Latest News and Updates
Recent developments in the examination process
4 July 2025
At the Stage 1 hearing sessions, the Inspectors asked the Council to submit further information and clarification on various matters. The documents have now been submitted and can be viewed in the Examination Documents at SADC/ED76 through to SADC/ED81. The Inspectors have asked the Council to run a full consultation on these documents from 4th July until 22 August, 2025. For further information on this consultation please see the Additional Documents Consultation page.
27 June 2025
The Inspectors’ Post Stage 1 hearings note has been uploaded to the Examination Documents, reference SADC/ED75.
16 June 2025
The Inspectors’ consultation on the additional documents submitted by the Council in relation to the Duty to Co-operate closed on Friday 13 June. The responses received can be viewed on the Targeted Consultation - Duty to Co-operate page.
30 May 2025
Following the Stage 1 hearing sessions, the Council have submitted a Duty to Cooperate Addendum together with accompanying appendices. These documents are in the Examination Documents at SADC/ED74 through to SADC/ED74E.
The Inspectors are running a targeted consultation on these documents, which is limited to those parties who raised Duty to Co-operate at the Regulation 19 stage and to those who took part in the Hearing Session held on Tuesday 29 April when Duty to Co-operate was discussed. For further information on the Consultation please see the Targeted Consultation - Duty to Co-operate page.
16 April 2025
The Hearing Statements for the Stage 1 hearing sessions can be accessed on the Hearing Statements page.
9 April 2025
The Draft Programme showing the Participants for each of the hearing sessions can now be viewed on the Hearing Sessions page. During the examination please always check the Hearing sessions page for the most up to date version of this document.
8 April 2025
The Council’s Annual Monitoring Report (1 April 2023-31 March 2024) together with a housing trajectory addendum’s now available in the Examination Documents at SADC/ED71 and SADC/ED71A.
17 March 2025
The dates for the hearing sessions have now been arranged and will open at 10.00 am on Tuesday 29 April 2025. Please see the Hearing Sessions page for further information.
5 March 2025
The Council's replies to the Inspectors’ Initial Questions are now available and can be accessed in the Examination Documents at SADC/ED29 through to SADC/ED67 inclusive.
11 February 2025
The Inspectors have written to the Council with their initial questions, and their letter can be viewed in the Examination documents at SADC/ED28.
23 January 2025
A number of Statements of Common Ground between St Albans Council and other parties are now available on the Examination Documents page with the reference numbers SADC/ED3 through to SADC/ED27 inclusive.