Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,866 approved · 362 refused · 297 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 May 2019 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
25 Warrenmor Leam Lane Estate Felling NE10 8XD
Received 29 Aug 201980 Woodburn Whitehills Felling NE10 8LY
Received 29 Aug 2019Gateshead Jewish Teachers Training College 50, 52 And 54 Bewick Road Gateshead NE8 4DQ
Received 29 Aug 201918 Brinkburn Avenue Bensham Gateshead NE8 4JT
Received 30 Aug 201949 Orchard Road Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4TG
Received 30 Aug 2019Former Reg Vardy Accident Repair Centre Hepburn Gardens Felling NE10 0AD
Received 30 Aug 2019Stampley Moss Farm Thornley Lane Rowlands Gill NE21 6LB
Received 31 Aug 201917 Ingleside Fellside Park Whickham NE16 5XY
Received 31 Aug 20194 The Birches Sunniside Whickham NE16 5EU
Received 2 Sept 201943 Bluebell Close Beacon Lough Gateshead NE9 6RH
Received 2 Sept 2019168 Kells Lane Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5HY
Received 3 Sept 2019Derma Graphics Tattoo 109 Southend Road Gateshead NE9 6XS
Received 28 Aug 2019McDonalds Restaurant Team Valley Retail Park Tenth Avenue West Gateshead NE11 0BD
Received 3 Sept 2019Ye Olde Cannon 435 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5EX
Received 3 Sept 201960 Blencathra Way Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6SW
Received 4 Sept 2019Bank House Lead Road Greenside Ryton NE40 4SU
Received 5 Sept 20191 West Lane Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6PQ
Received 5 Sept 2019Hillside Grange Sunderland Road Gateshead NE10 0BU
Received 4 Sept 2019Land North Of A695 Crawcrook
Received 2 Sept 20196 Ravenscar Close Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5TW
Received 4 Sept 20196/8 Chandos Street Gateshead NE8 4AB
Received 5 Sept 2019Site Of 57-63 And 73-79 Aycliffe Avenue Gateshead
Received 5 Sept 2019Beggars Wood Golf Course And Driving Range Coach Road Lamesley Gateshead NE11 0HH
Received 5 Sept 2019Land North Of Gullane Close Bill Quay Gateshead
Received 5 Sept 2019Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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