Local Plan documents, assessments and evidence

Evidence papers

Housing Evidence

Fellgate Sustainable Growth Area Supplementary Planning Document: Site Capacity and Opportunities Paper (2024)

Site Frameworks for Publication Draft Local Plan 2023 to 2040 (2023)

Site Selection Topic Paper (2024)

Strategic Housing Market Assessment (2023)

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (2023)

Density Report (2024)

Efficient Use of Land (2024)

Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showperson Accommodation Assessment (2023)

Houses in Multiple Occupation Topic Paper (2024)

Discounted Market Sales Policy Statement


Economic Evidence

Employment Land Review (2023)

Employment Land Technical Paper (2024)

Town, District and Local Centres Studies (2023)

South Tyneside Economic Assessment (2021)


Natural Environment Evidence

South Tyneside Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy (2023)

Local Green Space Topic Paper (2023)

Habitats Regulations Assessment (2023)

Phase 1 and National Vegetation Classification Survey for the Durham Coast Special Area of Conservation (2023)

Heritage Impact Assessments (2024)

Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment: Scoping Report (2023)

Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Addendum (2023)

Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Addendum Data - Sites Assessment (2023)

Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment: Sites Assessment (2022)

Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2022)

Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Detailed Maps (2022)

Sequential Flood Test Report (2024)

Wildlife Corridors Review 2020

South Tyneside Playing Pitch Strategy (2019)

South Tyneside Playing Pitch Strategy Assessment Report 2019

Non-Breeding Bird Survey of the South Tyneside, Sunderland and County Durham Coast 2019 / 2020 (2020)

South Tyneside and Sunderland Coast Visitor Survey Analysis (2021)

The Air Quality Annual Status Report (June 2020) 

South Tyneside Waders Survey (2023)

Wind Development Study (2022)

Coastal Designation Justification (2022)

South Tyneside Landscape Character Study (Part I & 2) and Landscape Sensitivity to Wind Power Development (Part 3) (2012)

Open Space Study and Appendices (2023)


Climate Change Evidence

Climate Change Topic Paper (2024)

South Tyneside Carbon Audit (2021)


Green Belt Evidence 

South Tyneside Green Belt Study (2023)

Green Belt: Exceptional Circumstances paper (2024)


Infrastructure and Viability Evidence

Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2024)

Strategic Road Network Forecast Report (2023)

Strategic Road Network Model Development Report (2023)

Viability Report and Appendices 2023

Traffic Assessment (2023)

Large Green Belt Release Accessibility Report (2021)

Large Greenbelt Release: Aimsun Testing (2021)

A194 / A184 White Mare Pool Emerging Pressures - White Mare Pool Junction Study (2021)

South Tyneside Waste Capacity Study (2023)

Tyne and Wear Joint Local Aggregates Assessment (2021)

Joint Local Aggregates Assessment (2022)


Built Environment Evidence

South Tyneside Grade II Listed Buildings at Risk (2015)


Healthy Communities Evidence

Hot Food Takeaways and Obesity in South Tyneside: Evidence Report (2014)

Hot Food Takeaways and Obesity in South Tyneside: Evidence Report (2017)


Site Allocations

Brownfield Land Register (2023)


Authorities Monitoring Report

Authorities Monitoring Report (2023)