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Thank you for taking the time to give us your views on emerging ideas for the Hereford Masterplan.
We thought that you would like to know that Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet will be considering the draft Masterplan next Thursday (2nd March). You can see the draft plan in the Cabinet papers here. The Council’s Cabinet is set to recommend that it goes out to further public consultation before any proposals are adopted. This is expected to happen in the early summer.
Thank you to those who have responded so far to engagement around Herefordshire Council’s emerging draft masterplan for Hereford.
This is a reminder that engagement closes on Friday 3 February 2023.
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The draft masterplan celebrates the city’s character and provides a blueprint for making it an even better place to live, work in and visit in the future. It also explores how best to facilitate movement and connection between Hereford and the villages and market towns nearby.
By providing a coherent vision aligned with national policy, the masterplan will ensure future improvements to the city and county are coordinated and provide a compelling case to gain the funding needed to achieve them.
Hereford is a vibrant, attractive city, with a rich history and thriving local economy. But there are challenges we need to address for the city to continue to thrive in the future.
Hereford can be difficult to get into and around, whether you’re travelling on foot, by bike, by car, bus or train. The city needs more infrastructure to support safe cycling, wheeling and walking, alongside better planned and integrated public transport. This will create real movement choice and improved highway resilience for those who genuinely need to use their cars.
Living within a city has many benefits, but we need more homes to ensure that future generations of people can continue to live here.
We also need to reduce carbon emissions to improve air quality and play our part in dealing with the current climate emergency.
With the Local Plan currently out for consultation, an Economic Plan under development and a new Local Transport plan to come - Herefordshire Council is developing a more detailed masterplan for Hereford. This will enhance the character of the city and provide a blueprint for connecting it internally and to the counties, market towns and villages nearby, making Herefordshire an even better place to live and work in the future. By creating a coherent vision that links the statutory plans, the masterplan will support the case for future investment and ensure future delivery is consistent and well-coordinated.
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