Engagement
We are committed to collaborating with local communities at East Hemel and our proposals will be shaped by a shared understanding of local needs.
We will be inclusive and engage different groups and communities to ensure that the development reflects the needs and wishes of the wider local population.
We look forward to working with you all to create a place that can thrive, both now and in the future.
Stage 2 engagement: January-March 2025
The second stage of public engagement is taking place between January and March 2025. This stage will build on earlier engagement and explore the plans for East Hemel in more detail. This will involve:
1) Site visits and community design workshops – offering local residents an opportunity to shape early designs. Topics to be discussed during the sessions will include:
Site constraints and opportunities
Enhancing existing natural assets
Placemaking and design of streets, spaces and buildings
Movement and connections including sustainable transport
The site visit took place on 28 January ahead of our community design workshops on 29 and 30 January. We would like to thank everyone who joined us for these collaborative and insightful sessions.
2) Public drop-in events – which will provide opportunities to view the plans produced at the workshops, speak to the team and share feedback.
The events will take place at the following locations and times:
Redbourn: Wednesday 26 February, 17:00-20:00 – Redbourn Village Hall, 63 High Street, AL3 7LW
Maylands: Thursday 27 February, 12:00-14:00 – Adeyfield Free Church, Maylands Avenue, HP2 4GZ
Woodhall Farm: Thursday 27 February, 17:30-20:30 – Holtsmere End Junior School, Shenley Road, HP2 7JZ
Leverstock Green: Saturday 1 March, 12:00-15:00 – Leverstock Green CofE Primary School, Green Lane, HP2 4SA
Previous engagement – Stage 1: October 2024
As part of the first stage of public engagement, we held community drop-in events across five different locations (Leverstock Green, Maylands, Hemel Hempstead town centre, Woodhall Farm and Redbourn), as well as a stakeholder workshop.
These events were focused on introducing ourselves and understanding more about life in the area, as well as the hopes, ideas and ambitions of the local community for East Hemel.
Read a summary report of the feedback and key themes raised during Stage 1 engagement
Commonplace
We are using the Commonplace platform for all our public engagement activities.
Commonplace is an interactive online citizen engagement platform which uses maps and other tools to enable the local community to submit comments on emerging proposals. All feedback received as part of the engagement will be reviewed and considered to help shape our emerging proposals.
Timeline
