UDP Help
In order to use this Interactive version of the Gateshead Council UDP to its fullest potential it is strongly recommended that the user reads this guide before proceeding.
Contents.
Introduction
The maps can be accessed by clicking on the Proposals Map link on the header bar.
The main site consists of a map on the right hand side and on the left
the following controls.
Postcode Search Controls
Overview Map Controls
Layer Controls
Navigating around the map
Pan Control
Use this control to pan around the mapping.
Click on the desired compass direction to pan the map in this direction.
Zoom Control
Use this control to zoom in and out of the mapping. The mapping comprises of 4 levels of zoom ranging from a simple region overview to detailed OS MasterMap data for the central area.
Click on the Zoom in 
or Zoom out 
icon
to zoom in or out.
Alternatively drag the zoom level indicator 
to
zoom to this level of detail
Overview Map
Use this control to quickly navigate to a specific part of the region. Note the black square indicates the current map view
Click on this image to navigate to this part of the region.
Alternatively use one of the quick links to navigate to the selected area
within the region
Postcode Search
Use this to navigate the mapping to a specified postcode within the region
- Enter the full postcode or part of a postcode in the box. (Please enter as much as the postcode as you know to ensure you can navigate to the desired location)
- Press go
- The search will return with a list of the first 20 matches from which
the user can click on the link to zoom to that part of the mapping
Or, if an exact match has been found, the mapping will navigate to this location.
Layer Control
The layer control provides functionality to control what policy layers are visible over the mapping. Each individual layer control doubles as a key to show how this policy layer is displayed on the map.
- To turn all layer on click on the All On link.
- To turn all layer off click on the All Off link.
- To turn a individual layer on/off click on the check box
Querying the data
The site is able to query the map and return a list of policies associated
with that query.
By clicking on each individual policy link, the user is able to view textural
information from the Written Statement pertaining to this policy. Note,
that only the policies that are visible on the map will be used in the
queries. So for a comprehensive query ensure all the maplayes are visible.
The map data can be queried by any of the following methods -
Method 1
- Select the info button on the toolbar
- Click on the map and a list of all policies associated with this location will be displayed to the screen.
- Use the Next and Previous links at the bottom to move between the results pages if necessary.
- Click on the link to view the Written Statement text for this policy
Method 2
- Click on the In current view link to list all the policies that are visible in the current map view.
- Click on the required link to view the Written Statement text for this policy
Method 3
- Click on the At the search point link to list all the policies that are visible in the center of current map view. If this link is clicked after a postcode search has been performed, the list of policies will relate to those at the postcode.
- Click on the required link to view the Written Statement text for this policy.