(03 Oct 2020, 1:19 pm)MurdnunoC wrote I was reading the Skyscraper City forum this morning and noticed that a planning application to build 185 new homes in High Spen had recently been approved by Gateshead Council.

Post Link:
https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/g...-170025805

Link to Planning Application:
https://public.gateshead.gov.uk/online-a...USDHKMZO00&activeTab=summary

The map shows that the houses are to be built near Collingdon Road - just north of the Bute Arms and near to High Spen Bus Stand.

185 homes means probably 500 or more residents are going to be moving to the area. Collingdon Road is currently served by the 10A and R6 - the X47 disappears up the bank after the Bute Arms.

The purpose of this thread, I guess, is to discuss new building developments and their proximity to public transport links. 

Is the current level of service enough or will High Spen merit a X47A in the near future?

From the entrance of the new estate to the stop on Glossip Street is maybe a 3-4 minute walk, I have friends that live on that road and they just walk to catch the X47 rather than the 10A. If I'm travelling to theirs I always get the 10A because I'm too lazy to walk!

In terms of passenger numbers, that part of the route isn't really that busy, or at least whenever I've been using it. It doesn't really fill up until you get to Rowlands Gill