Stevenage Local Plan Partial Update

Project Description
For information on the preparation and submission of the documents please visit Local Plan Partial Update

The Planning Inspectorate welcomes your feedback about the examination. If you were involved in the examination and made comments in writing and/or took part in a hearing session, we would be grateful if you could fill in this short survey: https://forms.office.com/e/nHkSZc44Rz

Any comments you make will be confidential.

8 June 2026

The Inspector’s Report is now available

Stevenage Report Final

Stevenage Final MMs Appendix

8 June 2026

The Planning Inspectorate welcomes your feedback about the examination. If you were involved in the examination and made comments in writing and/or took part in a hearing session, we would be grateful if you could fill in this short survey: https://forms.office.com/e/nHkSZc44Rz

Any comments you make will be confidential.

1 May 2026

SBC/1 has been added to the Examination Documents List Examination Documents List 1 5 26 

14 April 2026

Representations received to the Proposed Main Modifications are now available SBC Main Mods all responses_redacted 

18 February 2026

The Council are currently consulting on proposed Main Modifications, further information is available at https://www.stevenage.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy/local-plan-partial-update/main-modifications-post-eip-hearings

16 December 2025

The Inspector has issued his Post Hearing Note to the Council Stevenage Partial Update PHN 161225

10 December 2025

CD33 has been added to CD List 10 12 25 rev

10 December 2025

CD32 has been added to CD List 10 12 25

9 December 2025

CD31 has been added to CD List 9 12 25

8 December 2025

CD30 has been added to CD List 8 12 25 rev1

8 December 2025

CD29 has been added to CD List 8 12 25

5 December 2025

CD28 has been added to CD List 5 12 25 rev1

5 December 2025

CD25-CD27 have been added to CD List 5 12 25

4 December 2025

The Hearings Programme has been updated – Matter 6 now being considered on Tuesday 9 December and not Wednesday 10 December 2025  Stevenage Partial Update Examination Hearing Programme Rev2

4 December 2025

CD22-CD24 have been added to CD List 4 12 25

3 December 2025

RD2 has been added to the Examination Documents List Examination Documents List 16 12 25

2 December 2025

CD21 – Infrastructure Delivery Plan has been added to the Core Documents List CD List 2 12 25

27 November 2025

The Hearings Programme has been updated to include those who are participating at the hearing sessions [ID3.1] Stevenage Partial Update Examination Hearing Programme Rev1

25 November 2025

M3.4 has been added to Examination Documents List 25 11 25

21 November 2025

The Examination Documents List has been updated to include the submitted hearing statements Examination Documents List 21 11 25

1 October 2025

The Inspector has today issued the following documents –

Stevenage Examination Guidance Notes

Stevenage Matters Issues and Questions

Stevenage Partial Update Examination Provisional Hearing Programme

25 September 2025

The Core Documents List has been updated CD List 25 9 25

15 September 2025

CD15   Briefing Note for the Inspector, Stevenage Borough Council, 12 September 2025 has been added to the Core Documents List

The Inspector appointed to conduct the Examination is L Fleming BSc (Hons) MRTPI
Helen Wilson is the Programme Officer. Helen is an impartial officer and works under the direction of the Inspector. Helen can be contacted at 01432 639547/07879 443035 helen@programmeofficers.co.uk
Representations to the Regulation 19 Consultation are available here – SBC Regulation 19 responses Redacted

Representations to the Addendum Consultation are available here – SBC Addendum Consultation Redacted

The current Examination Documents List is Examination Documents List 1 5 26

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The current Core Documents List is CD List 10 12 25 rev

The Evidence Base List is available here Evidence Base List 25 9 25