Hertfordshire grants planning permission for major regeneration schemes

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Nov, 05:15 · Archive

Planning permission has been granted for the regeneration of Welwyn Garden City's former Shredded Wheat Factory and a large-scale housing scheme in Baldock.

Planning permission has been granted for two significant regeneration projects across Hertfordshire. The Wheat Quarter scheme will regenerate the former Shredded Wheat Factory site in Welwyn Garden City. The development includes 576 homes, an aparthotel, and leisure facilities. The Grade II-listed Shredded Wheat silos will be restored and form the centrepiece of a new public square, with a sky bar and restaurant occupying the upper levels.

Other buildings on the site will be transformed into food and beverage areas with a tap room and retail space. The scheme also plans to include a climbing and bouldering centre, pickleball or padel courts, and potentially indoor skydiving or trampolining facilities.

The second major approval is for the Growing Baldock development, which has received planning permission from North Herts Council's Planning Control Committee. The large-scale scheme, led by Urban&Civic in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council, will deliver up to 3,200 new homes and 16 hectares of employment land in and around Baldock.

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• 5 Hertfordshire planning applications you should know aboutHere are five Hertfordshire planning applications you might have missed.The Comet · 1 Nov, 04:01
• 5 Hertfordshire planning applications you should know aboutHere are five Hertfordshire planning applications you might have missed.Herts Advertiser · 1 Nov, 04:01

In this story: Wheat Quarter · Urban&Civic · Hertfordshire County Council · Welwyn Garden City · Baldock · North Herts Council

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