Habitat Regulations Assessment 2024

Overview

This report is a Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) of the emerging Local Plan for the South Tyneside. It is being undertaken in recognition of the risks posed to European wildlife sites as a result of new growth in the Borough.

An HRA considers the implications of a plan or project for European wildlife sites. This HRA report follows HRA work undertaken at earlier stages of plan making, when the overall quantum of growth for the plan period was being established with evidence. 

This HRA report is being developed iteratively alongside the Local Plan. It functions to inform the development of the plan content, including policies, supporting text and site allocations, and provides a record of checks made to ensure that recommendations have been incorporated.

Why your views matter

The period for representations is an opportunity for you to comment on the content of the Habitats Regulation Assessment. 

We are asking you to review the HRA and make your representations to us with your support or objections and any changes you wish to see.

The document is available for reference below. Please click the consultation link to access a summary of the document and submit your response.

What happens next

All representations will be logged against the relevant part of the Local Plan they relate to and will be forwarded to the Secretary of State when the Local Plan is submitted for independent examination.

The final decision on the Local Plan and the development it proposes will be made by an independent Planning Inspector, appointed by Government, following an Examination in Public.