More about Tring

Tring is a market town in the north-west of Dacorum and is the third largest settlement in the borough.

The town is surrounded by the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is set within the Tring Gap foothills, between the low-lying Aylesbury Vale and the north-west face of the Chiltern escarpment. The mainline station is located to the east of the town at Tring Station, together with the Grand Union Canal which runs north-east passing close to the Tring Reservoirs Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

Tring accommodates architecturally rich buildings typical of the Rothschild style. The town centre has a strong individual character with many shops and independent, small businesses along the High Street and alleyways. There is also a variety of employment areas, the largest being Icknield Way Industrial Estate to the west, and the town has a medium sized supermarket on the edge of the town centre. 

Tring Park is an important open space on the edge of Tring, and there are playing fields and other sports facilities in the town. 

Removing the East of Tring (Tr03) and New Mill (Tr02) allocations will avoid significant local pressure on the open countryside, Green Belt, road network and secondary schooling, on the eastern edge of the town. However, it does mean that there will be less opportunities to deliver market and affordable homes, and other large-scale community facilities.

The revised strategy for growth is only seeking to retain a reduced allocation at the Dunsley Farm (Tr01) Green Belt site, it would create a planned urban extension of around 250 homes close to the edge of the town centre. The allocation has been reduced in order to retain the designated Wildlife Site within the boundary, which restricts the available developable area. 

However, Dunsley Farm still provides the opportunity for a mix of development, including 40% affordable housing, a new primary school, 5ha of new employment (in addition to the existing employment on the site), new open space and enhancements to the wildlife site.

There will still be opportunities for small to medium sites to come forward within the town boundary, but these will be generally limited in number given the built-up and historic character of the town and the few vacant brownfield sites available.