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To find out more about the Local Plan, please contact: Spatial Planning Development Services South Tyneside Council Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road South Shields, NE33 2RL Telephone: (0191) 424 7688 E-mail: [email protected] Visit: www.southtyneside.gov.uk/planning If you know someone who would like this information in a different format contact the communications team on (0191) 424 7385 Foreward South Tyneside Council is an ambitious authority, determined to continue to shape the destiny of the local area and deliver on its long term strategic vision of making South Tyneside an outstanding place to live, invest and bring up families. South Tyneside is a special place. With breath-taking natural assets, an award-winning built environment, good connectivity, a strong family-friendly living offer including affordable housing and good schools, and close-knit, safe communities – we have a lot to be proud of. Our overarching ambition is to raise prosperity for residents and we aim to do this by using our strategic assets to further grow our economy, improve our living environment and connect our people and places. Proper planning is a key part of getting this right. This Local Plan proposes a strategy for the future development of the Borough up until 2036. It will ensure that new development and growth is delivered in the right places. The plan seeks to manage change in a positive way; providing for the future needs of our community whilst protecting those assets that make our Borough special. The Plan supports the delivery our 20 Year ‘Hello Tomorrow, Change is Happening’ Vision from 2010 which has already delivered dramatic changes to the physical environment through: high quality regeneration schemes; the completion of more and better homes; an Area Action Plan to deliver thousands of new jobs at the International Advanced Manufacturing Park; and, Improved Leisure, cultural and heritage facilities which have supported increased visitor numbers. We have come a long way and we want to continue to build on this progress. This 8 week consultation continues to give you the opportunity to tell us what you think about our plan for South Tyneside to continue to be ‘an outstanding place to live, invest and bring up families’. Councillor John Anglin, Lead Member for Regeneration and the Economy - 3 - Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 8 How We Have Got To This Stage ..................................................................................... 8 How You Can Influence This Plan and the Next Steps ...................................................... 9 Privacy Notice ................................................................................................................ 9 The Local Plan’s Relationship With Other Plans, Policies and Strategies ......................... 10 What Will This Plan Replace? ........................................................................................... 10 Neighbourhood Planning.................................................................................................. 10 The National Planning Policy Framework ......................................................................... 11 Supplementary Planning Doucments ............................................................................... 11 Cooperating With Our Neighbours and Key Partners ...................................................... 11 What Does The Local Plan Contain? .............................................................................. 12 2. A SPATIAL PORTRAIT OF THE BOROUGH ............................................................................ 13 The Area ...................................................................................................................... 13 The Borough’s Population ............................................................................................ 13 Jobs and the Economy ................................................................................................. 14 Health and Wellbeing .................................................................................................. 15 Town, District and Local Centres .................................................................................. 15 Transport .................................................................................................................... 16 Our Natural Assests ..................................................................................................... 17 Our Heritage Assests .................................................................................................... 17 3. SPATIAL VISION AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES .................................................................... 18 4. DELIVERING THE STRATEGY .............................................................................................. 22 Context ....................................................................................................................... 22 The Spatial Strategy ..................................................................................................... 22 Strategic Spatial development Principles ...................................................................... 26 Promoting Health and Wellbing in South Tyneside ........................................................ 28 The Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development .............................................. 30 The Re-Use of Previously Developed Land .................................................................... 31 Appropriate Development Within the Green Belt ......................................................... 31 Extensions and Alterations to and Replacement of Buildings in the Green Belt .............. 32 5. PLANNING FOR HOMES .................................................................................................... 34 Context ....................................................................................................................... 34 The Number of Homes Needed by 2036 ....................................................................... 34 Determining The Overall Housing Requirement .............................................................. 34 Housing Requirement For The Neighbourhood Forum Areas .......................................... 36 Ensuring a Sufficient Supply of Deliverable and Developable Housing Land ................... 36 Housing Allocations and Commitments ........................................................................ 36 Windfall Housing Proposals .......................................................................................... 61 Efficient Use of Land and Housing Density .................................................................... 62 Our Existing Housing Stock ........................................................................................... 63 - 4 - Existing Housing Stock ...................................................................................................... 64 Empty Homes ................................................................................................................... 64 Registered Providers, private landlords ........................................................................... 65 Renewal / Regeneration Schemes .................................................................................... 65 Houses in Multiple Occupation ..................................................................................... 66 Specialist Housing – Extra Care & Supported Housing ................................................... 67 Affordable Housing ...................................................................................................... 68 Housing Mix ................................................................................................................ 69 Executive Housing ............................................................................................................ 70 Custom and Self-Build ...................................................................................................... 70 Technical Design Standards for New Homes ................................................................. 71 Gypsies, Travellers and Traveling Showpeople .............................................................. 72 6. PLANNING FOR JOBS ........................................................................................................ 75 Context ....................................................................................................................... 75 The North East Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) ................................................................. 75 Strategic Economic Development ................................................................................. 76 Understanding our Employment Land Needs .................................................................. 77 Availability of Employment Land ...................................................................................... 78 Port of Tyne ...................................................................................................................... 78 Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering ...................................................................... 79 Digital and Technology Sector .........................................................................................