Work starts on £350m Gateshead regeneration programme

Starting construction work on the first phase of a 193-home scheme in Birtley has marked the official beginning of a very ambitious £350m Gateshead regeneration programme, a news report in the local media has just revealed.

The Gateshead Regeneration Partnership (GRP) has started work on the site off Mount Pleasant Road having secured planning permission for the first 47 homes. The development is part of the wider plan to build 2,400 new homes across Gateshead over the next 20 years.

Catherine Donovan, Gateshead Council’s cabinet member for housing, said: "This is the start of an ambitious and unique venture that will provide high quality homes in communities right across Gateshead.

"The demand for homes has probably never been higher, which makes this project all the more important."

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