Public consultation

The consultation events were attended by 482 people across the three days and there were approximately 2,800 individual visitors to the website.

A total of 218 individuals provided written or telephone feedback as part of the public consultation. All feedback has been reviewed and considered.

The most frequent comments included:

• A strong preference for new GP services on site

• A preference from residents of local villages to incorporate green ‘buffer areas’ in the plans

• The importance of ensuring connectivity through the site and to existing networks into Luton and the countryside

• The need to manage demand and traffic on the local road network

• A desire for any new development to enhance biodiversity on site including protecting existing and creating new green spaces

• The need to carefully manage drainage and flooding risk

All feedback received from the consultation was considered, and fed into our revised Strategic Masterplan. We held a public drop-in event to update people on the revised Strategic Masterplan in July 2024. The information shown at the event, including plans and drawings of the updated masterplan can be downloaded from the ‘key documents’ section below.

The revised Strategic Masterplan was endorsed and recommended for approval by the North Herts District Council Project Board and the Cabinet in late 2024. The Masterplan was approved in a full meeting of the council on 15 January 2025. Further public engagement will take place later in 2025 where the public will have the opportunity to comment on the more detailed proposals as the current planning applications are amended later in the year.