News and Updates
Recent developments in the examination process.
Recent developments in the examination process.
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Programme & Participants - updated
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An updated Hearings Programme with the Participants for the Stage 2 hearing sessions is now available on the Hearing Sessions page.
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National Highways hearing note
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In response to the Inspectors’ request the Council have submitted a note on the cumulative impacts on the strategic network and Duty to Cooperate with National Highways. The document is available in the Examination Documents as DBC/ED35.
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Live Stream Update
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As the hearing sessions are in person sessions there is no requirement to live stream the hearings. The Council kindly offered to include a live stream for the hearings, but unfortunately there were some technical difficulties yesterday and on occasion it was not possible to hear all the discussions. The hearings were paused yesterday to try to resolve the issues, but if the technical difficulties cannot be fixed this morning, there will not be any further pauses in the hearings to try to resolve these issues. If you wish to be sure of hearing the discussions please come to the Council offices where you will be able to listen to the discussions in person.
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Stage 1 Opening Statement
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The Council's Opening Statement at the hearing sessions of the Examination of the Local Plan is available in the Examination Documents at DBC/ED34.
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Programme & Participants - updated
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An updated Hearings Programme including the participants for each of the sessions in the Stage 1 hearings is available on the Hearing Sessions page.
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Three new Statements of Common Ground
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Three Statements of Common Ground have been submitted and are available in the Examination Documents:
DBC/ED31 SoCG between DBC and National Highways
DBC/ED32 SoCG between DBC and David Lock on behalf of The Crown Estate (Hemel Hempstead growth area Hm01)
DBC/ED33 SoCG between DBC and Pegasus Group for Catesby Estates (Tr02) -
Stage 1 Hearing Statements
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The Stage 1 Hearing Statements can be viewed on the Hearing Statements page.
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Stage 2 Hearings and documents
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The Stage 2 hearings of the Dacorum Local Plan Examination will be a joint in-person hearings with St Albans City & District Council to examine the strategic issues relating to Hemel Garden Communities. The Stage 2 hearings will be held on Tuesday 21 October 2025 and will be held at the St Albans city and District Council offices. For further information please see the hearing sessions page.
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Stage 1 Hearing Dates and MIQs
Share Stage 1 Hearing Dates and MIQs on Facebook Share Stage 1 Hearing Dates and MIQs on Twitter Share Stage 1 Hearing Dates and MIQs on Linkedin Email Stage 1 Hearing Dates and MIQs linkThe Stage 1 hearings of the Examination of the Dacorum Local Plan have now been arranged. These will be held in-person in Dacorum’s Council Chamber and will open at 10.00 am on Tuesday 16th September 2025. For further information on the hearings please see the Hearing Sessions page.
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Response to Further Questions
Share Response to Further Questions on Facebook Share Response to Further Questions on Twitter Share Response to Further Questions on Linkedin Email Response to Further Questions linkThe Council’s response to the Inspectors’ further questions (DBC/ED5) can be viewed in the Examination Documents at DBC/ED6 through to DBC/ED11. There are also a number of Statements of Common Ground that have been submitted and are referenced DBC/ED12 through to DBC/ED24 in the Examination Documents.
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