Brownfield land in North Hertfordshire: 57 sites on the register
Part of development land in Hertfordshire — 582 sites across 10 councils.
North Hertfordshire District Council has published 57 brownfield sites in North Hertfordshire on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 40.4 hectares with an estimated capacity of 1,310 dwellings.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the North Hertfordshire register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oddysey Health Club, Knebworth | 4.01 | 86 | permissioned |
| Railway Sidings, St. Michael's Road, Hitchin | 3.86 | 123 | not yet |
| Bowman's Flour Mill, Ickleford | 3.57 | 71 | not yet |
| Garden Centre, High Street, Codicote | 2.60 | 72 | not yet |
| Paul Bromfield Aquatics, Maydencroft Lane, Gosmore | 1.59 | 10 | permissioned |
| Anglian Business Park, Orchard Road, Royston | 1.19 | 67 | permissioned |
| Hamonte, Letchworth | 1.16 | — | permissioned |
| 20 High Street Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6AX | 1.10 | 14 | permissioned |
Source: North Hertfordshire District Council brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own. 8 of the 57 sites (14%) state no dwelling capacity, so the capacity figure covers the 49 that do — the real total is higher.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the North Hertfordshire register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. 1,310 is what the council thinks North Hertfordshire’s register could take — your scheme, your design and the Local Plan will move it.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register North Hertfordshire
- Development land in North Hertfordshire
- How much brownfield land is there in North Hertfordshire?
- Where can I build houses in North Hertfordshire?
- North Hertfordshire land availability assessment
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