Planning policy

The planning policy team

The planning policy team is responsible for preparing, monitoring and updating planning policies in Broxbourne. It is through the effective implementation of these policies that the Council seeks to create prosperous and sustainable communities.

The adopted planning policies for shaping development in the Borough are currently set out in the Broxbourne Local Plan Second Review which was adopted in December 2005. Work has begun to replace this Local Plan under the guidance of the Government's National Planning Policy Framework.

News and consultations

Broxbourne Glasshouse Study

The Council has commissioned Laurence Gould Partnership to produce a study setting out the current state and likely future of the Borough's horticultural glasshouse industry. This will inform the new Local Plan.

Waltham Cross Draft Town Centre Strategy - Consultation Outcomes

The Council consulted on its draft proposals for the future of Waltham Cross town centre between November 2012 and January 2013. A report of the results has been compiled and the Council is now considering the issues which have been raised in order to prepare a final version of the Strategy.

Local Plan Timetable

The Local Plan Group has agreed a timetable for the preparation of the new Local Plan. Please see the New Local Plan page for more information.

Office to Residential permitted development rights

The Council has requested that the following office locations be exempted from the Government's proposal to introduce permitted development rights for B1a offices to C3 residential.