Town Centre Strategies
Town Centre Strategies are planning documents
which set out short, medium and long term actions for town
centres. They do not form part of the Development Plan but
may be regarded as a “material consideration” in the determination
of planning applications and the negotiation of Section 106
planning contributions.
The Council has commissioned a number of
evidence studies to help inform town centre strategies and these
can be downloaded from the Evidence
Studies webpage.
Waltham Cross Draft Town Centre Strategy
In November 2012, the Council published
a Waltham Cross Draft Town Centre
Strategy. Public consultation closed on the 21st January 2013,
and the Council is now in the process of considering all of the
responses it received before it decides on what changes to make to
the proposals. A final version of the Strategy is then likely to be
adopted by the Council later in 2013.
The Waltham Cross Town Centre Strategy will be a key part of the
Waltham Cross Renaissance programme. It
will guide the regeneration and future development of the town
centre over the next five to ten years, and the five objectives in
the Draft Strategy are:
- To make Waltham Cross town centre more
modern, popular and vibrant;
- To make Waltham Cross town centre more
attractive and high quality;
- To bring more people to live and work in
Waltham Cross town centre;
- To make Waltham Cross town centre more
accessible; and
- To ensure Waltham Cross town centre is as
well managed as possible.
Twenty-one ‘physical’ schemes are proposed by
the Draft Strategy to enable these objectives to be achieved –
these are supported by a number of policy and management
proposals.
For further information about the Waltham Cross Town Centre
Strategy, please email wxstrategy@broxbourne.gov.uk
or call Planning Policy on 01992 785559.
Hoddesdon
Hoddesdon is an historic market town with a
mix of supermarkets, high street retailers, independent shops and
eating/drinking places, small businesses and community
facilities.
The
Hoddesdon Town Centre Strategy was adopted in May 2010.
Cheshunt
Cheshunt Old Pond is a district centre which
has a medium-sized supermarket and a range of shops, cafes and
other facilities that are well used through the day and
evening.
The Cheshunt Old Pond Strategy is currently
being prepared.
Local Centres
Local Centres are the network of groups and
parades of shops located around the borough that cater for
day-to-day needs such as convenience stores, newsagents,
hairdressers, off-licenses and take-aways.
The Local Centres Strategy is currently being
prepared.