Gateshead Regeneration Plan
Regeneration delivery plans - Riverside renewal
The Town Centre and Quays developments are set to act as powerful catalysts for further growth and regeneration along the River Tyne, Derwent, and Teams. By leveraging these developments, we aim to promote and enable extensive development along these picturesque riversides.
Our regeneration activities could lead to the creation of 3,500 new homes, providing modern, sustainable living spaces for thousands of residents. This initiative will not only enhance the housing landscape but also contribute to the vibrancy and diversity of our community, Economic Powerhouses. The investment plans of the Metrocentre and Team Valley - two of our region's economic powerhouses - will play a crucial role in this transformation. Their contributions will drive economic growth, create job opportunities, and support the overall development of the riverside areas.
Two programmes of regeneration activity:
Metro Riverside
Tyne Derwent Way
Outcomes
growing our population - 7,000 new residents
a larger, more sustainable Metrocentre
a regional scale destination for leisure
a resilient and accessible Team Valley
Outputs
4,500 new homes
250,000 sq ft floorspace
5,000 jobs
15 hectares of high-quality green space
Metro Riverside
Sitting on the south bank of the Tyne, just 3 miles west of the centre of Gateshead and Newcastle, MetroGreen is a transformational urban regeneration project with the Metrocentre at is heart, enveloped by a new thriving, sustainable and diverse new community. It is a springboard to a re-imagined Metrocentre with existing and evolving retail and leisure offerings.
| Programme | Metrogreen |
| Outcomes | Will create a distinctive mix of neighbourhoods with a broad choice of homes, jobs, leisure and new attractions. It offers a compact, accessible and walkable place with brilliant transport network. |
| Planning status | UCAAP Policy |
| Acceptable uses | Residential, Leisure, Ancillary Retail |
| Outputs | 3,500 homes 25,000sqm retail/leisure, Open Space |
| Land ownership details | Council, Metrocentre, Private |
| Partners | NECA / HE financial support |
| Deliverability | Business case being developed |
Tyne Derwent Way
The Gateshead Riverside Partnership is delivering the Tyne Derwent Way blue / green project, involving Gateshead Council, National Trust, Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust, Newcastle University and Northumbria University. The ambitious project will see local people working to create a thriving outdoor space for themselves and future generations to enjoy along the riverbanks.
| Programme | Tyne Derwent Way |
| Outcomes | Connecting people to town, river and countryside |
| Uses | Residential, Leisure, Ancillary Retail |
| Outputs | There are a range of projects around local history, art and nature through volunteering, heritage, cultural and sporting activities. |
| Land ownership Details | Council, Metrocentre, Private |
| Partners | National Trust, TWBPT, Universities, NECA |
| Deliverability | Business case being developed for four-year programme |
Timescales and milestones
Short term
400 new homes on Council-owned sites at Clasper Village and Askew Road, including new Council houses.
work with the Riverside Partnership to develop the Tyne Derwent Way, bring investment and people back to the riverside and our cultural assets of Gibside, Staiths, Land of Oak and Iron
Medium term
support the Metrocentre to become more outward-facing and increase its floorspace
Long term
work with landowners and Homes England to build additional 3,500 homes on land in and around the Metrocentre
Metrocentre to double its floorspace and secure its future
redevelopment of Tyne Marshalling Yards for commercial development