The Gateshead Unitary Development Plan, adopted in July 2007, is the
statutory land use plan for the
Borough of Gateshead, in conjunction
with the "The North East of England Plan - Regional Spatial Strategy
to 2021" issued in July 2008.
The UDP remains in force until at least 2010 but is to be gradually
replaced by a series of documents constituting
the Local Development
Framework.