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The Draft Local Plan Regulation 18 consultation is currently running and you can read and comment on the Draft Plan, the Herefordshire Design Code and Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) documents via Herefordshire Council Local Plan consultation pages or directly through Commonplace up until the 20th May.  

We have also designed a Young Persons Survey, as we want to get the views and opinions of the young people that live in the county. 

Consultation Roadshows - NEW EVENING DATES ADDED

Two new evening consultation roadshow dates have been added to the original roadshow timetable following feedback:

Tuesday 30 April - Ross-on-Wye Library - 4pm to 7pm

Tuesday 7 May - Burgage Hall Ledbury (opposite the Prince of Wales Pub) - 4pm to 7pm

The consultation will run from the 25th March to the 20^th May. We invite you to read the consultation documents carefully and submit a response via the Commonplace website. 

To help illustrate the policies and to put them into context, an interactive map has been published alongside the draft plan which can be viewed on the Herefordshire Council Local Plan interactive map page and to accompany the plan.  There are also a number of other supporting documents available on our website. we are publishing four background papers on some of the strategic policy areas to provide further information on how the policies have been developed.

As part of the consultation, we are also asking local residents to provide feedback on the current design of the built environment in Hereford and the market towns and how this can be improved through a Herefordshire-wide design code.  Find out more about design codes here.

In addition to the information provided online, members of Herefordshire Council’s strategic planning team will be available to speak to in person at several locations across the county throughout late March and most of April. Further information of dates and locations for these events are available on the Local Plan web page.

If you have any questions concerning the consultation, please contact us at ldf@herefordshire.gov.uk.

In order to gather the necessary information to facilitate this, we are undertaking a call for sites exercise county-wide, for both previously assessed sites and newly available sites. Landowners, agents or developers who wish to promote land for development should fill in the call for sites form (https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/callforsites) to the best of their knowledge. If promoting more than one site, please use separate forms for each.

The call for sites will be running for a 6 week period. From Monday 23rd of October to Monday 4th of December.

If you have submitted land in the previous 2020 and 2022 calls for sites- Please note that you do not need to submit any of the same sites again, unless you wish to change the proposed use to employment from residential. The sites received in 2020 and 2022 have been undergoing assessment but capacity issues have seen the planning team experiencing difficulties in obtaining the necessary expert input to complete these. The council apologises unreservedly for this and it is working to rectify the issue as soon as possible with a view to publishing the assessments in a single HELAA document.

For more information on how you can take part in the consultation, please click here

If you have any questions, please contact ldf@herefordshire.gov.uk or telephone 01432 383637

Kind regards

Tyler

As many of you may be aware Herefordshire Council is currently consulting on a masterplan for Hereford. This document is separate from the Local Plan 2021-2041 but the ideas and aspirations will inform potential strategic options for Hereford both within the Local Plan 2021-2041 and the Local Transport Plan. As someone who has expressed an interest in previous consultations on the Local Plan 2021-2041, we have emailed you the details of the masterplan consultation below. Please send any comments on the masterplan via herefordshire.gov.uk/consultation

Shaping the future of Hereford - have your say

Hereford is a vibrant, attractive city, with a rich history and thriving local economy. But there are challenges to address for the city to continue to thrive in the future.

Herefordshire Council is developing a detailed masterplan for Hereford that celebrates the city’s character and provides a blueprint for making it an even better place to live, work in and visit in the future.

Herefordshire Council would like to hear your views

The Council is engaging with residents, businesses, and wider stakeholders as it shapes the emerging masterplan from Friday 2 December 2022 until Friday 3 February 2023.

• You can find out more and have your say by visiting: herefordshire.gov.uk/consultations

• Alternatively, visit the public exhibition showing the emerging masterplan proposals at Maylord Orchards Shopping Centre, Maylord Street, Hereford HR1 2DT. The exhibition runs from 2 December 2022 until 3 February 2023 during shopping centre opening hours: Monday – Saturday: 8am – 6pm, Sunday: 10.30am - 4.30pm

• Please note the exhibition will not be staffed. Comments cards will be available at each venue, with a Freepost address so there is no need for a stamp - or visitors can provide their comment online

For more information on how you can take part in the consultation, please click here

If you have any questions, please contact ldf@herefordshire.gov.uk or telephone 01432 383637

Kind regards

Tyler

In the new Local Plan, we need to include provision for new homes for Travellers and Travelling Show People. Our latest evidence tells us that we will need at least 35 pitches for Gypsies and Travellers, and 9 additional Travelling Show People plots. This is set in our latest Herefordshire Gypsy and Travellers Accommodation Assessment (GTAA). Therefore, we are keen to hear about any sites that could help meet this need. They can be new sites, extensions to existing sites or increases in the number of pitches/plots within existing sites.

If you have a site that you think might be suitable please visit the Call for Traveller Sites tile on the Hereford Local Plan Commonplace homepage. Here you can find information about what type of sites are suitable and also complete the call for sites form. Details of how to do this and what information we need are included on the form.

For any advice and help with this please contact a member of the planning policy team by telephone on 01432 383637 or by email at ldf@herefordshire.gov.uk and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

Confidentiality: Please note that we will not publish any of your personal details or say who sent the information in. We will not publish any information about your site suggestions until we have informed you of the results of our assessments. You have the right to withdraw your site from consideration at any time.

If you haven't already had your say, click here to start the survey and give your views about your local parks, playgrounds, sports pitches and other open spaces including wilder natural areas.

The first part gives you the opportunity to comment on our map to identify open spaces on the map provided. For each open space that you mark on the map please answer the questions 1-5. You can fill this out for as many open spaces as you would like.

The second part is a survey on open spaces and seeks your views on different aspects of open space. This could include if open spaces are accessible and meet your needs, are attractive and well kept or help you to connect with nature.

The deadline to submit responses is Friday 9th September 2022.

Please share the link to the survey with friends, neighbours and colleagues, and on social media.

If you have any questions about this survey or the Herefordshire Council’s work to update the local plan, please email us at ldf@herefordshire.gov.uk.

There are two parts to the survey. The first part gives you the opportunity to identify open spaces on the map provided. For each open space that you mark on the map please answer the questions 1-5. You can fill this out for as many open spaces as you would like. The second part seeks your views on different aspects of open space such as whether open spaces are accessible and meet your needs, are attractive and well kept, and help you to connect with nature. These parts can be found on the tiles on the open space survey welcome page.

The deadline to submit responses is Friday 9th September 2022. Please share the link to the survey with friends, neighbours and colleagues, and on social media.

If you have any questions about this survey or the Herefordshire Council’s work to update the local plan, please email us at ldf@herefordshire.gov.uk.

The new Local Plan will determine growth and development in Herefordshire over the next 20 years. Place Shaping explores options on areas for new housing and employment across the county, and there is still time to have your say! If you need some guidance on how to complete the questionnaire click here for a quick how to guide.

Thank you to all those who have contributed to the consultation so far.

The Local Plan 2021-2041 Place Shaping Options Consultation is still live and runs until the 29th July. You can make comments on the plan via the ' Have Your Say ' tile on the Commonplace home page .

We are dedicated to supporting Town and Parish Councils and local community organisations in accessing the consultation material and making it as easy as possible to comment.

We understand there is a lot to read and think about in this consultation. However, we are doing everything we can to tackle climate change and reduce the amount of pre-printing the council undertakes. Planning nationally is moving to a more digital form but we understand that this transition is not always easy for of everyone and digital consultation methods will be more refined over time.

The challenge has been to articulate a complex planning context, constraints, issues and possible solutions to a wide audience that will span from no knowledge and interest in planning all the way through to technical experts.

Therefore, we have created a simple guide on how to use our new consultation system that can be found here: A quick guide on how to navigate the Herefordshire Local Plan Place Making Consultation . 

All the comments made have been considered during the next stage in the Local Plan preparation. There is a lot of information to digest so we have set out key findings in the Policy Options Consultation Results Document.

More details about when and where can be found on the Events Tile .

For anyone unable to make it to one of the events, we will also be recording the meetings due to take place with Parish Council representatives and also Council Members. These will be available to view in our Document Library and a news alert will be sent out to let you know when they are there to view at your convenience.

With Warm regards from the Neighbourhood and Local Planning Teams

We would love to hear your views on the options of potential areas for growth presented for each of the market towns and the rural areas. There is a tile for each to find out more. Please go to the questions tile to answer the questions once you've read the information.

There is also a chance for you to suggest areas we may not have thought of. Drop a pin and your comments on our interactive map .

If you are a landowner or agent wanting to submit information about a specific site, you have that opportunity on the Call for Sites page.

We look forward to hearing what you have to say

With warm regards from the Neighbourhood and Local Planning Teams

Please go to the Call for Traveller Sites section of the Local Plan website for more details.

Please go to the Call for Traveller Sites section of the Local Plan website for more details.

Go to the Policy Options page to find out more.

A massive thank you to those who have already taken the time to answer the survey, your views will help to shape the final Local Plan.

With best wishes from the Forward and Neighbourhood Planning Teams

The deadline for submitting sites is Monday 16 May 2022. Please go to the Call for Traveller Sites section of the Local Plan website for more details.

If you would like to take part in this consultation, view more information about the draft Environmental Building Standards document and let us know what you think by answering the questions there.

Whether you work in the house building industry or just feel strongly about the future of house design and all the considerations that go with it, including accessibility, energy use and the external environment, we want to hear from you.

A big thank you to those who have contributed so far, we really appreciate your input.

The closing date is Wednesday 13 April 2022.

With best wishes from the Herefordshire Council Forward and Neighbourhood Planning Teams

View m ore information about the document and take part in the survey

Please have your say - https://hlp.commonplace.is/

Please continue to share our posts with others.

Best wishes,

from the Herefordshire Council Forward and Neighbourhood Planning Teams

Unfortunately, comments on social media cannot be included as part of the official consultation response. so if you have posted on Facebook or Twitter and would like your views to be considered, please add them via the survey tiles at https://hlp.commonplace.is/proposals/have-your-say-here/step1

All of the feedback from the consultation will be carefully analysed and considered to inform the next version of the Herefordshire Local Plan.

As the plan develops, we will get in touch with everyone who has shared their contact details and signed up to receive Local Plan updates, highlighting our emerging findings and sharing any relevant news.

Thank you again for contributing.

Best wishes,

from the Herefordshire Council Forward and Neighbourhood Planning Teams

Unfortunately, comments on social media cannot be included as part of the official consultation response. so if you have posted on Facebook or Twitter and would like your views to be considered, please add them via the survey tiles at https://hlp.commonplace.is/

All of the feedback from the consultation will be carefully analysed and considered to inform the next version of the Herefordshire Local Plan.

As the plan develops, we will get in touch with everyone who has shared their contact details and signed up to receive Local Plan updates, highlighting our emerging findings and sharing any relevant news.

Thank you again for contributing.

Best wishes,

from the Herefordshire Council Forward and Neighbourhood Planning Teams