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Open activities

  • Grange Road, Jarrow - Proposed parking restrictions

    South Tyneside Council have been made aware of problems with vehicles emerging onto Grange Road, Jarrow at various junctions within the area. When vehicles are parked within 10m of a narrow junction, it reduces forward visibility for both motorists and pedestrians which is a road safety concern. ...

    Closes 23 June 2025

  • St Matthew's RC Primary, Jarrow - School Safety Scheme

    South Tyneside Council’s Road Safety Team are proposing to introduce a scheme in your area. The team were made aware of concerns from residents regarding two-way traffic in your streets due to the parking of vehicles either side of the carriageway during busier school pick up and drop off periods. ...

    Closes 23 June 2025

  • Highfield Road, South Shields - Road Safety Improvements

    South Tyneside Council’s Traffic and Road Safety Team (STC) is seeking feedback from residents on a proposal to implement road safety improvements along Highfield Road, South Shields. This proposal may impact residents living near the junctions with North View and Highfield Drive, so we encourage...

    Closes 30 June 2025

  • Reading Road Area, South Shields - School Safety Improvements

    South Tyneside Council's Traffic and Road Safety Team (STC) is seeking feedback from residents on a proposal to implement junction protection around Mortimer Community College. As part of STC's ongoing commitment to creating a safer environment for all highway users, the scheme has been...

    Closes 30 June 2025

  • School Keep Clear Cameras - Improving Safety Outside Our Schools

    📢 School Safety Camera Enforcement – Coming September 2025 South Tyneside Council is introducing camera enforcement outside selected schools to improve road safety and protect children. We’re reaching out to local schools, residents, and guardians to share details of the scheme and invite...

    Closes 31 December 2025

Closed activities

  • Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) Westoe , South Shields

    Following concerns raised by residents about parking difficulties, we are considering the introduction of a CPZ. However, before any decision is made, we want to hear your views. A CPZ is an area where parking is regulated to give priority to residents and permit holders during certain...

    Closed 2 June 2025

  • Mortimer Road, South Shields - Formal Consultation

    The primary objective of this scheme is to install a formal crossing facility on Mortimer Road and reduce congestion at its junction with Caudwell Avenue at peak times. We have received reports of several near misses from the current school crossing patrol officer. In addition, a serious collision...

    Closed 23 May 2025

  • Boldon Colliery Area 20 Zone and Traffic Calming - Formal Consultation

    South Tyneside Councils Road Safety Department are consulting on a proposed traffic calming scheme in your area. In our ongoing efforts to reduce road traffic collisions and improve road safety, South Tyneside Council are proposing to install traffic calming on Hedworth Lane and North Road and...

    Closed 5 May 2025

  • Fellside and Cragside, South Shields

    South Tyneside Council’s Road Safety Team are proposing to introduce a scheme in your area. The team were made aware of concerns from residents regarding two-way traffic in your streets due to the parking of vehicles either side of the carriageway. In order to address this, the team...

    Closed 30 April 2025

  • St Johns Avenue, Hebburn

    South Tyneside Council have been alerted, by residents, to problems emerging from St Johns Avenue area, Hebburn at various junctions within the area. When vehicles are parked within 10m of a narrow junction, it reduces forward visibility for both motorists and pedestrians which is a road safety...

    Closed 17 March 2025

We asked, you said, we did

Below are outcomes for some of the issues we've recently asked about. See all outcomes

We asked

If you would be in favour of a Controlled Parking Zone within Westoe

You said

The consultation results show that many residents in the Westoe area are not in favour of progressing with the introduction of a CPZ. The proportion of respondents who believe it would negatively affect the area significantly outweighs those who view it positively, and the tone of the written feedback reflects a general lack of community support.

Customers visiting pubs and restaurants received a lot of criticism. With complaints of vehicles being left over night and sometimes all weekend. However, It also highlight that levels of car ownership in Westoe appear to be higher than expected. According to the 2021 census 67.2% of households in South Tyneside own at least one car compared to 78% nationally. But the figures taken from this consultation show 85% of responders own one car or more.

We did

Given the low ratio of available parking space to homes and the high levels of car ownership and the current levels of opposition from the local community. No further action will be taken on the introduction of a Controlled Parking Zone in the Westoe area at this time. Should parking pressures change in the future, or should there be a shift in community sentiment, the issue can be revisited with a more detailed proposal.

We asked

We proposed to remove a short section of parking restriction to allow parking outside the church. 

You said

residents and regular users of the road felt that this would result in obstructions ti their driveways and result in congestion. 

We did

We acknowleded those comments and felt that we should not proceed with the scheme at this time. 

We asked

We proposed to ammend the existing parking restrictions and dparking bays  to allow larger vehicels to manouvre through this junction.

You said

Nobody objected.

We did

The existing restrictions will be adjusted to allow larger vehicels to manouvre through this junction. The restrictions will be operational on 09/12/24