The HRN1 development covers circa 630 acres of land and has outline planning consent for:
- Up to 5150 new homes of a range of types and sizes
- 1 million sq. ft. Lidl Warehouse
- Retail, leisure & offices of c.1 million sq. ft.
- New community facilities including new doctors surgery, community hall and associated provision.
- 78 hectares of open space, including community orchards, formal parkland, sports pitches and informal open space.
- 3 new primary schools
- Contribution towards secondary school provision at Kingsland or All Saints
- Includes the major strategic roads - A5-M1 link road & Junction 11A and the Woodside Link – connection between the M1 & Houghton Regis
- New infrastructure including new foul water and sewerage connections, a local road network and new utilities provision
- The undergrounding the electricity pylons that currently run parallel to the M1