PLAN YOUR BOROUGH… Planning the Future of South Tyneside Shaping Our Future: The New Development Plan for Your Borough Strategic Land Review Consultation Responses Summary – Boldons & Cleadon Character Area October 2016 Draft Strategic Land Review Summary Map (March 2016) Forward Planning Team Development Services South Tyneside Council, Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear NE33 2RL Telephone: (0191) 424 7688 E-mail: [email protected] Visit: www.southtyneside.gov.uk/localplan Boldons & Cleadon Character Area BC1 Land at Station Burn, Station Road, Boldon Colliery Planning Permission LDF Development Allocation Draft SLR Site Assessment Green Belt Summary of Organisation Summary / Key Points Consultee Views CPRE Durham CRPE are please site assessed as red. BC2 Land at Newton Garths, New Road, West Boldon Planning Permission LDF Development Allocation Draft SLR Site Assessment Green Belt Summary / Key Points Summary of Object Residents’ views Neutral Support Previous industrial land - should be classed as suitable for development Summary of Organisation Summary / Key Points Consultee Views CPRE Durham CPRE is pleased to see this site assessed as “red” BC3 Colliery Wood, Cotswold Lane, Boldon Colliery Planning Permission LDF Development Allocation Draft SLR Site Assessment Green Belt Summary / Key Points Summary of Object Residents’ views Neutral Support Previous industrial land - should be classed as suitable for development Summary of Organisation Summary / Key Points Consultee Views CPRE Durham CPRE is pleased to see this site assessed as “red” BC6 The Shack Field, Boldon CA Sports Ground, Boldon Community Park, Cotswold Lane, Boldon Colliery Planning Permission LDF Development Allocation Draft SLR Site Assessment Green Belt Organisation Summary / Key Points Summary of CPRE Durham CRPE are please site assessed as red. Consultee [commented on site being amber] Any playing field sites that are taken forward as potential allocations as the Local Plan process will be conversant with the detail and policy Views Sport England recommendations of the PPS and therefore include appropriate replacement / mitigation packages. BC7 The Disco Field, Henley Way, Boldon Colliery Planning Permission LDF Development Allocation Draft SLR Site Assessment Green Belt Summary / Key Points Summary of Object Disagree with development, traffic issues especially around ASDA roundabout. Residents’ views Neutral Support Prime location for houses, land unused. No. of Summary of Organisation Summary / Key Points Responses Group Keep Boldon Well used piece of open recreational space. Responses 1,201 Green 2 BC8 Land north of Brooklands Way, Boldon Business Park Planning Permission LDF Development Allocation Draft SLR Site Assessment Green Belt No. of Summary of Organisation Summary / Key Points Responses Group Keep Boldon No objection to this site Responses 1,201 Green BC9 Land west of 16 Brooklands Way, Boldon Business Park Planning Permission LDF Development Allocation Draft SLR Site Assessment Green Belt No. of Summary of Organisation Summary / Key Points Responses Group Keep Boldon No objection to this site Responses 1,201 Green BC10 Land at former School Kitchens, North Road, Boldon Colliery Planning Permission (part) LDF Development Allocation Draft SLR Site Assessment Green Belt Summary / Key Points Summary of Object Residents’ views Neutral Support Site is viable for development Organisation Summary / Key Points Summary of South Tyneside This site is in a wildlife corridor and within 100m of a LWS. Biodiversity impacts would be Consultee Council anticipated and will need to be avoided / mitigated. Site contains medieval ridge and furrow. If possible, if should be retained. Further Views Tyne & Wear archaeological work required. The site also currently contributes to the prevention of Archaeology coalescence between West Boldon village and surrounding urban developments. No. of Summary of Organisation Summary / Key Points Responses Group Keep Boldon Loss of recreational space. Responses 1,201 Green BC13 Former Boldon Church of England Primary School, Don Gardens, West Boldon Planning Permission LDF Development Allocation Draft SLR Site Assessment Green Belt Summary / Key Points Pitches used nightly for football, important community asset, no other fields available in the Summary of Object Residents’ local vicinity. views Neutral Support Site is viable Organisation Summary / Key Points South Tyneside Biodiversity impacts would be anticipated and will need to be avoided / mitigated. Council The character of the conservation area must be taken into consideration when planning any Summary of Tyne & Wear re-development of this site. An evaluation trench may be required on this site prior to any Consultee Archaeology Views proposed development. Unhappy with number of pitches identified. Any playing field sites taken forward as potential allocations as the Local Plan process will be conversant with the detail and policy Sport England recommendations of the PPS and therefore include appropriate replacement / mitigation packages. Site should be split to exclude playing pitches. Organisation Summary / Key Points Summary of I am against any development of the site for the following reasons: - This field is used for South Tyneside Political training almost every night by Boldon Colts football teams. It is a designated playing field. We Council (1 Ward Views need to promote children's fitness and wellbeing. There are no other fields in the vicinity Member) available. 3 No. of Summary of Organisation Summary / Key Points Responses Group Keep Boldon Loss of sports pitches. Responses 1,201 Green BC15 The Paddock, Glebe Farm, Newcastle Road, West Boldon Planning Permission LDF Development Allocation Draft SLR Site Assessment Green Belt Summary / Key Points Concerns about traffic and access, much concern about loss of mature trees to provide access, Summary of Object Residents’ landscape, gateway to West Boldon, surface water flooding, views Neutral Support Organisation Summary / Key Points Summary of South Tyneside Biodiversity impacts would be anticipated and will need to be avoided / mitigated. Consultee Council The character of the conservation area must be taken into consideration when planning any Views Tyne & Wear re-development of this site. A geophysical survey is required which may lead to further Archaeology archaeological investigation by trial trenching. No. of Summary of Organisation Summary / Key Points Responses Group Keep Boldon No objection to this site. Responses 1,201 Green BC16 Land southeast of A19 Testos Roundabout, West Boldon Planning Permission LDF Development Allocation Draft SLR Site Assessment Green Belt Summary of Organisation Summary / Key Points Consultant/ Barton Wilmore Reps for part of site. Smaller site would significantly reduce impact and requirement for Developer for Church mitigation. No flood risk. Sustainable location. Suitable for development in next 5 years. New Views Commissioners capacity of 30 dwellings. Willing landowner. Summary of Organisation Summary / Key Points Consultee Views CPRE Durham CPRE is pleased to see this site assessed as “red” BC17 Land at Downhill Lane, West Boldon Planning Permission LDF Development Allocation Draft SLR Site Assessment Green Belt Summary of Organisation Summary / Key Points Consultee Views CPRE Durham CPRE is pleased to see this site assessed as “red” BC18 Land to North of Town End Farm, Boston Crescent / Boston Street, Sunderland Planning Permission LDF Development Allocation Draft SLR Site Assessment Green Belt Summary / Key Points Impact on Sunderland Green Belt. Concerns Sunderland residents not consulted. Prone to Summary of Object flooding near River Don. Residents’ Extending tree line could mitigate landscape impact. views Neutral (10 responses) Support for development here, good access to A19, limited impact, close to Support Sunderland. Low value agricultural land. Summary of Organisation Summary / Key Points Consultant/ Part of site [different from below]. Sustainable location, logical Green Belt release. IDP Developer Developable within next 5 years, willing landowner. 4 Views Part of site should be combined with BC18 as this provides greater opportunities to incorporate landscape and ecological mitigation along the northern edge of the site. Combining the sites ensures that development would represent an extension of Town End Farm, providing excellent links to local amenities and services along with a scheme of NLP Hellens structural landscaping to strengthen the boundaries of the Green Belt. There is an opportunity Group to provide habitat enhancement across the site to create habitat and movement corridors for protected and priority species, in particular habitat grassland creation as well as woodland planting. Sensitive development of the site would not conflict with the Green Belt function in this part of South Tyneside and would comply with the NPPF’s guidance on defining Green Belt boundaries Organisation Summary / Key Points This site is within a wildlife corridor supporting a wide range of farmland birds, many of which South Tyneside are priority species and/or high on the list of conservation concern. The biodiversity impact of Council this development should be re classified as high. Should IAMP come forward, cumulative impacts on farmland birds in this area will be high. An archaeological desk-based assessment is currently being prepared. Following the desk- Tyne & Wear based study a geophysical survey is likely