How many new homes in North Hertfordshire over 30 years?

The government starting point is about 1,036 homes a year — roughly 31,080 over thirty years if sustained (+51% on the 60,508 dwellings already here).

Where would new homes in North Hertfordshire go?

Without a different pattern, growth lands as edge-of-settlement estates across the 23 towns and villages listed below — each too small to fund strategic infrastructure.

How do I track housing development in North Hertfordshire?

Use the planning applications on this page and the full planning tracker for medium and large schemes, then respond on the council portal and sign the Stop Urban Sprawl petition.

North Hertfordshire housing development and new homes

Searching for housing development in North Hertfordshire or new homes in North Hertfordshire? Over thirty years the government starting point is about 31,080 homes here — +51% on existing stock — with no matching commitment to water, grid, surgeries, schools or transport.

The government wants to build 1,036 homes a year in North Hertfordshire. That annual figure, sustained for thirty years, is 31,080 homes on the 60,508 dwellings already in the area.

There are 23 towns and villages in North Hertfordshire. That is an average of 45 new homes a year across every settlement — about 1,351 each over thirty years if the annual figure were spread evenly.

Infrastructure under pressure in North Hertfordshire

What we've got now

7,655
hours of sewage spills in North Hertfordshire in 2025
Worst at Markyate Wastewater Treatment Works
Sewage →
2,255
patients per GP in North Hertfordshire
GPs →
14
schools over capacity in North Hertfordshire
Schools →
0 MW
still waiting to connect to the grid
At Rye House
Energy →
33.6s
delay per mile on A-roads in Hertfordshire
Worst on the A4178
Transport →

Now they want another 31,080 homes here.

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We can stop this

Another 31,080 homes for North Hertfordshire, with no infrastructure to carry them. We want building concentrated in fewer, larger places with schools, health, water, sewage and transport built in — not another estate on the edge of every village.

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New homes by town and village in North Hertfordshire

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Questions about housing in North Hertfordshire

How many new homes in North Hertfordshire over 30 years?: The government starting point is about 1,036 homes a year — roughly 31,080 over thirty years if sustained (+51% on the 60,508 dwellings already here).
Where would new homes in North Hertfordshire go?: Without a different pattern, growth lands as edge-of-settlement estates across the 23 towns and villages listed below — each too small to fund strategic infrastructure.
How do I track housing development in North Hertfordshire?: Use the planning applications on this page and the full planning tracker for medium and large schemes, then respond on the council portal and sign the Stop Urban Sprawl petition.

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