Jesmond Dene Road from Moorfield to Friday Fields Lane.
Newcastle City Council have published final plans for Jesmond Dene Road and Matthew Bank.
Overall SPACE for Gosforth supports the changes. The new pedestrian crossings will make it easier for residents to access the Dene and access shops and services in Jesmond. The cycle track enables multiple connections, greatly expanding the effective cycle network, and should complement Ouseburn Way plans to improve access to, along and across Jesmond Dene. Pavement build-outs improve road safety at junctions. We are also pleased to see some of the long-overdue changes agreed by the Blue House Working Group finally being implemented.
Please support these changes by filling in the short response form on the Council’s Let’s Talk website by 4 December 2026.
In more detail
The proposals are similar to those presented in the initial consultation in March 2026, which we described in our previous blog. They include:
- A two-way traffic-free cycle track between Moorfield and Castle Farm Road connecting Gosforth to Jesmond Dene and Jesmond to the Freeman Hospital.
- New pedestrian / Toucan crossings by Castle Farm Road, Friday Fields Lane, and on Osborne Road and Ilford Road.
- Footway build-outs to improve safety for pedestrians, replacing the bollards at the ends of Beatty Avenue and Sturdee Gardens.
- Resurfacing the road (which will account for a substantial part of the cost).
There are three main changes from the March plan, made following residents’ feedback:
- Switching the 2-way cycle track to the north side of Jesmond Dene Road between Friday Fields Lane and Moorfield to improve connectivity for those cycling to and from the Five Admirals estate and provide a safer transition into Moorfield.
- Retaining priority for north/south traffic at the Ilford Road/Moorfield junction.
- New speed humps on Moorfield.
The new arrangement for the 2-way cycle track on Jesmond Dene Road are shown in the plan below. You can download the full plan from the consultation website.
Jesmond Dene Road from Moorfield to Friday Fields Lane.
The traffic calming on Moorfield has been proposed following feedback from residents about the speed of traffic. When measured at the end of February 2026, the average number of vehicles using Moorfield during the week was 384 eastbound and 907 westbound, with an 85th percentile speed of 26mph in both directions compared to a 20mph speed limit. Because of these vehicle speeds, Active Travel England guidelines say that, as it stands, Moorfield is not suitable for all people to cycle and will exclude some people and/or have safety concerns.
If you wish to support these changes or provide feedback you can do so on the Council’s Let’s Talk website by 4 December 2026.
Map showing the new cycle route and connecting links to Gosforth, Jesmond and the Freeman Hospital