28/08/2026
📢 Your Weekly Update – Weetslade & North Tyneside
🏘️ Planning Review Work Continues
Following submission of my Weetslade Growth Review, work has continued reviewing targetted information and evidence being provided by residents.
Over recent days residents have shared:
✅ Ecology reports
✅ Green Belt information
✅ Wildlife evidence
✅ Local planning knowledge
✅ Site-specific concerns
I've also spent considerable time this week reviewing historic planning applications and previously refused developments to better understand what evidence and factors have informed decisions in the past.
🚧 Annitsford Farm Development
Interest continues to grow regarding the proposed 310-home Annitsford Farm development. Many residents are now reviewing the access proposals in greater detail, with concerns continuing to be raised regarding:
👉 Traffic volumes
👉 Existing bottlenecks
👉 Parking pressures
👉 School traffic
👉 Pedestrian safety
👉 Emergency vehicle access
Engagement now completed the question is, will the council listen, pause and complete the mandated surveys and checks?
🚧 Roads, Pavements & Infrastructure
Reports this week suggest North Tyneside's highways and footway maintenance backlog could approach £60 million within the next few years, with council reports warning that delaying maintenance increases future costs and reduces available options.
This mirrors concerns I've identified through my own scrutiny work on pavements, drainage and highways infrastructure across Weetslade.
The question residents are entitled to ask is straightforward:
If we are already struggling to maintain existing infrastructure, how will future housing growth impact those pressures?
💰 Section 106 Review Continues
My review of Section 106 developer contributions continues.
The aim is to understand:
👉 How much money has been secured from development
👉 What projects it was intended to fund
👉 Whether funding has been spent
👉 What benefits have been delivered locally
Further enquiries have now been submitted with zero response thus far...
🏠 Housing Standards & Resident Safety
Many residents have viewed the East Hartford update shared this week. Whilst outside Weetslade, I committed to helping residents on this issue long before becoming a councillor.
The Housing Ombudsman investigation remains ongoing and resident concerns continue to be examined following significant refurbishment and decant issues due to poor management by NCC.
⚡ Funding Opportunity For Community Groups
The Electrical Safety Fund is now open.
Up to £10,000 is available to eligible community organisations for projects that:
✅ Improve electrical safety
✅ Replace unsafe electrical products
✅ Improve installations
✅ Support vulnerable residents
If you are involved with a local community group, charity or organisation and would like more information - see comments for link.
⚠️ Parking Scam Warning
Residents are urged to remain vigilant following reports of fake QR code parking stickers being used to divert payments to fraudsters.
Before making payment:
👉 Check signage carefully
👉 Avoid scanning suspicious stickers
👉 Use official payment methods where possible
Please consider sharing this warning with family and friends.
♻️ Recycling & Waste Update
North Tyneside Council has apologised following disruption to recycling collections affecting parts of the borough, with additional crews deployed to clear the backlog.
The temporary restrictions on fridge and freezer disposal have also now been lifted, with normal services resuming. Residents can once again use the Household Waste Recycling Centre and bulky waste collection service as normal.
🌿 My Local Action Update
✅ Ongoing planning and infrastructure monitoring.
✅ Continued review of tree and environmental issues.
✅ Member Enquiries progressing.
✅ Resident concerns being followed up across the ward.
✅ Further evidence gathering through inspections and resident engagement.
As always, thank you to everyone who continues to get in touch, report issues and provide information.
Many of the most productive pieces of work this year started with a simple message from a resident.
