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High View, Blaydon - 20mph Speed Limit Zone Order
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THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF GATESHEAD
(HIGH VIEW, BLAYDON) (20MPH SPEED LIMIT ZONE)
TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER 2026
Notice is hereby given that on 17 June 2026 the Borough Council of Gateshead (“the Council”) made the above Order in exercise of its powers under Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 4(2), 82, 83, 84 and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the Act”), by virtue of the Traffic Management Act 2004 and all other enabling powers and after consultation with the Chief Officer of Northumbria Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act.
The Order, which comes into effect on 22 June 2026, will introduce a 20mph Speed Limit Zone along the lengths of road set out in the Schedule below.
A copy of the Order, plan and a statement of the Council’s reasons for making the Order may be viewed at the information desk on the ground floor of Gateshead Council’s Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH, Monday to Thursday between 8.45am and 5.00pm and Friday between 8.45am and 4.30pm or online at: www.gateshead.gov.uk/trafficschemes.
If any person wishes to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Act or that any requirement of the Act or of any instrument made under them has not been complied with, that person may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the Order is made, apply to the High Court for that purpose.
Dated: 19 June 2026
Angela Simmons-Mather, Chief Legal Officer, Gateshead Council
SCHEDULE 1
20MPH SPEED LIMIT ZONE
Column 1 Zone Name - Column 2 Road Name - Column 3 Description
High View Blaydon 20mph Zone - All sections of the highways as described below and their associated back lanes and access roads:
Dunns Way For its entire length
Brantwood Court For its entire length
Cheviot Close For its entire length
Crowley Gardens For its entire length
Hawthorn Road For its entire length
Haggerstone Mews For its entire length
Park Avenue For its entire length
Pickering Drive For its entire length
Rockmore Road For its entire length
Simonside Road For its entire length
Springfield Road For its entire length
Tynevale Avenue For its entire length
Whitewell Road For its entire length
Woodvale Road For its entire length
Wallington Close For its entire length
Gibsons Court For its entire length
Rennison Mews For its entire length
Low Mill Villas For its entire length
Robinsons Drive For its entire length
Masseys View For its entire length
Betsey Place For its entire length
Dockendale Place For its entire length
Maple Road For its entire length
Sycamore Road For its entire length
Larch Road For its entire length
Hazel Road For its entire length
Willow Road For its entire length
Linden Road For its entire length
Elm Road For its entire length
Thorn Road For its entire length
Cypress Road For its entire length
Chestnut Road For its entire length
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