As you may be aware Welbeck Strategic Land has submitted a planning application to build a Retirement Care Village on the land west of High Street and south of Dovehouse Lane for up to 147 units of specialist housing for older people.
The planning application can be viewed on the East Herts Planning portal at:
The reference is 3/25/0224/OUT
Walkern Parish Council is responding to the application and in doing so we want to accurately represent the views and concerns of the residents of the parish. A survey form is being delivered to all households. You can fill the form out and drop it off in the box in Clarke’s Garage or you can fill it out below.
The Parish Council will include the results of the survey in our response to the planning application and make them available on our website.
While the Parish Council will submit a response based on the survey results, we also encourage everyone to review the planning application and communicate their support or opposition directly to East Herts planning, via the planning portal. The types of issues considered by the planning authority include overshadowing, overlooking and loss of privacy, adequate parking and servicing, the overbearing nature of the proposal, loss of trees, loss of ecological habitats, design and appearance, layout and density of buildings, impact on listed building(s) and conservation areas, access and highway safety, traffic generation, noise and disturbance from the scheme, public visual amenity (excluding loss of private individual views), and flood risk.
Please respond to us by 04/04/2025 so that we will have time to collate your opinions.
Thank you for your time and your interest in the future of Walkern.