adjacent to the A5183 so careful screening would be needed. 8/Economic - Will development of the site No To maximise the potential of result in the loss of commercial existing employment/employers business premises? If so, will there and support the need for new be significant job losses? employment opportunities, - Will the development provide an Potentially at the southern end of the particularly start-ups. opportunity to deliver start-up site close to where the existing space on site? employment is located. The site promoter has not offered the site for commercial space. - Will the development provide No new employment to serve local needs? 9/Social - Can the site be accessed by Yes, there could be two access points. To improve safe and sustainable vehicular traffic? At the southern end the existing movement around the parish and access road could provide direct to the village by a range of modes access onto the High Street. A second access point could be at the northern end of the site onto either Harpenden Lane or the A5183 - the most realistic option would be an access onto the existing roundabout. - Will the site impact on any Footpath 18 runs along western existing footpaths or other public boundary of the site and could be rights of way (PROW)? retained. Footpath 20 cuts through centre of the site and development would either need to retain this or it should be diverted elsewhere through the site. Either solution does not result in any problems. - Is the site on a safe cycling route The site is located close to the centre into the village or does it create of the village so cycling would be the opportunity to deliver a new reasonably safe and easy, albeit not cycle route? on dedicated cycle paths. The site provides the opportunity to create paths for cycling that access the nature reserve areas. - Does a site, by virtue of its Access at the southern end directly location and scale, have a severe onto the High Street could create impact on the existing highway issues with congestion on the High network? Street although this access point also provides easy access to the A5183 bypass without the need to travel along the High Street. A second access point at the northern end of the site onto the Harpenden roundabout could create congestion issues.
adjacent to the A5183 so careful screening would be needed. 8/Economic To maximise the potential of existing employment/employers and support the need for new employment opportunities, particularly start-ups. - Will development of the site result in the loss of commercial business premises? If so, will there be significant job losses? No - Will the development provide an opportunity to deliver start-up space on site? Potentially at the southern end of the site close to where the existing employment is located. The site promoter has not offered the site for commercial space. - Will the development provide new employment to serve local needs? No 9/Social To improve safe and sustainable movement around the parish and to the village by a range of modes - Can the site be accessed by vehicular traffic? Yes, there could be two access points. At the southern end the existing access road could provide direct access onto the High Street. A second access point could be at the northern end of the site onto either Harpenden Lane or the A5183 - the most realistic option would be an access onto the existing roundabout. - Will the site impact on any existing footpaths or other public rights of way (PROW)? Footpath 18 runs along western boundary of the site and could be retained. Footpath 20 cuts through centre of the site and development would either need to retain this or it should be diverted elsewhere through the site. Either solution does not result in any problems. - Is the site on a safe cycling route into the village or does it create the opportunity to deliver a new cycle route? The site is located close to the centre of the village so cycling would be reasonably safe and easy, albeit not on dedicated cycle paths. The site provides the opportunity to create paths for cycling that access the nature reserve areas. - Does a site, by virtue of its location and scale, have a severe impact on the existing highway network? Access at the southern end directly onto the High Street could create issues with congestion on the High Street although this access point also provides easy access to the A5183 bypass without the need to travel along the High Street. A second access point at the northern end of the site onto the Harpenden roundabout could create congestion issues.