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Hertfordshire Forward Reshaping our Town Centres:

Fit for the future

Rob Bridge

Chief Executive Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Gathering views

Laying the foundations

Attracting funding

Bringing people together

Protecting our heritage

Delivering better outcomes

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How we did itReshaping our Town Centres

Gathering views

Making a difference

• Partnership set up as a result of a planned regeneration programme impacted by the 2008 financial crisis

• Key players across various sectors enlisted

• Long term vision for Hatfield

• Joint contribution to funding, expertise and resources to deliver shared strategy for change

Gathering views

Gathering views

Community and leisure

Business and enterprise

Walking, cycling and transportation

Housing for Hatfield

Identity and placemaking

Hatfield’s centres

Laying the foundations

£16m committed towards acquisitions, revilisation and refurbishment

• Resurfacing and upgrades to Common Car park

• Refurbishment of 19 flats and shop fronts and internals for retailers

• Improvements to public realm

• Renovation of White Lion House to accommodate a community hub and Hatfield housing office

Laying the foundations

Library relocation

• Partnership with HCC

• Community multi service centre

• Bringing increased footfall to the town centre

Bringing people together

Bringing people together

Involving Hatfield’s younger population

Oaklands College, Bishops Hatfield and Onslow St Audrey’s

• Art students creating artwork to brighten and bring interest in alleyways and subways

Green Lanes and Howe Dell

• Primary school pupils producing items for a time capsule

Protecting our heritage

Parameters for future development

Hatfield’s New Town value

• One of first new towns designated under Abercrombie’s 1948 plan

• Rise in architectural interest and heritage

• New developments respond to New Town nuances

• Design parameters and acknowledgement in heritage studies

• Reinventing New Towns for 21st Century

LEP funding catalyst for development

Unlocking space for future development

Delivery of new homes, jobs and commercial floor space

Parameters for future development

Future developments

The Commons MSCP

• Design parameters and acknowledgement in heritage studies

• New developments respond to New Town character

Future developments

One Town Centre and Link Drive

• Design parameters and acknowledgement in heritage studies

• New developments respond to New Town character

• Reinventing New Towns for 21st

Century

• Affordable housing

• Certified Secure by Design

• Designed with sustainability in mind

One Town Centre and Link Drive

• Design parameters and acknowledgement in heritage studies

• New developments respond to New Town character

• Reinventing New Towns for 21st

Century

• Affordable housing

• Certified Secure by Design

• Designed with sustainability in mind

Future developments

Attracting funding

Attracting funding

Attracting funding

Revitalisation of town centre public realm – White Lion Square

Attracting funding

Revitalisation of town centre public realm – White Lion Square

Attracting funding

Revitalisation of town centre public realm – White Lion Square

Delivering better outcomes

Delivering Better Outcomes

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Hatfield East

Hatfield Central

Health and Socioeconomic Data

• Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMC) 2010 vs 2015

• Improvements across two town centre wards in health and wellbeing, crime and education levels

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Delivering Better Outcomes

Demolition of One Town Centre

underway

High View Planning application

submitted

HTC Community hub Positive legacy of the

Portas pilot

Hatfield Town Centre Vacancy rates dropped year

on year

Comparison spend up 21%, Convenience spend up 8%

Leisure spend up 23%

Our investment has provided the confidence for others to invest