Local Plan documents, assessments and evidence
This page includes all our documentation and supporting evidence used for producing the draft Local Plan.
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Key documents
Local Plan
HTML: Draft Local Plan (published June 2022)
PDF: Draft Local Plan 2021 to 2039 (published June 2022)10.74MB
Local Plan Policies Map
HTML: Draft Local Plan Policy Maps (published June 2022)
PDF: Draft Local Plan Policies Map (published June 2022)10.41MB
Other key Local Plan documents
Local Plan Sustainability Report (June 2022)5.02MB
Annex 1 Site Options Sustainability Appraisal Matrices22.65MB
Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal: Non Technical Summary1.86MB
Habitats Regulations Assessment (June 2022)3.48MB
Statement of Representations Procedure (published June 2022)246.45KB
Local Development Scheme (published June 2022)
Statement of Community Involvement (published June 2022)
Local Plan Duty to Co-operate Statement (May 2022)2.0MB
Evidence Papers
Housing Evidence
Strategic Housing Market Assessment4.6MB
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 202233.46MB
Stage 1 Green Belt Review Exceptional Circumstances 20224.69MB
Stage 2 Green Belt Review Site Assessments29.83MB
Stage 3 Green Belt Review5.76MB
South Tyneside Site Frameworks (2022)12.67MB
Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showperson Accommodation Assessment 2021793.63KB
Economic Evidence
Employment Land Review 20192.2MB
Employment Land Technical Paper7.72MB
South Tyneside Economic Assessment (Dec 2021)12.17MB
Town Centre and District Centre Use Study (2018)10.23MB
Natural Environment Evidence
Site Selection Topic Paper2.09MB
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 20224.48MB
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2022: Detailed Maps25.06MB
Playing Pitch Mitigation - Site Search Methodology4.19MB
South Tyneside Playing Pitch Strategy (2019)1.25MB
South Tyneside and Sunderland Coast Visitor Survey Analysis (Jan 2021)5.57MB
The Air Quality Annual Status Report (June 2020)
Wader Survey - South Tyneside (2020)4.84MB
Open Space Update Addendum (2019)630.68KB
South Tyneside Open Space Assessment Report (2015)2.28MB
South Tyneside Open Space Standards Paper (2015)1.18MB
Wind Development Study (2022)3.0MB
Coastal Designation Justification (2022)1.31MB
Climate Change Evidence
Climate Change Topic Paper673.82KB
South Tyneside Carbon Audit (2021)6.63MB
Infrastructure and Viability Evidence
Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2022)2.96MB
Traffic Assessment (2022)72.55MB
Large Greenbelt Release Accessibility Report 20219.63MB
Large Greenbelt Release - Aimsun Testing 2021977.07KB
Local Plan Viability Testing (Dec 2021)2.32MB
Local Plan Viability Testing: Appendices 1 - 911.94MB
Local Plan Viability Testing: Appendix 1032.89MB
Local Plan Viability Testing: Appendices 11 - 2128.97MB
Joint Local Aggregates Assessment (April 2022)5.54MB
Built Environment Evidence
Heritage Impact Assessment20.65MB
Site Allocations
Brownfield Land Register Guidance Notes243.32KB
Brownfield Land Register 202215.77KB
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