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Breaking News
Following recent meetings and subsequent discussions with the Working Group we compiled and submitted prior to the deadline, the list of Verbal hearing sessions that they will be attending along with the named Members of the Group who will be speaking during them.
The Group will now be working on the written responses to the Matters, Issues and Questions that the Inspector has highlighted.
These will be submitted prior to the second deadline date of 5:00 PM on 24th October.
If any resident would also like to make an additional individual representation, which must be based on the Matters, Issues and Questions that the Inspector has highlighted, then they can do so but it must be forwarded to Annette Feeney (Programme Officer) again by the same deadline date.
Only those who made representations during the initial Consultation period between Jan 15th 2024 and March 3rd 2024 can do so.
If anyone wants details of the Matters, Issues and Questions (15th September 2025) as well as additional information, please click on this link: Inspectors Matters, Issues and Questions Stage 2
In the meantime please Stay Positive and by Working Together we truly believe that we can Save the Fellgate Green Belt
South Tyneside Council has published their responses to all of the Action Points arising from the Stage One Hearings related to the Examination in Public of the South Tyneside Local Plan. The Working Group is now preparing for the Stage two hearings which will take place in mid-November.
Over the next few weeks we will be working through both the STC Reports as well as the Matters, Issues and questions raised by the Independent Inspector Mr. Spencer, in order to put the best case forward to stop the planned development on the Fellgate Green Belt.
Members of the Working Group will be making verbal representations during all relevant sessions.
Residents who made representations during the Initial Consultation between January 15th and March 3rd 2024 can also make either an additional verbal representation or a written representation which must be related to the Stage 2 Matters, Issues and Questions which have been raised by Mr. Spencer.
There are two deadlines set which are as follows:-
If you wish to be heard at the Stage 2 hearings you should confirm this via e-mail/writing to the Programme Officer, indicating which session(s), relevant to your representations, you wish to attend, by no later than 5pm on Friday 10 October 2025.
Any written statements in response to the Inspector’s Stage 2 Matters, Issues and Questions should be submitted no later than 5pm on Friday 24 October 2025.
New and updated documents have been published on STC web site – Click here to read them
We will keep you informed via our Facebook pages and our web site, in the meantime, Please Stay Positive and by Working Together I truly believe that we can Save the Fellgate Green Belt 
We are still waiting for an update if and when this programme will be scheduled. Watch this space
Attaboy TV, working on behalf of the BBC contacted the Working Group back in June 2025 asking whether we would participate in a report related to the Governments Plan to build 1.5 m homes within this Parliament. They wanted to get the views of Campaigning Groups such as ourselves, as to how it may impact on the Green Belt. Following discussion between the Working Group Dave responded to them to express our interest.
On Monday 18th August, the Working Group met with Lindsey, Richard and Anita at Norwich Way (which gives an ideal view across the entire Green Belt). Dave as spokesperson for the Group was interviewed and was asked questions related to our Campaign balanced with the need for extra housing. He explained the reasoning behind our Campaign highlighting issues which were mentioned during the recent hearings such as availability of brownfield sites within the area, loss of Green Belt and natural habitat, loss of the 5th generation working farm and livery stables, flooding issues, Health and Wellbeing of current residents, air quality, inability of current infrastructure to cope, traffic issues as well as some other associated issues.
We also provided this synopses document of the key issues along with source references in an attempt to broaden the scope of the devastation that will occur if the green belt is lost to housing development.
We were informed that the report should appear in a future Panorama programme and the Working Group are hopeful that it will help to highlight our Campaign.
The Working Group continues to work behind the scenes in preparation for the second hearings which are anticipated to be held in November 2025.
Please Stay positive and I truly believe we can save the Fellgate Green Belt
We now urgently need to raise funds to help pay for the recent report that was accepted by the Inspector.
Please donate what ever you can, every penny collected will go to pay for this work.
If you can donate, we thank you very much.
The groups business bank account is as follows:-
Account Name: FELLGATE GREEN BELT GROUP:
Account Number: 62288504:
Sort Code 55-50-34
Once we’ve Saved the Fellgate Green Belt any additional funds raised will be donated to a Charity at a later date. We all care about protecting our community, the Fellgate Green Belt and stopping inappropriate development.
Please donate if you can as every contribution no matter the size, brings us closer to our goal and makes a real difference. If anyone has any concerns or queries please send a personal message and we will reply. Please stay positive as I truly believe that we can Save the Fellgate Green Belt
Fellgate stands as a haven amidst the urban sprawl of Jarrow, Hebburn and Sunderland Tyne and Wear. A bastion of greenery and fertile farmland. It now faces the relentless march of urbanisation, which brings pollution, increases flooding, destroys wild life, decimates bio diversity, will end generations of farming with a loss of vital jobs and increases traffic congestion along the major roads towards White Mare Pool. This remaining green belt is not just soil, crops and grass; it’s a crucial sanctuary for diverse life forms, a purveyor of fresh air, and a vital link for our community to nature’s bounty. Yet, this sanctuary is now imperilled, threatened by the looming spectre of development.
We implore your aid in its defence.
