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Gateshead - Multiple Road Traffic Notices
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THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF GATESHEAD
(COTEMEDE AREA, GATESHEAD)
(BUS GATE, WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS)
TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER 2026
Notice is hereby given that on 15 July 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) 19, 32 and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the 1984 Act”), by virtue of the Traffic Management Act 2004 (“the 2004 Act”) 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 July 2026, will introduce additional waiting and loading restrictions to facilitate improved passage for buses and cycles.
The Council wishes to encourage greater use of local bus services. In turn, this is expected to lead to a reduction in the number of cars on the road network and also reduce air pollution.
The roads set out in the Order are major bus routes and can often become congested by unauthorised vehicles, particularly at peak times, leading to delays in bus services.
The Order will allow the Council to enforce the restrictions imposed. A copy of the Order, Plans 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: 20 July 2026
Angela Simmons-Mather, Chief Legal Officer
SCHEDULE 1
Prohibition of Waiting At Any Time
| Street | Side | Description |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Cotemede | (a)West | (i)From a point 19 metres north of its junction with Wealcroft in a northernly direction for 79 metres. |
| (ii)From its junction with Meresyde in a southernly direction for a distance of 90 metres. | ||
| (b)East | (i)From its junction with Meresyde in a southernly direction for a distance of 92 metres. | |
| (ii)From a point 109 metres south of its junction with Meresyde in a southernly direction for a distance of 42 metres. |
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| (2) Meresyde Nos 72 - 86/Whinbrooke Nos 1 - 17 Back |
(a)North West | (i)From a point 69 metres south west of its junction with Whinbrooke in a south westernly direction for 40 metres |
| (b)South East | (i)From a point 62 metres south west of its junction with Whinbrooke in a south westernly direction for 14 metres. |
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| (ii)From a point 89 metres south west of its junction with Whinbrooke in a southernly direction for 20 metres. |
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| SCHEDULE 2 Prohibition of Loading At Any Time |
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| Street | Side | Description |
| (1) Cotemede | (a)West | ((i)From a point 106 metres south of its junction with Meresyde in a southernly direction for 14 metres |
| (ii)From its junction with Meresyde in a southernly direction for a distance of 90 metres | ||
| (b)East | (i)From its junction with Meresyde in a southernly direction for a distance of 92 metres | |
| (ii)From a point 109 metres south of its junction with Meresyde in a southernly direction for a distance of 36 metres |
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| SCHEDULE 3 Bus Gate – Prohibition of Vehicles Except Buses and Pedal Cycles Only |
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| Street | Side | Description |
| (1) Cotemede | (a)Both | (i)From its junction with Meresyde in a southernly direction for a distance of 116 metres. |
| SCHEDULE 4 Loading Only Bay |
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| Street | Side | Description |
| Meresyde Nos 72 - 86/Whinbrooke Nos 1 - 17 Back |
South | From a point 106 metres south of its junction with Meresyde in a westernly direction for 18 metres. |
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