New Barnfield Planning Application

On the 24 October 2012 the committee meeting (of the Development Control Committee) considered the planning application for an energy from waste facility at New Barnfield. The committee passed a resolution to grant planning permission and the application was then referred to the Secretary of State for their consideration. On Monday 28th January 2013 we received a letter from the Secretary of State advising the application will be called in. The application will now be considered at a Public Inquiry. Further details of the timetable for the inquiry will be published here once available.

The application, which was submitted on 15 November 2011 by Veolia Environmental Services Ltd, seeks planning permission for the demolition of existing library and training buildings and the construction and operation of a recycling and energy recovery facility for the treatment of municipal, commercial and industrial wastes together with ancillary infrastructure including bulking/transfer facilities, administration/visitor centre, landscaping, habitat creation, drainage and highway improvement works on land at New Barnfield, Travellers Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

Full details of the Planning Application, Environmental Statement and other documents can be viewed via our Atrium system here: cloud1.atriumsoft.com/HCCePlanningOPS/loadFullDetails.do?aplId=20724

The Planning Statement, Non Technical Summary (of the Environmental Statement) and Site Plan can be viewed below:

Planning and Sustainability Statement:
www.hertsdirect.org/docs/pdf/n/planningandsustainabilitystatement.pdf

Non Technical Summary:
www.hertsdirect.org/docs/pdf/n/nontechnicalsummary.pdf

Site Plan:
www.hertsdirect.org/docs/pdf/n/siteplan.pdf

Alternative Site Assessment:
www.hertsdirect.org/docs/pdf/n/alternativesiteassessment.pdf

Health Impact Assessment:
www.hertsdirect.org/docs/pdf/n/healthimpactassessment.pdf
Further details of the validation and planning processes as well as public consultation can be found using the menu to the left.

Getting involved

Please email us at newbarnfieldplanning@hertscc.gov.uk

Alternatively, you can submit comments via our online comments form pages using the link below:
cloud1.atriumsoft.com/HCCePlanningOPS/loadRepresentation.do?pprAplid=20724
Or please write to:
New Barnfield planning team, Spatial and Land Use Planning, CHN216, County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8DN.

All comments received will be logged, acknowledged, noted and considered.