Hemel Garden Communities Programme Area Sites
HGC Programme Area sites that form part of the DBC Local Plan to 2041 and the St Albans City and District Local Plan to 2041
The HGC Programme Area includes a number of Local Plan sites across Dacorum Borough Council (DBC) and four sites within St Albans City and District Council (SADC) administrative area. The HGC Programme Area sites, shown in the HGC Programme Area Map below, have been categorised into Growth Areas, Strategic Sites, Town Centre and Two Waters opportunity Area sites and Other Sites including Windfall.
The Programme Area sites, and categories, are as follows:
| The HGC Growth Areas are to the North and East of Hemel Hempstead: | The HGC Town Centre Opportunity Area Sites are: |
| • Hm01 North Hemel Hempstead | • Hm02 Civic Centre |
| • H1 North Hemel Hempstead | • Hm03 Hemel Hempstead Hospital |
| • H2 East Hemel Hempstead North | • Hm04 Paradise |
| • H3 East Hemel Hempstead Central | • Hm05 Market Square |
| • H4 East Hemel Hempstead South | • Hm06 Riverside |
| The HGC Strategic Sites are: | • Windfall within the Town Centre Opportunity Area |
| • Hm11 Land at Shendish Manor and Fairfields | |
| • Hm13 Polehanger Lane | |
| The HGC Two Waters Opportunity Area sites are: | Sites that do not fall within the HGC Growth Areas; Strategic Sites; Town Centre & Two Waters Opportunity Areas are: |
| • Hm07 – Symbio Site, Whiteleaf Road | • Hm14 – Marchmont Farm |
| • Hm08 – Hemel Hempstead Station Gateway | • Hm15 – Old Town |
| • Hm09 - National Grid and 338-353 London Road | • Hm16 – Westwick Row |
| • Hm10 - Apsley Mills Retail Park | • Hm17 – Jarman Park (Retail) |
| • Grovehill Neighbourhood Plan Site | |
| • Windfall in the Programme Area |
The table below sets out the Planning Application Status of the HGC Programme Area sites. This table was last updated on 11/03/2026 and will be updated periodically.
HGC Programme Area Sites that form part of the DBC Local Plan to 2041 and the St Albans City and District Local Plan to 2041
| Planning Application | |||||||
| Site Allocation (Local Plan) | HGC Programme Area Site | Authority | Reference | Type of Application | Date of Decision | Link | Developer/Agent Website |
| Hm01 | North Hemel Hempstead | Dacorum | |||||
| Hm02 | Civic Zone, Marlowes | Dacorum | |||||
| Hm03 | Hemel Hospital | Dacorum | |||||
| Hm04 | Paradise | Dacorum | |||||
| Hm05 | Market Square | Dacorum | |||||
| Hm06 | Riverside | Dacorum | |||||
| Hm07 | Symbio Site, Whiteleaf Road | Dacorum | |||||
| Hm08 | Hemel Hempstead Station Gateway | Dacorum | |||||
| Hm09 | National Grid and 339-353 London Road | Dacorum | 25/00549/MFA | Application Validated | 25/09/2025 | Link to Application 26/00249/DRC | |
| Hm10 | Apsley Mills Retail Park | Dacorum | |||||
| Hm11 | Shendish Manor and Fairfields | Dacorum | |||||
| Hm13 | Land North of Polehanger Lane | Dacorum | 25/02145/SCE | Outline Stage: EIA Screening Opinion | 17/9/2025 | Link to Application 25/02145/SCE | Roebuck Land and Planning |
| Hm14 | Marchmont Farm | Dacorum | 19/02749/MOA | Outline Planning | 07/03/2025 | Being updated | |
| Hm15 | Old Town | Dacorum | |||||
| Hm16 | Site to the south of Green Lane | Dacorum | |||||
| Grovehill | Grovehill Local Centre | Dacorum | |||||
| H1 | North Hemel Hempstead | St Albans City & District | Pigeon – Bloor Homes | ||||
| H2 | Land East of Hemel Hempstead (North) | St Albans City & District | 5/2025/1964 | Matters Reserved | Link to Application 5/2025/1964 | Home | East Hemel | |
| H3 | Land East of Hemel Hempstead (Central) | St Albans City & District | 5/2025/1964 | Matters Reserved | Link to Application 5/2025/1964 | Home | East Hemel | |
| H4 | Land East of Hemel Hempstead (South) | St Albans City & District | 5/2025/1964 | Matters Reserved | Link to Application 5/2025/1964 | Home | East Hemel | |
| Windfall | Land west of the Leighton Buzzard Road | Dacorum | 21/04508/MOA | Appeal Allowed | 08/05/2025 | Link to Application 21/04508/MOA | Woolf Bond Planning |