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Next Step in the Local Plan
The Cabinet Meeting held on 27th August lasted all of 15 minutes and a group of our Campaigners sat through what can only describe as an orchestrated, script written performance which would have a good chance of winning an Oscar. A few Councillors stated that the Local Plan would:
Ensure that South Tyneside would be a Healthier Place to live.
That Bio-diversity Net Gain would far out weigh what would be lost.
All 9 Cabinet Members as expected voted to put the Local Plan forward to Full Council Meeting on September 5th , South Shields Town Hall @ 6.00PM:
NOTE:
Also tabled at this meeting was Item 3 “Report to the Executive (Cabinet)” This report has a total of 282 pages which also includes, the draft Local Plan, Draft Local Plan Policies, Statement of Consultation (This document contains ISSUES RASIED BY REPRESENTAIONS (You and I) and the councils methodology on how they have interpreted these representation and the councils summaries of those representations. (This required further reading and our analysis)
There are several Appendix A – F with most stating:
“This information will be included as part of the submission to the Secretary of State in September 2024”.
Click here to download / read this report
If approved this building project could extend to 2040, resulting in decades of building.
Click here to read the impact to the surrounding area. along with the cause and types of various disruptions.
Time to rally the troops and have a mass turnout
Save the Fellgate Green Belt on line petition which now has (2,543 signatures) has not been mentioned in STC’s Blueprint for Future Development announcement on Friday 16th August
In fact nothing had been heard by the Petition Organiser Julie-Anne or ourselves following it’s ‘referral for consideration’ by the Mayor during the meeting on 25th July. On 18th and again 22nd August we asked the question as to whether it had been ‘shelved’. We were informed on 22nd that we should have been contacted by one of the STC Senior Managers on the 19th August. Confusing responses were received afterwards one of which was:
[The petition has been acknowledged and referenced in the supporting documentation (Appendix C – Statement of Consultation (Regulation 22 (c) Statement) – Cabinet Draft) Cabinet Report, South Tyneside Local Plan, 27th August 2024. There are no other applicable internal processes through which the information submitted in the Petition could be considered.]
We think and hope that it’s going be be mentioned in an appendix during the Cabinet Meeting on 27th August (see below). Personally we think our Petition has been collecting dust until after the STC announcement of the Blueprint for Further Development on the 16th August. If we had not queried it to it’s whereabouts and next steps we are sure that it still would be collecting dust.
Save the Fellgate Greenbelt campaign met with the BBC to continue highlighting the issues relating to the Greenbelt. Thanks to the campaign organisers and all that attended, noting that today was a normal work day for our residences.
Click here to see some photos of the event. 
Link to BBC iplayer starts @ 1.08.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00227j4/look-north-north-east-and-cumbria-lunchtime-news-20082024
Cabinet to Consider Blueprint for Future Development
Cabinet will be asked to endorse the latest version of the Local Plan before it is referred to Borough Council on 5 September 2024
Click here to read South Tyneside council statement.
The New IAMP AAP
Both Sunderland and South Tyneside Councils have launched a consultation on a new IAMP AAP.
The first draft stage of the IAMP AAP (Regulation 18) will close at 5pm on Monday 23rd September 2024. There are currently 10 documents which outline this proposal.
You MUST send your representation, so that it will be received by 5pm on Monday 23 September 2024. You can submit it via email to: planningpolicy@sunderland.gov.uk or by letter to the Planning Policy Team, Sunderland City Council, Sunderland City Hall, Plater Way, Sunderland, SR1 3AA
Click here to open the “have your say”. This is Sunderland Council website. Note: there are no online forms for this process.
| News | Date |
|---|---|
| Click to read the article in the Shields Gazette About our campaign which highlights the flawed local plan consultation procedure. | 7th Aug 2024 |
| Letter to Tracey Dixon re Fellgate 19.7.24 | 26th July 2024 |
| Update on Compliant to STC | 20 June 2024 |
| Shredding the green belt is a recipe for disaster. Click here to read the article | 26 May 2023 |
| Protecting Green Belt land Click here to read the Governments position | 27 March 2021 |