Councillors will meet next month to decide whether to support a draft Local Plan (LP) that identifies land in the St Albans District for future development.
St Albans City and District Council’s 58 members will vote on whether to formally publish the draft for consultation at their meeting on Wednesday 11 July.
If they decide to do so, the LP will be sent out for a six-week public consultation during the autumn.
Provided no major changes are necessary, it will be submitted for examination in March by a Planning Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
The draft LP covers the year 2020 to 2036 and earmarks land for housing, commercial building and infrastructure.
It conforms to a Government proposal that 913 new homes a year – 14,608 in total – should be built during that period.
Over the last few months, the Council’s Planning Policy Committee has considered over 150 potential development sites. The Plan, if agreed, will show 11 new sites for new homes and jobs in the Green Belt.