Abbots Langley Parish Council has approved the latest version of its Neighbourhood Plan for public consultation until Friday, January 31.
The plan, which would run until 2041, has eight key objectives, including promoting sustainable developments, supporting and promoting local economic activity, conserving both the historic and environmental assets of the parish, and preserving green spaces.
It also encourages expanding primary health care facilities, offering sufficient school places, and improving sustainable transport.
The plan has 20 specific policies for the area, which spans between Langleybury, Leavesden, Abbots Langley village, Gade Valley and Pimlico. It also includes six aspirational projects, such as a community affordable housing scheme, measures to enhance biodiversity, and a scheme to use aerial photography to measure factors affecting climate change.
More than 300 suggestions were received from residents, which were considered for the plan via a Commonplace website set up in 2018. Various exhibitions, focus groups and public meetings were also held to form the plan.
After the consultation closes, all feedback received from the public will be considered and the plan will be amended.
The documents will then be sent to Three Rivers District Council for a second round of consultation before it is scrutinised by an external examiner. Then it will go forward for a public referendum. If approved, it will sit alongside the Three Rivers Local Plan, carrying equal weight in planning decisions within the parish.
If the plan goes ahead, 25 per cent of the Community Infrastructure Levy funding from new local developments must be invested on projects within the parish.
To find out more or comment on the plan, head to www.shorturl.at/l9clH
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