About the Local Plan
The Council's commitments around climate change
South Tyneside Council declared a climate emergency on 18 July 2019.
As a Council we recognise the role we have, and are strongly committed, to the global effort to address climate change.
We are therefore making sure all our strategic decisions and policies will bring about real change.
We aim to:
- make the Council carbon neutral by 2030
- reduce area wide carbon emissions by 2045
- move to cleaner, greener, renewable sources of energy
- enhance our natural environment
The draft Local Plan takes climate change into consideration and includes a range of policies to help reach these targets.
The Local Plan must balance the need to grow South Tyneside alongside the climate change agenda.
It must look to deliver sustainable development from the beginning.
Read more about this in the Climate Change Topic Paper.
Flooding
A Strategic Flood Risk Assessment identifies areas in South Tyneside where there is a risk of flooding.
There are no sites identified for development in the Local Plan that have a high flood risk.
To reduce the risk of flooding further, developers will also be asked to prioritise the use of sustainable drainage systems and make sure there is no increase in surface water run-off.