Land at Hatfield Aerodrome, Ellenbrook, Off Hatfield Road

Application no PL/0232/21

Proposal for the establishment of a new quarry on land at the former Hatfield Aerodrome, including new access onto the A1057, aggregate processing plant and other ancillary facilities, together with the importation of inert fill material to restore the mineral workings

CPRE Hertfordshire previously submitted comments to the Hertfordshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan consultation, including our concerns regarding the proposed Ellenbrook (Hatfield Aerodrome) site allocation. The site forms an important green gap preventing the coalescence of the expanding urban areas of St Albans City to the west, Hatfield to the east, Smallford to the southwest, and Colney Heath to the southeast. The Ellenbrook Country Park, although not formally designated as a Local Green Space, is a highly-valued and much-utilised green space by thousands of local people for walking, running, cycling, bird-watching and other recreation, and it has become a significant wildlife habitat.

We support local authority and community concerns about the potential loss of this open countryside in the Green Belt.