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We will continue the fight to save the Fellgate Green Belt from 1,200 homes.
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Breaking News
It appears that the council may have submitted out of date figures on traffic levels and air pollution to the Inspector of the independent examination of the Local Plan. It looks like this may have been a deliberate action in an attempt to downplay the concerns by local residents about the proposed 1,200 home development. If this is the case, submitting inaccurate or misleading information to a government inspector is a serious action which can result in significant legal, professional, and regulatory penalties. Independent inspectors—such as the Planning Inspectorate, rely on honest, transparent, and accurate data to perform their duties.
Update on Hearings: Wednesday 21st January was the final day of the Hearing sessions that have taken place over the past 2 weeks.
Click this link to watch the recorded sessions and read the transcript
The Working Group along with Geraldine (Cllr Kilgour), attended the majority of sessions. Due to set procedures that govern the Examination in Public process, members of the working group were only allowed to give verbal representations for the issues that were initially mentioned in the Regulation 19 statements made by residents during the initial Consultation period between January 15th and March 3rd 2024. The main day related to Fellgate was 15th January 2026. All written submissions will be treated just the same as the verbal representations by the inspector.
The Inspector gave details of ‘what happens next’ For the full briefing please click on the link below and fast forward to 3.02.26:
The ESTIMATED schedule for the next steps are as follows:
The Inspector will send out the Main Recommended Modifications required for ‘Plan Soundness’ by the end of Jan – early Feb 2026
There will be a 6 week Consultation Period between late March – Early May for those residents who responded at Reg 19
The Council will then receive the Inspectors Report towards the end of May – Early June 2026.
The Local Plan Website will also be updated as news comes in and we will monitor this.
In relation to the Hearings themselves. I believe that we put the best possible case forward ensuring that all relevant points were addressed and evidenced from information collected and collated by the Working Group and you yourselves, over the past two years.
We now have to wait for the report which will inform us of the Inspectors decision. For 2 years now we’ve Stayed Strong, continued to Work Together as a Community and most of all Stayed Positive. Please continue to do so and very soon now we’ll know whether the Fellgate Green Belt has been Saved. Believe! 
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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.
