Policy SP1(a): Sustainable Development in North Hertfordshire:
This part of the policy is supported. This is because maintaining the role of the key settlements both within and adjoining (i.e. North Stevenage) the District as the main focus for housing, employment and new development is the most sustainable approach and is consistent with the guidance in both the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the Government's web-based Planning Practice Guidance (PPG).