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 continuing to work with you all to create a place that can thrive, both now and in the future.  

Current engagement – Stage 3: July 2025

The third stage of community engagement is now live. We are sharing the illustrative masterplan for East Hemel, which has been shaped by input from the community over the past year.  

A series of public drop-in events are taking place between 7th and 12th July 2025 to share further details on the plans, hear residents feedback and answer questions.  

These are open to anyone who is interested in joining, and will take place at the following locations and times: 

• Redbourn: Monday 7th July, 17:00-20:00 – Redbourn Village Hall, 63 High Street, AL3 7LW 

• Maylands: Tuesday 8th July, 12:00-14:00 – Adeyfield Free Church, Maylands Avenue, HP2 4GZ 

• Woodhall Farm: Tuesday 8th July, 17:00-20:00 – Holtsmere End Junior School, Shenley Road, HP2 7JZ 

• Leverstock Green: Saturday 12th July, 13:00-16:00 – Leverstock Green CofE Primary School, Green Lane, HP2 4SA 

Alongside these events, we will also be holding three themed briefings to enable more detailed discussions with specialists from the design team on how the masterplan for East Hemel responds to key topics.  

The three themed briefings are: 

• Sustainable transport and connectivity: Thursday 10th July, 18:00-19:30 – Adeyfield Free Church, Maylands Avenue, HP2 4GZ 

• Neighbourhoods, housing types, and sustainable living: Saturday 12th July, 10:00-12:00 – Leverstock Green CofE Primary School, Green Lane, HP2 4SA 

• Country Park, open spaces, biodiversity, and play: Tuesday 15th July, 18:00-20:00 – Online briefing 

If you would like to attend a briefing session, please register at the link here.

Previous engagement – Stage 2: January - March 2025

The second stage of public engagement took place in early 2025 and included a series of activities to allow local residents to explore the plans for East Hemel in more detail.

The activities included a study tour to new developments in Cambridge, a site visit to the East Hemel site on 28th January, alongside a series of community design workshops on 29th and 30th January, where local residents were offered the opportunity to shape early designs.

We then held a number of community drop-in events across four different locations (Redbourn, Maylands, Woodhall Farm and Leverstock Green) to share the plans produced at the community design workshops in collaboration with local residents, and to provide a further opportunity to share feedback. We would like to thank everyone who joined us during our Stage 2 events, your insights and input have been invaluable in helping to shape the emerging proposals.

Click here to view the Cambridge study tour report

We are preparing a summary report of the feedback and key themes raised during Stage 2 which will be available to view here soon.

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

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