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.
The video below was created at the 2-day collaborative community workshop in February 2025 where we asked attendees to talk through their experience of the workshop session and their views on the evolving proposals so far.
Please see below details of the various stages of community engagement undertaken for East Hemel.
We held a series of information sessions between 22 and 27 November to share information on the Outline Planning Application submission, including information on what is to be submitted and the next steps in the planning process.
View more informationThe third stage of community engagement invited residents to view an illustrative masterplan for East Hemel, which has been shaped by input from the community over the past year.
View more informationThe next stage involved a combination of site visits, community-focused design workshops and public drop-in events, where residents were given the opportunity to shape the emerging plans for East Hemel.
View more informationThese preliminary sessions introduced The Crown Estate and shared information about our land at East Hemel and our outline aspirations for the site.
View information boardsWe are using the Commonplace platform for all our public engagement activities, an interactive online citizen engagement platform which uses maps and other tools to enable the local community to submit comments on emerging proposals.
