Planning Applications

There have been a number of formal applications made by the two developers involved in the Gilston Area project: Places for People (Gilston Park Estate) and Taylor Wimpey (Village 7 had previously been brought forward by City & Provincial Properties (Briggens Estate)).

You can read the full applications, all supporting documents and all responses from residents, the NPG and other stakeholders at the East Herts Planning Portal.


Below are direct links to the pages for each of the applications, along with a bitesize descriptions and links to the NPG’s formal responses.

The Outline Application – Villages 1-6 (3/19/1045/OUT)

This application from Places for People seeks to secure the basic agreements for 6 out of the 7 villages planned to be built North of the Stort Valley and the A414 Gilston and comprises up to 8,500 residential homes and facilities.

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The NPG has expressed its overall objection to the outline planning application for the 6 new villages. It later maintained its objection to the revised application.

Listed Building Works – 3/19/1049/LBC

This application from Places for People seeks listed building works to Fiddlers Brook Bridge as part of the broader transport planning applications.

The NPG has expressed its overall objection to both the applications for the Eastern Crossings of the Stort Valley as currently submitted. It later maintained its objection to the revised application.

The Outline Application – Village 7 (3/19/2124/OUT)

This application from Taylor Wimpey (initially brought by City & Provincial Properties before TW purchased the land) seeks to secure the basic agreements for Village 7, to be built on land off Church Lane and the A414 in Hunsdon and Eastwick, Hertfordshire and comprises up to 1,500 residential homes and facilities.

The NPG has expressed its overall objection to this outline planning application for Village 7 of the Gilston Area as presented in the application. It later maintained its objection to the the revised application in March 2021, again maintained its objection when further revisions were made in January 2022, and restated that objection following another set of revisions in February 2023.

The Eastern Crossing (3/19/1051/FUL)

The application from Places for People seeks to reroute the A414 from Harlow right through the middle of Pye Corner and Terlings Park into Harlow with a new bridge over the River Stort. It makes Pye Corner a cul-de-sac.

The NPG has expressed its overall objection to both detailed applications for the Eastern Crossings of the Stort Valley as currently submitted. It later maintained its objection to the revised application.

Central Stort Crossing (3/19/1046/FUL)

The application from Places for People aims to widen the existing access and road/rail bridge into Harlow from the Eastwick roundabout and proposes a high-level bridge for pedestrians and cyclists.

The NPG has expressed its overall objection to both detailed applications for the Central Crossing of the Stort Valley as currently submitted. It later maintained its objection to the revised application.