MSGP examination

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] (PDF, 267 KB)(opens new window) provided the basis for discussions at the hearing sessions. The Examination procedure is outlined in the Inspector's Examination guidance note [EX03] (PDF, 150 KB)(opens new window).

Latest examination news

1 February 2021

Making Spaces for Growing Places was adopted.

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 (PDF, 349 KB)(opens new window)

Schedule of Main Modifications (PDF, 789 KB)(opens new window)

17 August 2020

The Inspector has issued a letter to the Council regarding changes to the Use Classes Order (EX13) (PDF, 65 KB)(opens new window)

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:

4 May 2020

The Inspector has issued a post-hearings letter (EX10) (PDF, 127 KB)(opens new window)

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 (PDF, 104 KB)(opens new window)). 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).