Libraries and leisure

Area 031 - De Havilland plain (with location map)

(Since this character assessment was prepared much of the area has been redeveloped)

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LANDSCAPE CHARACTER

An area dominated and unified by the level topography yet
with a diverse mix of uses and an incoherent pattern. To the
north, arable cropping dominates, with open views, very
few hedges or trees and only isolated farms. To the centre,
the disused Hatfield aerodrome and the new business park
have visually dominant structures, together with areas of
existing and redundant mineral extraction. To the south
there is a mix of extraction, urban fringe development and
Oaklands College, which has a disjointed and mixed
character. There is generally poor access within and to the
area.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS

• an extensive level plain
• large open arable landscape to the north on high quality
agricultural land
• disused Hatfield aerodrome with associated industrial and
commercial development and aeronautical structures
• parkland and horticultural landscape of Oaklands College
• existing and restored mineral workings
• urban-fringe development and glasshouses
• incoherent and jumbled landscape, particularly to the
south and centre

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES

• Oaklands College house
• restored arable fields
• mineral extraction plant

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