Hoddesdon Town Centre Strategy vision
Hoddesdon Town Centre Strategy
A A Hoddesdon Town Centre trategy
was produced to make sure that Hoddesdon town centre continues to
be a popular destination for shoppers, visitors, traders and other
businesses. The Council approved the strategy in February 2010. It
sets out actions by the Council, Hertfordshire County Council,
local businesses and property owners to improve the town centre. An
implementation plan has been prepared with costs, milestones,
target dates and responsibilities for each action. Actions are to
be funded from various sources, including the Council’s capital and
revenue programmes, Hertfordshire County Council’s capital
programme for highway works, Section 106 contributions from new
developments, grants via the Broxbourne Local Strategic Partnership
and Hertfordshire Forward, specific Government grants and private
sector investment.
The vision
The vision of the Hoddesdon Town Centre Strategy reflects the
views of local residents, visitors, traders and other businesses.
It also takes account of evidence gathered by the Council and seeks
to be realistic and achievable. Hoddesdon is an attractive centre
with a range of shops but would benefit from a wider comparison
goods option. The recently reconfigured Tower Centre units offer
space to support this opportunity. The strategy seeks to expand the
mix of uses that makes Hoddesdon distinct from other towns. The
strategy aims to create the conditions which draw people naturally
towards the town centre for day-to-day shops and services and to
establish an environment that encourages people to visit the town
centre when they might not otherwise do so. The vision therefore
seeks to develop a vibrant town centre which is attractive and
easily accessible and which supports shopping, local services and
an eating and drinking café culture. This does not include
additional take-aways.