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New plans unveiled for Gateshead regeneration

A new regeneration project for the future of Gateshead was announced this week. Gateshead Council has endorsed a long-term regeneration programme which aims to make Gateshead ‘New, Green and Creative.’

The Gateshead Centre Regeneration Delivery Strategy will now be used as the blueprint for redeveloping the centre of the town over the next 15-20 years. This new plan has involved public consultation and the work of architects, designers, transport experts, property advisors and economists over the past year.

The strategy suggests the creation of a new city park and a tree-lined city boulevard to replace the existing Gateshead Highway. In addition, the move will help the council move towards one of the long-term aims of making Gateshead a city.

Councillor Mick Henry, the leader of Gateshead Council said: “These exciting plans have the potential to transform the shape, look and experience of Gateshead Centre. This is the roadmap for the next 20 years and our ambitious plans have the power to create a new, green and creative Gateshead centre that people will be proud of.

“Gateshead Council has already delivered so many successful, big projects across the borough and this strategy marks the start of another new phase of development - this time in the centre of town.

“Although this is looking at the very long-term picture, projects like the Angel of the North and the Sage Gateshead started out as visionary but were delivered by this council and have now become a central part of the North East landscape.

“This programme will help deliver a town centre that is fit for a city, one of the central big ideas of our long term strategy.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .