The South West Hertfordshire Joint Strategic Plan (JSP) will cover the five council areas of Dacorum Borough Council, St Albans City and District Council, Three Rivers District Council, Hertsmere Borough Council and Watford Borough Council (see map below).
All five Councils together with Hertfordshire County Council have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to take the JSP work forward.
The Government has recently made it clear that they want to formalise requirements for the preparation of strategic plans and ensure they are rolled out to cover the whole of England. These new plans are called Spatial Development Strategies (SDS). Responsibility for preparing SDSs lies with the designated Strategic Authority for an area. For SW Herts, the strategic authority has yet to be confirmed. It could mirror the existing county geography, or it could be larger. As these Strategic Authorities will take some time to establish responsibility for preparing the SDS will fall to Hertfordshire County Council in the interim. This will need to comprise a single plan covering the county geography.
Work done to-date to inform the South West Herts JSP (and the plan being prepared for the North East Central Hertfordshire area) will form a strong starting point for this new SDS.
Each of the five district / borough councils (and post local government re-organisation, the new unitary councils) will still be responsible for preparing their own Local Plan, but the SDS will set the strategic framework and shared priorities within which future Local Plans are prepared.
For more information about each of the Councils please follow the links at the bottom of this page.
South West Herts digital place portrait
We have developed an interactive map and dashboard that brings together lots of data in order to help people across South West Herts better understand the area and its social, economic and environmental characteristics. You can access the dashboard here.
When you have explored the dashboard, please complete the short survey as this will help us to understand the user experience and make further improvements.
Dacorum Borough Council
St Albans City and District Council
Three Rivers District Council
Hertsmere Borough Council
Watford Borough Council
Hertfordshire County Council
The South West Hertfordshire Joint Strategic Plan (JSP) will cover the five council areas of Dacorum Borough Council, St Albans City and District Council, Three Rivers District Council, Hertsmere Borough Council and Watford Borough Council (see map below).
All five Councils together with Hertfordshire County Council have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to take the JSP work forward.
The Government has recently made it clear that they want to formalise requirements for the preparation of strategic plans and ensure they are rolled out to cover the whole of England. These new plans are called Spatial Development Strategies (SDS). Responsibility for preparing SDSs lies with the designated Strategic Authority for an area. For SW Herts, the strategic authority has yet to be confirmed. It could mirror the existing county geography, or it could be larger. As these Strategic Authorities will take some time to establish responsibility for preparing the SDS will fall to Hertfordshire County Council in the interim. This will need to comprise a single plan covering the county geography.
Work done to-date to inform the South West Herts JSP (and the plan being prepared for the North East Central Hertfordshire area) will form a strong starting point for this new SDS.
Each of the five district / borough councils (and post local government re-organisation, the new unitary councils) will still be responsible for preparing their own Local Plan, but the SDS will set the strategic framework and shared priorities within which future Local Plans are prepared.
For more information about each of the Councils please follow the links at the bottom of this page.
South West Herts digital place portrait
We have developed an interactive map and dashboard that brings together lots of data in order to help people across South West Herts better understand the area and its social, economic and environmental characteristics. You can access the dashboard here.
When you have explored the dashboard, please complete the short survey as this will help us to understand the user experience and make further improvements.
Dacorum Borough Council
St Albans City and District Council
Three Rivers District Council
Hertsmere Borough Council
Watford Borough Council
Hertfordshire County Council
