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Search the Public Notice PortalPlans for a 4,000 home development, currently named East Hemel, have been submitted.
Applicant, The Crown Estate, has delivered the proposal to both St Albans City & District Council and Dacorum Borough Council following more than a year of "community engagement".
Set across 975 acres to the east of Hemel Hempstead, East Hemel will deliver up to 4,000 "high-quality" new homes with a mix of ownership types – including a significant number of affordable homes – alongside health and community facilities, up to four new schools, new transport links and significant green spaces that support the natural environment, including a new 63-hectare country park.
East Hemel forms a key part of the Hemel Garden Communities (HGC) programme – a long-term commitment to transform Hemel Hempstead through the delivery of up to 11,000 new homes and thousands of new jobs by 2050.
Head of strategic land, at The Crown Estate, Rob Chesworth, said: “East Hemel marks a rare opportunity to create a place that will serve the people of Hertfordshire for generations to come, providing quality homes and jobs, and supporting the wider ambitions of the area.
“The vision for the development is to create a place that will be vibrant and resilient, responding to the changing needs of the community well into the future.
"Over the past 18 months, we’ve been encouraged and sustained by the enthusiasm of residents, stakeholders and our partners, who have helped to shape this vision through their passion and ideas.
“We are committed to reflecting that sense of passion and innovation in our plans, as we look to the next stage of the development.”
Read More:
- Community consultation for 4,000 homes in East Hemel
- Masterplan for 4,000 home East Hemel development revealed
About the East Hemel development
Set across 975 acres of land to the east of Hemel Hempstead, East Hemel will deliver up to 4,000 new homes – offering a diverse mix of housing types and tenures for people at different stages of life.
Two distinct neighbourhoods will be supported by new schools, health and community facilities – with nature and greenery at the core of the vision.
More than a third of the East Hemel area will be new publicly accessible open space, including a new 63-hectare country park in the north and a valley park in the south – creating new wildlife habitats as well as spaces for people to reconnect with nature.
East Hemel will also deliver up to 1.8 million sq ft of employment space – including a dedicated employment zone and innovation hub in the centre of the site which is hoped to create thousands of new jobs.
New sustainable transport links will also run throughout the area, encouraging people to walk, cycle and use public transport.
The Consultation programme
According to the developer, the vision for East Hemel has been "shaped by the community" following a collaborative engagement programme over the past 18 months.
As part of this, the project team was challenged to design a place that would be vibrant and welcoming for a hundred years.
Nearly 1,400 people have attended a range of engagement events, which included site visits, study tours and design workshops as well as stakeholder sessions, school engagement and public drop-ins.
The Crown Estate received hundreds of pieces of feedback – all of which are said to have been considered by the project team and fed into the design process.
As well as providing new homes, East Hemel will deliver 1.8 million sq ft of employment space, including a dedicated employment zone and innovation hub in the centre of the site. This is set to generate "thousands of new jobs and training opportunities" to significantly support the local economy and drive growth more widely across the region.
The outline application will agree the principle of development and fix certain elements (known as ‘parameters’) of the proposals – including the scale of development and locations of different uses across the site.
A public consultation period is live until January 29, 2026.
To view the full application search 5/2025/1964 at St Albans City and District Council's planning portal.
According to a spokesperson for The Crown Estate, the name East Hemel is subject to change in the future.
For more information on East Hemel and further details on the engagement process, please visit www.easthemel.co.uk
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