Hearing sessions
The hearing sessions of the Examination of the Sandwell Local Plan will take place over three weeks. The hearings in Week 1 will be held in the Council Chamber at Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury B69 3DE, and will open at 09:30 hrs on Tuesday 15 July 2025.
Hearing Sessions Dates
- Week 1 - Tuesday 15 July to Friday 18 July inclusive
- Week 2 - Tuesday 23 September to Friday 26 September inclusive
- Week 3 - Tuesday 30 September to Friday 3 October inclusive
The venue and/or format for Week 2 and Week 3 may differ from Week 1.
The Programme for Weeks 2 and 3 of the hearings, together with the Inspector's Matters, Issues and Questions and updated Guidance Notes will be sent to Regulation 19 representors and publised on this page in late July.
Programme and Participants
Programme and Participants - Week 1 Hearing sessions (dated 13 June 2025)
Hearing Statements Week 1
Hearing statements for the Week 1 sessions can be viewed on the Hearing Statements page.
Week 1 Hearing Sessions documents
SA/ED32 Inspector's Guidance Notes
SA/ED33 Inspector's Matters, Issues and Questions
SA/ED34 Draft Hearing Sessions Programme V.1 May 2025
The Inspector's Guidance notes set out how the hearings will be run and provides details on how Regulation 19 representors can register to take plan in the hearing sessions and how to submit hearing statements (paragraphs 30-43).