Timeline
Land owned by Hertfordshire County Council
Development Partner
Local Planning Policy
The Baldock and Bygrave Neighbourhood Plan was adopted in 2021 following extensive consultation with local partners and communities and sets a vision for growth which builds connections between all parts of the town and which caters for new and existing residents.
The North Hertfordshire Local Plan was adopted in 2022, having been through a process to identify the right locations and ways to meet North Hertfordshire’s housing and growth requirements. It allocates the land to the north and east of Baldock for development for up to 3,300 homes, employment space, schools, transport connections, community and retail uses and green spaces. Local Plan policy requires that a Strategic Masterplan be prepared for the site.
Baseline & Options
Review of background information about the site, Baldock and its surroundings. This helps us to understand the local area better and covers:
• Heritage and archaeology
• Community
• Drainage
• Ecology
• Green infrastructure
• Transport
• Townscape
• Landscape
• Utilities
Strategic Masterplan
Draft Masterplan
Preparation of draft Strategic Masterplan starts to map out where things would go within the new development, and sets out frameworks for how things will happen, which are then consulted on, including:
• Land use
• Movement
• Green infrastructure
• Landscape and biodiversity
• Urban design
• Sustainability and energy
• Infrastructure
Final Masterplan
Outline Planning Application
Key Phases
As the land is in different locations, and has different uses currently, the development will come forward in specific phases, and with some areas being bought forward before others.
The Strategic Masterplan and Outline Application enable this by setting an overall vision and structure for how everything fits together, the subsequent applications and phasing reflect how each more detailed area of the development will be delivered in line with this. This will include a detailed Design Code which sets out clear expectations for design quality and sustainability.