Dacorum Local Plan to 2041
You may well be aware of Dacorum’s plans for the Borough’s future, particularly in respect of the proposed number of new houses (available on the Dacorum Web Site). Berkhamsted is affected of course but Tring bears the brunt of the new proposals.
The timeline is as follows:
- Issues and Options – 2017
- Emerging Strategy for Growth – 2020 – The Berkhamsted and Tring Labour Party submitted a document in response to the Emerging Strategy for Growth in 2021.A copy of this is on this website.
- Revised Strategy for Growth – 2023 (Consultation from 30 October 2023 to 11 December 2023) – The Berkhamsted and Tring Labour Party submitted a document in response to the Revised Strategy for Growth in 2023. A copy of this is on this website.
- Pre-Submission Dacorum Local Plan to 2041 (Regulation 19) Consultation – 4th Nov – midday 17 December 2024
- Submission – the Local Plan will be submitted to the Secretary of State by mid-2025
- Public Examination – 2025-2026 ?
- Adoption – the council hopes that the new local plan will be adopted in 2026.
Once adopted, the new Dacorum Local Plan will replace the Site Allocations Development Plan Document (2016), Core Strategy (2013) and ‘saved policies’ from the Dacorum Borough Local Plan (2004).
A Summary of our Feedback on the Revised Strategy for Growth is as follows:
● Social Housing First – The priority should be to build Social Housing –what citizens want and most need;
● More Social Housing – we propose 80% , rather than 20%;
● Prioritise building on Brownfield Sites, not Green Belt, arable farmland
● Building should be close to Public Transport (bus and rail)
● More detail and commitment on Green Issues and interventions
● More detail and commitment on Infrastructure Issues
● Ensure that sustainability requirements for green construction are stated in procurement in the construction phase to achieve the goal of net zero development.