Killingworth Master Plan

Following agreement of the Strategic Allocation of Killingworth Moor by the government inspector as part of the Local Plan 2017 a draft masterplan was produced to guide development of the allocation. Views were sought on the suggested proposals.
During the public engagement three ‘drop in’ events were held with the local community at the following locations:
• Thursday, November 2, 2017, 3pm to 8pm – White Swan Centre , Citadel East, Killingworth, NE12 6SS
• Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 5pm to 8pm – Holystone Primary School, Whitley Road, Holystone, NE27 0DA
• Monday, November 13, 2017. 2pm to 5pm, – Palmersville Recreation Rooms, 11 Palm Court, Palmersville, NE12 9HW
The engagement was advertised through the following methods:
• A press release to publicise the engagement.
• Posters displayed at local libraries.
• Leaflets delivered to local residents, providing details of the drop in events, the engagement period and how to comment of the draft Masterplan.
• An email was sent to everyone on the Local Plan engagement database which includes statutory consultees, stakeholders, residents and anybody else who has requested to be kept informed of any future engagement relating to planning policy.
• The draft Masterplan was be made available to view on the Council’s planning website and local libraries, Customer Service Centres and Quadrant reception.
125 responses were received during the period of engagement.
Following the public engagement, an Engagement Statement was produced which summarised the main issues raised by the responses and the subsequent changes to the Master plan (see below).
The final master plan was formally agreed, by Cabinet, on 18th December 2017 (see below). The authority would like to thank everyone who shared their views as part of this engagement exercise.