Latest News and Updates

All the latest news and updates about the examination can be accessed here.

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Latest News and Updates
14th March 2025 The dates of the hearing sessions have now been confirmed and will open at 9.30am on Tuesday 27 May and run until Friday 30 May 2025.  A second set of hearings will be held in w/c 21 July and w/c 28 July.  
Please see the Hearing Sessions page for further information. 
12th March 2025

The dates for the Hearing Sessions have been provisionally arranged to take place over the following three weeks: 

W/C 26 May 2025
W/C 21 July 2025
W/C 28 July 2025

Confirmation of the these dates for the hearings will be given as soon as possible.   

12th March 2025 The Council have submitted three documents in response to the Inspectors’ questions concerning the current housing land supply. The documents can be viewed in the Examination Documents at SST/ED7A through to SST/ED7C. 
3rd February 2025 Three Statements of Common Ground have been submitted by the Council and can be viewed in the Examination Documents at SST/ED3 to SST/ED5
27th January 2025 Several documents that are referred to in the Local Development Scheme 2023 which were not in the Examination Library at submission have now been uploaded to the Examination Library
10th January 2025 Change of Inspector(s). K Ford MSC MRTPI and C Dillon BA (Hons) MRTPI have been appointed by PINs to hold an independent examination of the South Staffordshire Local Plan Review, replacing A Jordan BA (Hons) MRTPI.
2nd January 2025 Inspector Anne Jordan BA (Hons) MRTPI from the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) has been appointed by the Secretary of State to carry out the independent examination of the Local Plan.
28th November 2024 New examination webpage created.

 

 

 

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