West Herts College, Home Park Mill Link Road – Development of 65 flats
Bellway Homes have applied for planning permission to convert the West Herts College site into 65 flats. The Kings Langley & District Residents Association (KL&DRA) have objected to this application for the following reasons:
1. Inadequate parking provision – there are only 75 spaces on the site for 65 flats which could lead to as many as 50 cars having to park in neighbouring streets.
2. No affordable housing – despite Three Rivers District Council’s (TRDC) own policy which seeks 45% affordable housing on new developments.
3. There is no amenity space on the site – no green space is provided on site for residents
4. Building design is too high and out of character – at five storeys (see artists impression above), the block of flats will be at least one storey higher than any other building nearby.
5. Additional strain on local infrastructure – KL&DRA is very concerned that potentially 200 new residents up to 130 vehicles will place a significant additional demand on school spaces, doctor’s facilities and rush hour congestion which will mainly affect the Dacorum Borough Council side of the village
The KL&DRA accepts that our village must take on some level of additional housing, particularly on brownfield sites such as this. However, we believe that the site cannot and should not accommodate 65 flats. This is over-development of the site and the number of flats should be significantly reduced and 45% of the reduced number should be affordable homes.
Comments must be received by Wednesday 11th November 2020.
If you agree, please support our stance by emailing your comments for the attention of Scott Volker, Development Management (Planning), TRDC via the following email address: enquiries@threerivers.gov.uk
Please include in your response:
The planning application reference: 20/1858/AOD; Your name & address.
The planning application detail can be viewed by following this link: https://tinyurl.com/y6hf94v6
October 2020