Social Value Ideas for East Hertfordshire District Council
We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for East Hertfordshire District Council in East of England across 35 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
Approve green belt evidence base
The executive approved an updated green belt assessment, including amendments made after late representations and DEP discussion, for use as evidence in the new local plan and as a material considerat…
“So I therefore propose to the executive that the green belt assessment attached as the main report at appendix A and a series of individual parcel map…”
Green belt assessment adopted
The panel agreed the commissioned green belt assessment and parcel maps as evidence for the new local plan and as a material consideration in planning decisions. The report also set out how national p…
“This deep paper seeks the approval of the green belt assessment report appendix A and the accompanying parcel map assessments in appendix B as part of…”
Local Plan timetable published
Council approved publication of the East Herts Local Plan timetable and notice of intention to commence local plan preparation. This is a statutory planning policy step that starts the formal preparat…
“The report seeks approval to publish the East Harts local plan timetable, which is at Appendix A, which sets out the proposed stages, milestones and k…”
Retail and town centres evidence
The council agreed an updated retail and town centre study as evidence for the new local plan. The study found no quantitative need for new convenience, comparison, or leisure floorspace allocations, …
“The council's latest retail and town center study was completed in 2013. An updated study found at appendix A and B. Um and that is between uh pages 1…”
Gateway One for Local Plan
Members considered and approved the Gateway One self-assessment needed to start the 30-month plan-making period for the new local plan. The paper also covered the engagement strategy, timetable change…
“So this DEP paper seeks the approval of the gateway one self- assessment statement which is attached at appendix A and the accompanying readiness chec…”
SA/SEA scoping approved
Council approved the sustainability appraisal and strategic environmental assessment scoping document, and agreed it should be consulted on with statutory bodies and wider stakeholders alongside the l…
“An essay is required through section 19 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Its role is to provide sustainable development by assessing …”
Village Hierarchy Evidence
The panel agreed the updated village hierarchy study as evidence for the new local plan and as a material consideration for development management. Minor edits may be delegated to the director for pla…
“The village hierarchy study as shown in appendix A provides an up-to-date evidence base for understanding the relative sustainability of villages acro…”
FAQ for grey belt
Members asked for a public-facing FAQ explaining grey belt, with an emphasis on reassuring residents that assessment parcels do not mean automatic development. This was agreed in-principle as a commun…
“Would it help if we had uh a very explanatory FAQ on it? >> Yes. >> On our website about what is gray belt and what that actually means because I'm su…”
Employment studies approved
The executive approved four employment studies for the local plan evidence base, covering Hartford and Ware, and Sbridgeworth in this transcript. The Hartford and Ware study recommends protecting exis…
“The Hartford and Wear Employment Study is the third in a series of reports covering the employment position in our main towns. As you may be aware, ex…”
2026 Call for Sites
The council agreed to run a second call for sites in 2026, from 15 October to 26 November, because changes to national planning policy and the local green belt/grey belt context meant the 2024 exercis…
“It further seeks agreement to carry out a second call for sites 2026 to run from Thursday the 15th of October to Thursday the 26th of November inclusi…”
Scoping consultation launched
Council agreed to run the local plan scoping consultation for four weeks from 2026-06-11 to 2026-07-10, with delegated authority for minor amendments and a later report on feedback. The consultation i…
“This report seeks to agree the scoping consultation document, how we will engage upon it and its distribution to the community to seek comments. The …”
Monthly Beam Reporting
The committee agreed to require monthly updates on Beam's economic performance, tracked against the revised business case projections, until the end of Q3 2026/27, with a review then on whether to con…
“Thank you very much Martin. Um, we're going to be getting monthly reports so I'm happy to forward that on to to members of this committee and um you k…”
Beam 2025/26 Loss and Financial Deterioration
Members discussed the unexpectedly large loss in Beam's 2025/26 position, with the committee noting a loss of around £970,000 and concern that the venue's finances had deteriorated well beyond earlier…
“Thank you very much Martin. Um, we're going to be getting monthly reports so I'm happy to forward that on to to members of this committee and um you k…”
Beam outturn overspend
The provisional outturn for 2025/26 showed a council revenue overspend of £678,000, with Beam contributing the largest variance at £1.167 million overspend. The report says the venue was in its first …
“In the revenue account final outturn is an overspend of £678,000 against the budget. This is compared to the estimate of £55,000 over spend at the end…”
Dynamic Ticket Pricing Review
Beam is actively exploring dynamic or flexible ticket pricing systems that sit on top of its ticketing platform, with the aim of increasing yield on high-demand performances while also allowing prices…
“Absolutely. Uh again not commercially sensitive so very very happy to answer. Um, so yes dynamic ticket pricing is something we are exploring. Um we h…”
Housing register policy overhaul
The council is updating its housing register and allocations policy following consultation and to align with current legislation. The main changes discussed were introducing a 12-month residency requi…
“Well, it is as it's explained on the papers um that the council um is required to have a register for housing allocations. It must have a proper polic…”
Move from points to bands
The committee considered replacing the current points-based housing allocations model with a banded system. Officers said bands would make prioritisation clearer and more transparent, preserve priorit…
“Um, I'd just like to um go back to the points to band chart 3.7. Uh you mentioned further work would be undertaken with um people already on the housi…”
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