Evidence Base
This page contains background papers (or links to them) used in preparing the Local Development Framework. Hard copies are available on request from the Planning Policy and Projects group, although there is a charge to cover printing costs, which is dependent on the number of maps and colour diagrams involved.
Housing | Date |
Housing Needs Assessment (208kb)  David Couttie Associates | Aug 2007 |
| Strategic Housing Market Assessment (1.66mb) David Couttie Associates | Dec 2009 |
Strategic Housing Market Assessment Update October 2010 (532kb) Please note the Strategic Housing Market Assessments were prepared in the light of the East of England Plan targets and do not make estimates of the overall level of housing required for the district, nor should be used as such. | Oct 2010 |
| Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment North Hertfordshire District Council | Nov 2011 |
| Defining the Housing Requirement (183kb) North Hertfordshire District Council | Dec 2011 |
| Housing Background Paper (1.1mb) North Hertfordshire District Council | Aug 2007 |
Affordable Housing Viability Study (3.39mb) Affordable Housing Viability Study: Executive Summary (927kb) | Sep 2007 |
Affordable Housing: Financial contributions on small sites study (3.17mb) Affordable Housing: Financial contributions on small sites study: Executive Summary (64kb) | Sep 2008 |
Employment | |
| Employment Land Review Bone Wells Associates | Feb 2006 |
Retail | |
| Town Centre and Retail Study Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners | 2004 |
Landscape and design | |
| Landscape Sensitivity and Capacity Study North Hertfordshire District Council | Nov 2006 |
North Herts Landscape Study (Character, Sensitivity and Capacity) This was prepared to help ensure that future development is well situated, sensitive to its location and contributes to environmental objectives. | 2011 |
| North Hertfordshire Urban Design Assessment Urban Practitioners | Sep 2007 |
Infrastructure | |
| Transport and Utilities Constraints Report (1.45mb) P.J. Moss | Aug 2007 |
| Strategic Flood Risk Assessment WSP | Jul 2008 |
Rye Meads Water Cycle Study (5554kb) Rye Meads Water Cycle Study Appendices (688kb) | Oct 2009 |
| Green Space Study Land Use Consultants | Aug 2009 |
| Green Infrastructure Plan Land Use Consultants | Aug 2009 |
