The Hearing Sessions of the Local Development Plan Examination started on Tuesday 26 June 2012. The table below provides links to each hearing session and the associated documents.
| Date | Time | Session |
| Tuesday 26 June 12 | 10.00 | Session 1: Development Strategy / Vision |
| Tuesday 26 June 12 | 14.00 | Session 2: Housing (policy, numbers and phasing) |
| Wednesday 28 June 12 | 09.30 | Session 3: Affordable Housing and Housing for Gypsies and Travellers |
| Wednesday 28 June 12 | 13.15 | Session 4: Housing Sites |
| Wednesday 28 June 12 | 16.15 |
Session 5: Six Bells Colliery Site |
| Thursday 28 June 12 | 10.00 | Session 6: Employment |
| Thursday 28 June 12 | 14.00 | Session 7: Employment and Mixed Use Sites |
| Friday 29 June 12 | 10.30 | Session 8: Waste |
| Friday 29 June 12 | 12.00 | Session 9: Agriculture and Significant Landscape Area Designations |
| Tuesday 3 July 12 | 10.00 | Session 10: Retail Development including Principal and District Town Centres |
| Tuesday 3 July 12 | 14.00 | Session 11: Blaina Local Town Centre |
| Wednesday 4 July 12 | 10.00 | Session 12: Community and Social Life (open space, play, community cohesion) |
| Wednesday 4 July 12 | 13.30 | Session 13: Securing Sustainable Development (environmental assets, water quality, flood risk, climate change) |
| Thursday 5 July 12 | 10.00 | Session 14: Turning Heads - Securing Quality Design (urban design, place making, heritage, environmental improvements) |
| Thursday 5 July 12 | 13.00 | Session 15: Transport |
| Thursday 5 July 12 | 15.00 | Session 16: Delivering Infrastructure |
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Monday 9 July 12 |
10.00 | |
| Monday 9 July 12 Please Note: This session has been moved to Friday 13 July 2012 |
14.00 | Session 18: Mineral Site Allocations |
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Tuesday 10 July 12 |
10.00 | Session 19: Cwmtillery Settlement Boundaries |
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Tuesday 10 July 12 |
10.00 | Session 20: Monitoring Indicators |
| Tuesday 17 July 12 | 13:30 | Session 21: Closing Issues |