Follingsby Lane - 40mph Speed Limit

THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF GATESHEAD (FOLLINGSBY LANE, GATESHEAD) (40MPH SPEED LIMIT) TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER

Notice is hereby given that the Borough Council of Gateshead (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) proposes to make an Order in exercise of its powers under Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 4(2), 81, 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 proposed Order will introduce a 40mph Speed Limit along the length of road set out in Schedule 1 below and will therefore:

i. Amend The Borough Council of Gateshead (Speed Limits) (Consolidation) Order 2009 to revoke in Schedule 7 ‘National Speed Limit’ item 15 relating to C506 Follingsby Lane in its entirety; and

ii. Create a new Schedule 1 titled ‘40mph Speed Limit’ and insert the new item as set out below.

The draft Order together with a Plan and a statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing to make 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 you wish to object to the proposed Order, you should send the grounds for your objection in writing to be received by the undersigned at the above address on or before 17 August 2026.

Dated: 24 July 2026

Angela Simmons-Mather, Chief Legal Officer, Gateshead Council, Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH.

SCHEDULE 1
40mph Speed Limit