Local Development Scheme (LDS)
The Local Development Scheme (LDS) is essentially the Council's three year work programme for the preparation of each Development Plan Document (DPD). A new draft LDS has been agreed by the District Council and is awaiting approval from the Regional body, the Government Office for the East of England (Go-East). A draft summary can be seen below. The current adopted Local Development Scheme is out of date and is in the process of being replaced. The LDS covering the period April 2007 – March 2010 was approved by the Go-East in May 2007 Local Development Scheme 2007-2010.
| Core Strategy DPD | Site Allocations DPD | Development Policies DPD | East Hemel Hempstead Area Action Plan* |
| Public Participation on Consultation Document | July 2009 (Emerging Strategy) | June 2010 | June 2010 | (Issues & options for Maylands Area - June 2009)* March 2010* |
| Publication of DPD (Pre-Submission Consultation) | February 2010** | February 2011 | February 2011 | February 2011* |
| Submission | July 2010** | July 2011 | July 2011 | July 2011* |
| Adoption | June 2011** | March 2012 | March 2012 | March 2012* |
* subsequent to the recent High Court challenge announcement concerning East of England Plan policies LA2 and LA3, considerable uncertainty currently exists concerning the proposed joint Dacorum and St Albans Councils’ East Hemel Hempstead Area Action Plan.
** The Council intend to reach these Core Strategy stages before the dates indicated in this draft LDS, if possible.