Planning chiefs at Newcastle City Council have voiced fears of major traffic problems on the Tyne Bridge if a £250m business park is approved by their Gateshead counterparts.

Fifty acres of land on the Gateshead side of the River Tyne have been earmarked for the Baltic Business Park.

Members of Newcastle's development control committee, who fear traffic on the bridge could come to a complete standstill at peak times, have asked Gateshead council to defer a decision so that traffic flows can be further investigated