Timings and Next Steps
Briggens Estate
Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) undertook its first Call for Sites in 2016 and has run several public consultations on its draft Minerals Local Plan since giving residents a formal opportunity to submit feedback.
In December 2021, they formally withdrew the draft Minerals Local Plan and Waste Local Plan with the intention of preparing a combined Minerals and Waste Local Plan. HCC has recently launched a public consultation on its draft Minerals and Waste Local Plan (MWLP). It is understood that all consultation responses received on the withdrawn document have been considered in the preparation of this new combined plan.
The public consultation is running from Friday 22 July 2022 until midnight on Monday 31’st October. Residents can give feedback and view the proposals here.
The Council will consider the response received in relation to the exercise and will potentially issue a Preferred Options consultation in mid-2023.
The plan will then go before HCC’s Environment Cabinet Panel after which it will be submitted to the Secretary of State for examination and ratification by the Planning Inspectorate.
As laid out within the draft MWLP, it is anticipated that the final document could be adopted in early 2024. Please click here to link through to HCC’s website for further information.
Over the past few years, we have been conducting investigations and studies to answer requests for further information from HCC.
If the Briggens Estate is included as an allocated site, we will look to prepare a planning application. This process would take several years as we would need to undertake further environmental assessments and run a full public consultation prior to submitting a planning application.
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