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1) Matter 1 – Legal Compliance
2) Matter 2 – Housing Growth and the Spatial Strategy
3) Matter 3 – The Green Belt
Issues: Sustainability Appraisal, Strategic Flood Risk Assessment, Public Sector
Equality Duty, Distribution of Housing Growth, Site Selection Methodology and the
Green Belt Review.
Policies: SP1, SP3, SP4 and HOU6
Sites: M12 – North of The Slype, Gustard Wood, M14 – Beesoned Lane,
Harpenden, M24 – South of Codicote Road, Wheathampstead and M26 – Highway
Chipping Depot, Lower Luton Road
UC8 (Public Hall, Southdown Road, Harpenden), UC24 (Garages Rear of Hill End
Lane, St Albans), UC36 (Garages off Park Street Lane, Park Street), UC43 (Garages
west of Riverside Road, St Albans), UC46 (Garages off Grove Road), UC53 (Paynes
Yard, Park Lane Street), UC55 (Lattimore Road, St Albans), UC58 (Cotlandswick
Garages B) and M20 (Lower Luton Road)

Afternoon Session – 14:00 – 17:30
1) Matter 1 – Legal Compliance
2) Matter 2 – Housing Growth and the Spatial Strategy
3) Matter 3 – The Green Belt continued…
Participants:
• St Albans City and District Council
• TBC

Morning Session – 09:30 – 13:00
1) Matter 4 – Type and Mix of Housing
Issues: Housing Mix and Density, Affordable Housing, Accessible and Adaptable
Housing, Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding and Accommodation for Gypsies,
Travellers, and Travelling Showpeople
Policies: SP4, HOU1, DES3, HOU2, HOU3, HOU4, HOU5 and HOU6
Participants:
• St Albans City and District Council
• TBC

Afternoon Session – 14:00 – 17:30
2) Matter 7 – Residential Site Allocations
Issues: Urban Car Parks and Garage Sites
Policies: UC1 (Sainsbury’s Supermarket, St Albans), UC2 (Civic Close Car Park,
St Albans), UC3 (London Road Car Park, St Albans), UC4 (Car Park Rear of Upper
Marlborough Road, St Albans), UC5 (18-20 Catherine Street, St Albans), UC9
(Keyfield Terrace Car Park, St Albans), UC14 (Waitrose Car Park), UC15 (Bowers
Way East Car Park), UC22 (Car Park rear of Hatfield Road, St Albans), UC48 (Car
Park adjacent to Adelaide Street, St Albans), UC50 (Southview Carpark, Lower
Luton Road), UC54 (Harpenden Railway Car Park).
UC10 (Garages rear of Hughenden Road, St Albans), UC12 (Garages between
Hughenden Road and The Ridgeway, St Albans), UC16 (Garages west of
Thirlestane, St Albans), UC17 (Garages off Cotlandswick, London Colney), UC18
(Garages to front of Riverside Road, St Albans), UC21 (Garages off Chapel Place,
St Albans), UC23 (Garages adjacent to Verulam Road, St Albans), UC26 (Garages
at Malvern Close, St Albans), UC29 (Garages off Noke Shot, Harpenden), UC30
(Garages between Abbotts Avenue West and Abbey Line, St Albans), UC31
(Garages Rear of Tudor Road, St Albans), UC32 (Garages off Creighton Avenue, St
Albans), UC33 (Land Rear of Snatchup, Redbourn), UC34 (Garages Rear of Hill End
Lane, St Albans), UC40 (Land rear of New House Park Shops, St Albans),
UC41 (Garages at Grindcobbe, St Albans), UC42 (Garages off Thirlmere Drive, St
Albans), UC44 (Garages off Millford Hill), UC45 (Garages off Watling View, St
Albans), UC49 (Garages rear of Furse Avenue, St Albans), UC51 (Garages south of
Abbots Park, St Albans), UC52 (Garages off Tallents Crescent), UC56 (Garages rear
of Portman House, St Albans),
Participants:
• St Albans City and District Council
• TBC

Morning Session – 09:30 – 13:00
1) Matter 5 – Economy and Employment
Issues: Employment Land Requirement and Allocated Employment Sites, Protected
Employment Areas and Principal Office Locations, Reuse of Employment Land and
Buildings, Strategic Rail Freight Interchange, Town, City and Village Centres and
Retail
Policies: SP5, EMP1, EMP2, EMP3, EMP4, EMP5, TCR1, TCR2, TCR3, TCR4,
TCR5, TCR6, TCR7, OS3 and OS4.
Participants:
• St Albans City and District Council
• TBC

Afternoon Session – 14:00 – 17:30
2) Matter 8 – Community Infrastructure
Issues: Community Infrastructure, St Albans City Football Club, Utilities
Infrastructure, Health and Wellbeing and Additional Infrastructure Requirements for
Strategic Scale Development.
Policies: SP7, SP9, SP13, SP14, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, UIN1,
UIN2, HW1, HW2, HW3, HW4, HW5, IMP1 and OS2 (Toulmin Drive, St Albans).
Participants:
• St Albans City and District Council
TBC

Reserve Session

Morning Session – 10:00 – 13:00
1) Matter 6 – Hemel Garden Communities
Issues: Justification for Strategic Growth, Site Boundaries (including Green Belt
alterations), Highways and Transport, Infrastructure Provision, Growth Area
Principles and Viability and Deliverability.

Afternoon Session – 14:00 – 17:30
2) Matter 6 – Hemel Garden Communities continued…
Issues: Justification for Strategic Growth, Site Boundaries (including Green Belt
alterations), Strategic Highways and Transport, Infrastructure Provision, Growth Area
Principles and Viability and Deliverability.
Policies: LG1, LG2 and LG3
Participants:
• St Albans City and District Council
• Dacorum Borough Council
• TBC

Licensing & Regulatory Committee
21/10/2025 7.00 pm
Council Chamber, District Council Offices, St Peter's Street, St Albans AL1 3JE

Morning Session – -09:30 – 13:00
1) Matter 6 – Hemel Garden Communities – Sites
Issues: North Hemel Hempstead and East Hemel Hempstead (North)
Policies: H1 and H2
Participants:
• St Albans City and District Council
• TBC

Development Management Committee
13/10/2025 7.00 pm
Council Chamber, District Council Offices, St Peter's Street, St Albans, Herts AL1 3JE

Constitution Committee
02/10/2025 7.00 pm
Council Chamber, District Council Offices, St Peter's Street, St Albans AL1 3JE

Strategy & Resources Committee
25/09/2025 7.00 pm
Council Chamber, District Council Offices, St Peter's Street, St Albans AL1 3JE

City Neighbourhoods Committee
17/09/2025 7.00 pm
Council Chamber, District Council Offices, St Peter's Street, St Albans, Herts AL1 3JE