MSGP examination
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We submitted our Making Spaces for Growing Places (MSGP) Local Plan Document and associated evidence to the Secretary of State for independent examination on 12 April 2019.
Planning Inspector
Planning Inspector Joanna Gilbert MA (Hons) MTP MRTPI has been appointed by the Secretary of State to conduct the examination of MSGP.
Examination hearings
Examination hearing sessions were held at Gateshead Civic Centre on the following dates:
- Week 1: Tuesday 1 October 2019 to Thursday 3 October 2019
- Week 2: Tuesday 8 October 2019 to Thursday 10 October 2019
The Inspector's 
matters, issues and questions (MIQs) [EX04] [267.78KB] provided the basis for discussions at the hearing sessions. The Examination procedure is outlined in the Inspector's
Examination guidance note [EX03] [150.47KB].
Latest examination news
9 November 2020
The Council received the Inspectors Report for Making Spaces for Growing Places and a corresponding Schedule of Main Modifications.
The report concludes that the Making Spaces for Growing Places Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Local Plan Document for Gateshead provides an appropriate basis for the planning of the borough, provided that a number of main modifications (MMs) are made to it.
Gateshead MSGP Report [349.8KB]
Schedule of Main Modifications [789.38KB]
17 August 2020
The Inspector has issued a letter to the Council regarding changes to the
Use Classes Order (EX13) [65.66KB]
23 July 2020
The Council is carrying out a consultation on the proposed Main Modifications to the MSGP Submission Plan, the consequential changes to the policies map, or the associated Sustainability Appraisal Addendum. This consultation will run from 27 July 2020 to 18 September 2020.
Further information on this consultation, including links to relevant documents and how to make representations, is available on our have your say on planning page.
18 May 2020
The Inspector has responded to queries raised by the Council following the issue of the Inspector's post-hearings letter on 4 May 2020. The following documents have been added to the Examination Library:
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HD16 - Queries raised by the Council in response to the Inspector's post-hearings letter (12 May 2020) [168.28KB]
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EX12 - Inspector's response to the Council's queries raised in document HD16 (18 May 2020) [89.16KB]
4 May 2020
The Inspector has issued a
post-hearings letter (EX10) [127.33KB]
27 March 2020
Following the Council's submission of documents in February 2020, the Council is awaiting the receipt of a post-hearings letter from the Inspector.
14 February 2020
The Inspector has issued a letter to the Council regarding housing supply (
EX09 [104.21KB]). This document has been added to Section 1 of the Part 2 Examination Library.
4 February 2020
The Council have provided updated housing evidence documents. These documents have been added to Section 4 of the Part 2 Examination Library - see documents HD09-HD15. These documents were requested by the Inspector to clarify evidence on deliverability of sites and correct some discrepancies in the evidence.
14 November 2019
The Council's responses to document EX07 (Action points arising from the MSGP hearing sessions) have been added to Section 4 of the Part 2 Examination Library (see documents HD08A-H below).
Part 1 Examination library
MSGP is accompanied by a number of submission and evidence base documents which can be accessed in the Submission documents [SD] and Evidence Library (EV).
Part 2 Examination library
Section 1: Correspondence from Inspector / Programme Officer [EX]
EX01 Examination of MSGP Local Plan document - pre-hearing note 1: Initial questions [219.78KB]
EX02 Examination of MSGP Local Plan document - pre-hearing note 2: Additional questions [178.09KB]
EX03 MSGP Examination guidance note [150.47KB]
EX04 MSGP matters, issues and questions [267.78KB]
EX05 Draft Hearings Programme (Version 1) [122.02KB]
EX05A Revised Hearings Programme (Version 2) [109.9KB]
EX06A Day 1 Hearing Agenda [39.52KB]
EX06B Day 2 Hearing Agenda [41.17KB]
EX06C Day 3 Hearing Agenda [40.03KB]
EX06Di Day 4 Hearing Agenda [96.21KB]
EX06E Day 5 Hearing Agenda [101.91KB]
EX06F Day 6 Hearing Agenda [89.8KB]
EX07 Action points arising from MSGP Hearing sessions – Version 1 (11 October 2019) [106.08KB]
EX08 Inspector’s note on the format of proposed modifications (11 October 2019) [77.72KB]
EX09 Inspector's letter to the Council regarding housing supply (13 February 2020) [104.21KB]
EX10 Inspector’s post-hearings letter to the Council (30 April 2020) [127.33KB]
EX12 - Inspector's response to the Council's queries raised in document HD16 (18 May 2020) [89.16KB]
Section 2: Correspondence from council (GC)
Council response to document EX01: Inspector's pre-hearing note 1
GC001.0 Council response to pre-hearing note 1 questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9 [849.01KB]
GC001.1 Response to question 7 of pre-hearing note 1 - Maps of rejected housing sites [10.3MB]
GC001.3 Response to question 5 of pre-hearing note 1 - Appendix 1 table of sites [1.41MB]
GC001.4 Response to question 5 of pre-hearing note 1 - Appendix 2 housing trajectory [215.16KB]
GC001.5 Response to question 6 pre-hearing note 1 - Housing fact sheets July 2019 [30.95MB]
GC001.6 Response to question 6 of pre-hearing Note 1 - Appendix 3 additional information [449.51KB]
GC001.7 Copy of letter from Natural England question 2 pre-hearing note 1 [15.18KB]
GC001.8 Compliance statement erratum notice question 3 pre-hearing note 1 [491.73KB]
Council response to document EX02: Inspector's pre-hearing note 2
GC002.0 Council's response to pre-hearing note 2 [704.36KB]
GC002.1 Appendix 1 - Inspector's report for Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan [760.0KB]
GC002.2 Appendix 2 - Council Call for Sites Letter [658.07KB]
GC002.3 Appendix 3 - Council's Call For Sites Form [548.21KB]
GC002.4 New Strategic Land Review and Green Belt Assessment 3 - 10 Jul 13 [13.98MB]
Other correspondence from the council
GC003 Notice of Examination Hearing [427.94KB]
Section 3: Hearing statements [HS] and Statements of Common Ground [SoCG]
Matter 1 - Legal Compliance and the Duty to Cooperate
HS M101 Gateshead Council [733.81KB]
Matter 2 - Economic prosperity
HS M2-01 Gateshead Council [777.55KB]
HS M2-02 Pegasus on behalf of UK Land Investments Ltd [1.16MB]
HS M2-03 Persimmon Homes [1.04MB]
SoCG 01 Statement of Common Ground between Gateshead Council and UK Land Investments Ltd [561.25KB]
Matter 3 - Green belt
HS M3-01 Gateshead Council [2.28MB]
HS M3-02 Hedley Planning on behalf of Bill Quay Ltd [1.24MB]
HS M3-03 Persimmon Homes [1.21MB]
Matter 4 - Homes
HS M4-01 Gateshead Council [1.39MB]
HS M4-02 Home Builders Federation [213.16KB]
HS M4-03 Barton Willmore on behalf of Taylor Wimpey [135.64KB]
HS M4-04 Ward Haddaway on behalf of Nexus [454.46KB]
HS M4-05 Barton Willmore on behalf of Church Commissioners for England [684.5KB]
HS M4-06 BNP Paribas on behalf of BAE Systems [4.34MB]
HS M4-07 Hedley Planning on behalf of Bill Quay Ltd [1.24MB]
HS M4-08 Persimmon Homes [1.9MB]
SoCG 02 Statement of Common Ground between Gateshead Council and BAE Systems [3.19MB]
Matter 5 - Transport and accessibility
HS M5-01 Gateshead Council [778.96KB]
Matter 6 - People and place
HS M6-01 Gateshead Council [1.06MB]
HS M6-02 Barton Willmore on behalf of Taylor Wimpey [110.2KB]
HS M6-03 Barton Willmore on behalf of Church Commissioners for England [785.87KB]
HS M6-04 Hedley Planning on behalf of Bill Quay Ltd [1.23MB]
HS M6-05 Persimmon Homes [1.9MB]
HS M6-06 Newcastle International Airport Ltd [194.67KB]
Matter 7 - Minerals and waste
HS M7-01 Gateshead Council [1.45MB]
Matter 8 - Monitoring
HS M8-01 Gateshead Council [682.21KB]
Section 4: Documents received during and after the Hearing Sessions [HD]
HD03 Council's proposed additional modifications in relation to recruitment and training [80.05KB]
HD04 Council's proposed additional modifications in relation to people and place policies [161.94KB]
HD07 Permitted Schemes in Ryton Woodside (October 2019) [2.51MB]
Council's responses to action points
HD08A Matter 1 Action Responses (Version 1, 30 October 19) [13.52MB]
HD08B Matter 2 Action Responses (Version 1, 1 November 2019) [757.31KB]
HD08C Matter 3 Action Responses (Version 1, 14 November 2019) [1.17MB]
HD08D Matter 4 Action Responses (Version 2, 22 November 2019) [712.49KB]
HD08Di Appendix A Housing Topic Paper Update (22 November 2019) [572.06KB] (updated January 2020 - see HD10)
HD08Dii Appendix B Table of Sites Update (22 November 2019) [1.63MB] (updated January 2020 - see HD10i)
HD08Diii Appendix C Housing Trajectory Update (22 November 2019) [234.86KB] (updated January 2020 - see HD10ii)
HD08Div Appendix D Additional Information Update (22 November 2019) [465.48KB] (updated January 2020 - see HD10iii)
HD08Dv Appendix E Matter 4 MIQ Response Update (22 November 2019) [1.4MB] (updated January 2020 - see HD13)
HD08Dvi Appendix F Housing Factsheets Update (22 November 2019) [22.2MB] (updated January 2020 - see HD15)
HD08Dvii Appendix G MSGP Appendix 2 Update (22 November 2019) [798.51KB] (updated January 2020 - see HD14)
HD08E Matter 5 Action Responses (Version 1, 4 November 2019) [1.09MB]
HD08F Matter 6 Action Responses (Version 2, 11 November 2019) [735.09KB]
HD08G Matter 7 Action Responses (Version 1, 30 October 2019 [5.18MB]
HD08H Matter 8 Action Responses (Version 1, 7 November 2019) [638.12KB]
Council's updated housing evidence (January 2020)
Note that these revised documents supersede HD08 and related appendices.
HD09 Housing Supply Position Statement (January 2020) [500.05KB]
HD10 Gateshead Housing Supply Topic Paper (January 2020) [580.33KB]
HD10i Appendix 1 Table of Sites (January 2020) [1.66MB]
HD10ii Appendix 2 Trajectory (January 2020) [232.57KB]
HD10iii Appendix 3 Additional Information (January 2020) [461.3KB]
HD12 Letter from Gateshead Regeneration Partnership (GRP) (January 2020) [151.25KB]
HD13 Matter 4 MIQ Response Updates (January 2020) [1.46MB]
HD14 MSGP Appendix 2 (January 2020) [802.72KB]
HD15 Updated Fact Sheets (January 2020) [31.48MB]
HD17 - Council Response on Use Classes Order Changes (Sept. 2020) [232.79KB]
Consultation documents
Schedule of Main Modifications July 2020 [814.94KB]
Sustainability Appraisal addendum July 2020 [1.27MB]
Schedule of Policy Map Changes July 2020 [23.05MB]
Additional documents to assist consultation
MSGP Modifications Plan July 2020 [8.78MB]
