Consultation is underway for the St Stephen parish’s neighbourhood plan area.

Finalisation of the plan will take up to two years but once brought into legal force, it becomes part of the statutory development plan for the area, against which planning applications will be judged.

The plan area follows the parish boundary.

Go to http://stalbans-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/ to comment on the application - consultation ends on March 30.

The parish council is holding a neighbourhood plan workshop at the parish centre on March 31, when residents who have expressed an interest in being involved will have the opportunity to learn more about it.