Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2024 to Question 8848 on Local Plans: St Albans, whether his Department has been notified of (a) correspondence and (b) meetings on the local plan between St Albans District Council and the Planning Inspectorate in the last 12 months.

An advisory meeting between the Planning Inspectorate and St Albans City and District Council was held on 18 December 2023.

The Planning Inspectorate will hold an advisory meeting at the request of a local authority. The purpose of an advisory meeting is to provide advice on points raised by the authority in regard to their draft local plan and the examination process so that the authority can effectively prepare for it.