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East Boldon Neighbourhood Forum

Welcome to our website! Our Neighbourhood Plan is complete and following the referendum in October 2021 has been adopted by South Tyneside Council.

The Forum’s work continues and details of the next open meeting for members will be posted here when arranged.

On 22 December 2023 South Tyneside Council published a report outlining the latest version of their Local Plan which was discussed at the Cabinet meeting on 3 January 2024. More details are available here.

A consultation on the plan ran until 3 March 2024 so has now closed. The Forum’s views on the plan can be viewed here.

For information about what happens after the consultation period please see here.

Other recent activity and news includes:

  • SAFC Solar Farm
    SAFC has lodged an application with South Tyneside Council for the installation of a renewable energy generating solar farm comprising photovoltaic array with substation, transformer stations, switchrooms, site accesses, internal access, security fencing, access gates, ancillary infrastructure and biodiversity enhancements on land to the East and West of the Academy of Light, Cleadon, Sunderland.
  • Photo Competition Mini Image
    Boldon Festival 2024 – Photo Competition
    As part of the 2024 Boldon Festival, East Boldon Neighbourhood Forum are hosting a photographic competition with the theme of ‘My Boldon’
  • 40 mph sign
    Council Consultation – Speed Limit Reduction on A184
    South Tyneside Council are currently running a consultation which if implemented would reduce the existing 50mph speed limit on the A184 between the cricket club and the borough boundary to 40mph in both directions.
  • Fundraising – Just Giving Page Available
    The Forum now have a Just Giving page available for anyone who wishes to contribute to our running costs.
  • Council Local Plan – Forum’s Response
    The Council’s public consultation on their latest Local Plan closed on 3 March 2024. The Forum’s response is now available.

Forum re-designation

The Forum successfully applied to South Tyneside Council for re-designation as a Neighbourhood Forum, this was confirmed at a cabinet meeting on 4 January 2023.

Click here for information on the Community Actions which were included in the Neighbourhood Plan and please let us know if you have any ideas about them or you’d like to help.

If you have any questions about the Forum or the Neighbourhood Plan please leave a message on the website or send a text to 07435373879. Please remember to provide some contact details.

For a quick overview of the policies in the Plan please see this page or click here to read the full plan.

Progress Timeline:

The Forum has been active since 2016. We have created a visual timeline to show the progress which has been achieved since the idea of a Neighbourhood Forum for East Boldon was first suggested in November 2016. Please click to see more details.

We will add more information and links to support each of the items on the timeline as they become available.

Neighbourhood Forums have a legal standing and allow residents to influence (but not prevent) future development in their area. The East Boldon Neighbourhood Forum was designated by South Tyneside Council in January 2018. Since then, the Forum has been working on the development of a Neighbourhood Plan which will be subject to a referendum later in 2021.

Funding, Independence and Membership

The Forum is an independent body which was previously mainly funded by Government grants which were specifically available to support the development of Neighbourhood Plans across the country. However, once the Neighbourhood Plan is in place such funding is no longer available.

In March 2024 a Just Giving page was made available to allow anyone who wished to to contribute a small amount to the running of the Forum.

The Forum does not support nor is it linked to or supported by any political party.

It is required to work with interested stakeholders and consequently will continue to work with Council representatives and Councillors to ensure the delivery of a Neighbourhood Plan for East Boldon.

Anyone over the age of 16 who lives, works or is an elected councillor in the Forum area (which includes elements of the Cleadon / East Boldon and West Boldon / Boldon Colliery council wards) is entitled to become a member of the Forum. If you’d like to join the Forum, please complete the application form and we’ll get in touch with you.

A selection of previous posts:

SAFC Solar Farm

SAFC has lodged an application with South Tyneside Council for the installation of a renewable energy generating solar farm comprising photovoltaic array with substation, transformer stations, switchrooms, site accesses, internal access, security fencing, access gates, ancillary infrastructure and biodiversity enhancements on land to the East and West of the Academy of Light, Cleadon, Sunderland.
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Council Consultation on Local Plan

South Tyneside Council have published the latest draft Local Plan and will hold a public consultation event in East Boldon Junior School on Tuesday, 16 January 6:00 – 8:00pm. This is your opportunity to learn more about the new plan.
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Council Cabinet to Discuss New Local Plan on 3 January 2024

A new draft Local Plan will be put before South Tyneside Council’s Cabinet in the New Year. Members will be asked to approve the updated blueprint for development in the Borough, so that further public consultation can begin. The Local Plan will provide a framework for where new homes, businesses, shops and leisure facilities will be built up until 2040, and ensure that the right infrastructure, such as roads and schools, is in place to support growth. The latest ‘Regulation 19’ publication draft is one of several formal stages that a Local Plan must pass, prior to adoption by the council.
Read More

For more details on the Forum please see the About Us or Forum Facts pages.

If you wish to contact us for any reason please leave your details on the Contact Us page.

Forum Officers

All members of the Forum are volunteers from the local community, the current elected Officials are:

Kirstin RichardsonChair
Roy WilburnVice Chair
Dave HutchinsonSecretary
Grahame TobinTreasurer

Photographs courtesy of Phil Payne