North Tyneside Council gives notice that it proposes to make a variation order under Sections 1, 2, 4, 19 and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other enabling powers. The effect of the order, if made, will be to vary the Council of the Borough of North Tyneside (Bus Lanes) (Consolidation) Order 2025, so that:
- A Bus Only Lane, operational on all days and at all times, be introduced on the northbound carriageway of Nile Street, North Shields extending from its junction with Russell Street to its junction with West Street. This will replace the existing temporary Bus Lane restriction previously introduced under Experimental Traffic Regulation powers;
- The existing bus only lane on the eastern side of the southbound carriageway of Benton Lane, Benton from a point 46 metres south of its junction with Goathland Avenue, extending southwards for a distance of 135 metres, be amended to remove the current exemptions for taxis, solo motorcycles, and authorised vehicles; and
- the Bus Gate restriction at the southern access to the Four Lane Ends Interchange, Benton’s internal access road be amended by removing the exemptions for taxis, solo motorcycles, and authorised vehicles.
Further details of the proposals may be examined in the documents available on the Council’s website www.northtyneside.gov.uk (Statutory Notices). If you wish to object to the proposals, you should send the grounds for your objection in writing to the undersigned or via email to democraticsupport@northtyneside.gov.uk by 16 February 2026. Any objections received may be published as part of any reports to councillors on the matter.
If you need us to do anything differently (reasonable adjustments) to help you access our services, including providing this information in another language or format, please contact democraticsupport@northtyneside.gov.uk or telephone 0191 643 6500.
26 January 2026
Director of Regeneration and Economic Development
Quadrant
The Silverlink North
Cobalt Business Park
NE27 0BY