Gateshead Council is consulting with parents, schools, diocesan bodies, Governors and local authorities on all, aspects of the Councils admission arrangements and any proposed changes to school admission arrangements for September 2025 and beyond.
Gateshead Council continues to face a significant financial challenge. Following reductions in government funding, we have been forced to cut our budget by £191m since 2010 and to consider further reductions of £49.5m over the next five years. The Government typically assume and expect local authorities to increase Council Tax to bridge the gap. We welcome your views on the draft budget and Council Tax proposals.
The Council is responsible for providing open-access sexual health services. We would like your views on current services, including usage, potential improvements and accessibility. On completion of the survey you may choose to enter a free prize draw for the chance to win a £100 Love2Shop voucher.
Gateshead Council are carrying out a Call for Sites to inform and support development of the Gateshead Plan. This is an opportunity for anyone (including residents, landowners, agents, and developers) to tell us their views on the future use of land and buildings within the Borough. We would also like you to tell us where sites may no longer be required for their current use and could become available for development or redevelopment. This process will ensure that the Council has up-to-date evidence of the availability and potential development sites across the borough.
The Council is consulting on the Start of the Conversation: the Gateshead Plan document. We are at the beginning of preparing our new local plan, which will cover the full set of planning policies that manage and influence future development in Gateshead. We want to start the conversation with you to know if we have got it right in terms of the issues we need to address or whether you think there are additional issues we need to include.
