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Hertfordshire Forward Reshaping our Town Centres:
Fit for the future
Rob Bridge
Chief Executive Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
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Gathering views
Laying the foundations
Attracting funding
Bringing people together
Protecting our heritage
Delivering better outcomes
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/jan/28/housing-regeneration-communities
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/jan/28/housing-regeneration-communities
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-pick-of-the-new
-commuter-hotspots-ncfcrpst8
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-pick-of-the-new
-commuter-hotspots-ncfcrpst8
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https://www.thetim
es.co.uk/article/britains-most-thriving-communities-from-w
okingham
-to-colchester-milton-keynes-and-corby-ckm299dn5
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https://www.thetim
es.co.uk/article/britains-most-thriving-communities-from-w
okingham
-to-colchester-milton-keynes-and-corby-ckm299dn5
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https://www.thetim
es.co.uk/article/britains-most-thriving-communities-from-w
okingham
-to-colchester-milton-keynes-and-corby-ckm299dn5
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How we did itReshaping our Town Centres
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Gathering views
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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
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Gathering views
Community and leisure
Business and enterprise
Walking, cycling and transportation
Housing for Hatfield
Identity and placemaking
Hatfield’s centres
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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
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Laying the foundations
Library relocation
• Partnership with HCC
• Community multi service centre
• Bringing increased footfall to the town centre
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Bringing people together
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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
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Protecting our heritage
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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
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LEP funding catalyst for development
Unlocking space for future development
Delivery of new homes, jobs and commercial floor space
Parameters for future development
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Future developments
The Commons MSCP
• Design parameters and acknowledgement in heritage studies
• New developments respond to New Town character
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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
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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
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Attracting funding
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Attracting funding
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Attracting funding
Revitalisation of town centre public realm – White Lion Square
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Attracting funding
Revitalisation of town centre public realm – White Lion Square
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Attracting funding
Revitalisation of town centre public realm – White Lion Square
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Delivering better outcomes
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Delivering Better Outcomes
792 8207 9762
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
604 5701 7099
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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%
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Our investment has provided the confidence for others to invest