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Local Plan evidence library

Background

Background
Compliance Statement: A guide to how the Planning for the Future Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan has complied with the legal, policy and technical requirements (PDF, 23 MB)(opens new window)February 2014
Sustainability appraisals/habitats regulations statement
Gateshead and Newcastle Councils Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan Sustainability Appraisal Report (PDF, 2 MB)(opens new window)December 2014
SA Report addendum (SA of proposed modifications) (PDF, 969 KB)(opens new window)November 2014
Habitat Regulations Assessment (PDF, 16 MB)(opens new window)November 2013
SA Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle Proposed Submission Document (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)August 2013
Strategic Land Review
SA Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle Proposed Submission Document (PDF, 16 MB)(opens new window)September 2011
Gateshead Strategic Land Review (SLR) Part 2 (PDF, 12 MB)(opens new window)July 2012
Gateshead Strategic Land Review (SLR) Part 3 (PDF, 27 MB)(opens new window)September 2013
Long term employment and demographic projections
Long Term Employment and Demographic Projections (PDF, 706 KB)(opens new window)August 2013 
Long Term Employment and Demographic Projections (PDF, 758 KB)(opens new window)February 2012
Employment land review and office needs studies
Gateshead Employment Land Review (PDF, 10 MB)(opens new window)July 2012
Gateshead Employment Land Review and Office Capacity Study (PDF, 4 MB)(opens new window)July 2010
NewcastleGateshead Office Needs Assessment (PDF, 14 MB)(opens new window)July 2012
Gateshead Employment Land Portfolio Update (PDF, 43 KB)(opens new window)2013
NewcastleGateshead Office Bridging Paper (PDF, 553 KB)(opens new window)September 2013
Retail and leisure assessments and evidence
Newcastle Gateshead Convenience Retailing: Commentary on Market Position (PDF, 7 MB)(opens new window)2015
NewcastleGateshead Strategic Comparison Goods Retail Capacity Forecasts Update and Appendices (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)2012
NewcastleGateshead Convenience Goods District Centre Needs and Appendices (PDF, 7 MB)(opens new window)May 2010
Gateshead Retail Health Check Report (PDF, 133 KB)(opens new window)2015
Gateshead Town Centre Primary Shopping Area and Shopping Frontage Designations (PDF, 688 KB)(opens new window)April 2011
Newcastle and Gateshead Leisure Study (PDF, 2 MB)(opens new window)April 2010
Housing assessment and evidence
Gateshead Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)July 2013
Gateshead Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) (PDF, 10 MB)(opens new window)October 2010
NewcastleGateshead Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) (PDF, 1013 KB)(opens new window)2013
NewcastleGateshead Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) (PDF, 976 KB)(opens new window)2010
Tyne and Wear SHMA (PDF, 5 MB)(opens new window)July 2010
Gateshead and Newcastle Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment (PDF, 697 KB)(opens new window)2013
Exemplar Neighbourhood SPD (PDF, 8 MB)(opens new window)July 2013
Transport assessments and evidence
NewcastleGateshead Local Development Framework Modelling Assessment (PDF, 20 MB)(opens new window)June 2012
NewcastleGateshead Local Development Framework Modelling Assessment Additional Evidence (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)March 2013
Testing of Urban Core Area Action Plan (PDF, 2 MB)(opens new window)July 2012
Lobley Hill VISSIM Model Development Assessments (PDF, 498 KB)(opens new window)September 2013
Blaydon Roundabout VISSIM Junction Modelling Report (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)July 2013
Infrastructure and viability
Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) and Schedule (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)February 2014
Gateshead and Newcastle Viability and Delivery Report (PDF, 2 MB)(opens new window)February 2014
Site delivery documents Gateshead
Chopwell Development Framework (PDF, 2 MB)(opens new window)September 2013
Crawcrook Development Framework (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)September 2013
Dunston Hill Development Framework (PDF, 6 MB)(opens new window)September 2013
Highfield Development Framework (PDF, 5 MB)(opens new window)August 2013
High Spen Development Framework (PDF, 2 MB)(opens new window)September 2013
Kibblesworth Development Framework (PDF, 2 MB)(opens new window)March 2013
EL61 Ryton Development Framework (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)September 2013
Sunniside Development Framework (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)September 2013
Metrogreen Topic Paper (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)February 2014
South of Follingsby Lane Development Brief (PDF, 23 MB)(opens new window)July 2013
Place making studies, assessments and strategies
Made in Gateshead: Urban Character Assessment (PDF, 67 MB)(opens new window)March 2011 
Conservation Area Profiles (PDF, 5 MB)(opens new window)January 2011
Gateshead Local List (PDF, 114 KB)(opens new window)May 2004
Urban Landscape Study of the Tyne Gorge (PDF, 15 MB)(opens new window) January 2003
Regent/Walker Terrace Conservation Area Character Appraisal (PDF, 2 MB)(opens new window) July 2013
Bridges Conservation Area Character Appraisal (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)April 2013
Metrogreen Topic Paper (PDF, 11 MB)(opens new window)July 2012
Open space, playing pitches and port assessments
Gateshead Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS) (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)November 2016
Gateshead Football Plan (PDF, 497 KB)(opens new window)October 2016
Gateshead Built Facilities Strategy (PDF, 609 KB)(opens new window)October 2016
Gateshead Playing Pitch Strategy (PDF, 24 MB)(opens new window) 2012
Gateshead Open Space Assessment (PDF, 37 MB)(opens new window)January 2006
Green infrastructure and bio diversity
NewcastleGateshead Green Infrastructure Study River Tyne Report (PDF, 6 MB)(opens new window)September 2011
NewcastleGateshead Green Infrastructure Study Evidence Base (PDF, 7 MB)(opens new window)January 2011
NewcastleGateshead Green Infrastructure Strategy Report (PDF, 7 MB)(opens new window)August 2011
NewcastleGateshead Green Infrastructure Study Evidence Base Appendices (PDF, 7 MB)(opens new window) January 2011
Gateshead Green Infrastructure Delivery Plan (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)January 2013
Durham Biodiversity Action Plan (PDF, 58 KB)(opens new window)2007
Flood risk sequential test
Gateshead Sequential Test Report (PDF, 875 KB)(opens new window)September 2013 
Strategic flood risk assessment
Gateshead Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Review (PDF, 97 MB)(opens new window)October 2013
Surface water management plan
NewcastleGateshead Surface Water Management Plan (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window)January 2012
NewcastleGateshead Surface Water Management Plan: Strategic and Mixed Use Sites: Appendix B (PDF, 10 MB)(opens new window)July 2011
NewcastleGateshead Surface Water Management Plan: Strategic Development Sites (PDF, 4 MB)(opens new window)October 2011
NewcastleGateshead Surface Water Management Plan: Identifying areas at risk (PDF, 15 MB)(opens new window)December 2013
Preliminary flood risk assessment
Newcastle City Council Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment (PDF, 11 MB)(opens new window)August 2011
Gateshead Quay Wall Strategy (PDF, 2 MB)(opens new window)October 2011
Team Valley Integrated Flood Risk Study Final Inception Report (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)August 2011
Metrogreen Surface Water Management Plan (PDF, 8 MB)(opens new window)February 2014
Metrogreen Flood Management Plan (PDF, 17 MB)(opens new window)December 2011
NWL Core Strategy Infrastructure Evidence (PDF, 354 KB)(opens new window)March 2013
Gateshead Stage 1 SuDS Suitability and Viability Assessments for SLR Part 2 Sites (PDF, 370 KB)(opens new window)January 2013
Waste assessment and evidence
Production and Disposal of Low Level Radioactive Waste in the NE of England (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)August 2013
Model of Waste Arisings and Waste Management Capacity (PDF, 4 MB)(opens new window)July 2012
Waste Capacity report update (PDF, 720 KB)(opens new window)January 2016
Minerals assessment and evidence
Joint Local Aggregate Assessment for County Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear (PDF, 807 KB)(opens new window)April 2015
Education
Gateshead Schools - Local Plan Impact and Mitigation (PDF, 89 KB)(opens new window)February 2014