Additional Documents Consultation 4 July - 22 August 2025
Following the Local Plan Stage 1 Hearings which were held between 29 April – 1 May 2025, the Inspectors addressed some topics where the Council was producing further supporting information to assist the subsequent Stage 2 Hearings indicated for Autumn 2025. The Inspectors have requested these are published for consultation.
The Council is providing the opportunity for comments to be made on new documents with regards to the following topics:
Transport Modelling
National Landscape
Flood Risk
Green Belt Previously Developed Land
Site Sifting
Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Show People
The Council is providing the opportunity for comments to be made on these technical documents, although there is no expectation for individuals or bodies to make a response.
New representations on the Local Plan itself, or other documents, will not be considered by the Council or the Inspectors.
Comments received by the Council will be provided to the Inspectors and considered in their Examination of the Draft Local Plan. All previously made consultation responses will continue to be considered by the Inspectors.
The consultation will run from Friday 4 July at 10.00 am until Friday 22 August at 10.00 am. Any comments should clearly identify the document(s) to which they are referring and be sent to planning.policy@stalbans.gov.uk
Comments will be published in line with the Local Plan privacy notice available at https://stalbans-consult.objective.co.uk/kse/terms/tnc Should you no longer wish to be contacted in future please email planning.policy@stalbans.gov.uk. This means we will not use your personal data to contact you again about future consultations.