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Gateshead - 20mph Speed Limit Zone Order
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THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF GATESHEAD
(BRADLEY POINT DEVELOPMENT, HIGH SPEN)
(20mph SPEED LIMIT ZONE) (MAP BASED) TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER
Notice is hereby given that the Borough Council of Gateshead ("the Council") proposes to make an Order in exercise of its powers under Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 4, 19 and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, 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 20pmh speed limit zone onto various streets of the Bradley Point Development, as set out in the Schedule to the enclosed Notice of Intention.
The schedule to the Order includes digital maps and as such is a map-based schedule which should be read in conjunction with the Order. Link to the maps is Have Your Say Today - Traffic And Highways Schemes - Commonplace.
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 09 November 2026.
Dated: 14 October 2026
Angela Simmons-Mather, Chief Legal Officer,
Gateshead Council
SCHEDULE 1
20MPH SPEED LIMIT ZONE
The Schedule to the Order includes digital maps and as such a map-based schedule which should be read in conjunction with the Order.
These digital maps will depict the extent and type of restriction as required by the Order and the restriction types will be identified within the maps by use of an appropriate key or label. Have Your Say Today - Traffic And Highways Schemes - Commonplace
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