross-boundary application:
This is a cross-boundary application that falls within both St Albans City and District Council and Dacorum Borough Council’s administrative boundaries. Each Local Planning Authority will assess the part of the application that falls within their administrative boundary, with St Albans District Council acting as the Lead Planning Authority.
Please note that the Local Planning Authority will consider public comments on the part of the application that falls within their administrative boundary. The site is designated as "Allocations H2, H3 and H4" in the St Albans City and District Council Draft Local Plan 2041.
What's included?
Housing
New dwellings, including affordable homes and specialist accommodation for older people
Land for Gypsy and Traveller pitches
Employment and industry
New employment and industrial floorspace
Ancillary facilities to support business and industrial uses
Community, education, and health facilities
Early years, nursery, primary, and secondary education facilities
A medical centre
Local centre uses, including: retail, community, and employment spaces.
Health and fitness facilities, gym, and other cultural and recreational uses
Sports and recreation
A sports hub and sports pitches
Green infrastructure and open space
A country park
Formal and informal open spaces and amenity areas
Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG)
Managed woodland and ecological areas
Landscaping works throughout the development
Transport and movement
Vehicular and active travel infrastructure
Transport mobility hubs
Provision of an active travel bridge over the A414
Improvements to the Nickey Line
Delivery of a proportion of the Hemel Garden Communities Green Loop
Safeguarded land for future M1 Junction 8 improvements
Drainage and infrastructure
Foul drainage infrastructure
Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS)
Multi-functional stormwater attenuation features
Ancillary infrastructure works
Other works
Ground remodelling and engineering works
Acoustic bund
Demolition works
Matters reserved
All matters are reserved except for:
Access from the A414/Green Lane junction and
Access from the B487/Hemel Hempstead Road (Redbourn Road).
Viewing applicant documents and commenting on the plans:
Please note that each Local Planning Authority will consider public comments on the part of the application that falls within their administrative boundary.
St Albans City and District Council:
- Due to the large file sizes of some of the documents we have created a specific web page for the documents submitted by the applicant, which makes viewing easier, see Documents for Application 5/2025/1964 - Land East of Hemel Hempstead - you will not be able to submit comments on this page, see below. Please note that currently documents continue to be added to this page.
- To submit comments on the part of the application that falls within the Council's administrative boundary, see our planning portal St Albans planning applications and search for 5/2025/1964 where you will also be able to view other public comments and consultation responses from our statutory consultees.
Dacorum Borough Council:
To view plans or submit comments on the part of the application that falls within this administrative boundary, see https://planning.dacorum.gov.uk/publicaccess/ and search for reference 25/02916/MOA.
Please also note: your correspondence will be available for inspection by the public and a redacted version (without signature, email or telephone number) will be published on our website. Any comments that you make about this proposal will be copied to the Planning Inspectorate in the event of an appeal and will also be published on their website.