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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 has been reported that South Tyneside Council Cabinet has agreed to begin work on a new Local Plan even though the current Draft Local Plan is still being examined by the Government appointed Planning Inspector. Note: the current Draft Local Plan has not been cancelled or replaced.
The current Draft Local plan is still formally at the Examination in Public stage and remains under consideration by the Planning Inspector. This process will continue unless the Council formally withdraws the plan or the Government changes its direction.
The Cabinet decision to begin preparing a new Local Plan appears to reflect major changes to national planning policy and housing requirements introduced by Government.
It is thought that both processes may effectively run alongside one another:
– the current Draft Local Plan continues through the examination,
– while the Council begins preparing a future replacement plan under the newer planning framework.
To be crystal clear the current Draft Local Plan is still active and the inspector continues to review all representations in response to the Main Modifications.
Also note: you can contact our councillors via the emails listed below, as it is essential that you remind each of them how important the green belt is.
cllr.geraldine.kilgour@southtyneside.gov.uk
cllr.mal.bell@southtyneside.gov.uk
cllr.jean.murray@southtyneside.gov.uk
Also, this is the the new council leader’s email address.
cllr.paul.mackings@southtyneside.gov.uk
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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.
