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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

7,454Searchable applications

390Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,359 approved or refused records

374Refused applications

4,985 approved · 374 refused · 298 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Oct 2018 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas22 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas5 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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More application records

Decided17/01351/DOC2
Discharge of condition 7 (Contamination - Verification Report) of planning approval DC/17/01351/FUL
Seymour Street Gateshead
Received 5 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00927/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension
3 Elsdon Court Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5JB
Received 5 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00928/HHA
Proposed replacement timber windows with UPVC slash sliding windows to front elevation and new UPVC dormer window
14 Saltwell View Gateshead NE8 4JS
Received 3 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00929/GPDE
Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.6m, with a maximum height of 4m, and eaves height of 3m
50 Firtrees Felling Gateshead NE10 8LE
Received 6 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00930/HHA
Proposed two storey side and single storey rear extension (amended plans received 12.11.2019)
10 Lyndhurst Drive Lyndhurst Gateshead NE9 6BB
Received 6 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00931/HHA
Removal of current sunroom and construction of new part two storey rear extension and conversion of part of current garage to WC and utility (amended plans received 19.11.19)
Ferndene Gateshead Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5LG
Received 6 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00932/CPL
CERTIFICATE OF PROPOSED LAWFUL USE OR DEVELOPMENT: Loft conversion and the construction of a flat roof dormer to the rear (north) roof slope
2 Dodsworth North Greenside Ryton NE40 4RJ
Received 7 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00933/CPE
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR AN EXISTING USE OR OPERATION: Construction of decking to front entrance (south) and side (west) of property
54 Dykes Way High Heworth Felling NE10 8QN
Received 8 Sept 2019
Decided16/00688/DOC2
Discharge of conditions 6 (Landscaping details) and 9 (Cycle Parking) of planning approval DC/16/00688/FUL
Ricklees Stables Spen Lane Ryton NE39 2EU
Received 9 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00934/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension and repositioning of front door with construction of porch to front elevation
15 Highgreen Chase Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5QJ
Received 9 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00935/HHA
Proposed extension to rear of existing garage
70 Parkdale Rise Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5JR
Received 9 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00936/FUL
Erection of warehouse/storage facility (Use Class B8) (description amended 23.10.19)
Atlas Works, A M Graham Fabrications West View Terrace Dunston Gateshead NE11 9EL
Received 9 Sept 2019
Decided18/00711/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 1 (Plans), 2 ( Time limit to Implement), 3 (Materials), 4 ( Use of Materials),5 ( Construction Methodology), 6 (Construction Methodology implemented), 7 (Phase 2 Site investigation), 8 ( Phase 2 Site Investigation implemented), 9 (Remediation Scheme), 10 (Remediation Scheme Implemented), 11 (Remediation Scheme Verification Scheme) and 12 (Contamination Discovery) of planning application DC/18/00711/FUL.
Land East Of Ethel Terrace High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2BH
Received 9 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00937/HHA
Proposed single storey extension to front and porch to rear
15 Beech Grove Blackhall Mill NE17 7TD
Received 5 Sept 2019
Decided18/01058/DOC4
Discharge of condtions 4(DCMP) and 29(Careful Working Bats) of planning approval DC/18/01058/FUL
Former Windmill Hills Nursing Home Mulgrave Terrace Gateshead NE8 1PS
Received 10 Sept 2019
Decided18/01038/DOC2
Discharge of conditions 10 (Careful Working Statement), 11, (Protect Listed Building), 15 (Roof Repair Schedule) and 17 (Weatherproof roof) of consent DC/18/01038/LBC
Former Windmill Hills Nursing Home Mulgrave Terrace Gateshead NE8 1PS
Received 10 Sept 2019
Decided18/01058/DOC5
Discharge of condition 15 (Coal Legacy Remediation) of planning approval DC/18/01058/FUL
Former Windmill Hills Nursing Home Mulgrave Terrace Gateshead NE8 1PS
Received 10 Sept 2019
UnknownTREE/19/054
Tree works at Church Hall Denewell Avenue
United Reform Church Hall Denewell Avenue Gateshead NE9 5HD
Received 10 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00941/HHA
Proposed two storey side extension including widening of garage and formation of new utility at ground floor level
6 Hedgelea Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3BW
Received 10 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00942/ADV
Removal of the eastern billboard and replacement of the western billboard with 48 sheet freestanding digital advert
Ellis Signs Dunston Road Gateshead NE11 9EE
Received 10 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00943/FUL
Full planning application and demolition in a conservation area for a mixed-use development comprising 2 x 9-10 storey blocks for residential use (use class C3), office (use class B1), restaurants and cafes (use class A3), assembly and leisure (use class D2) with associated access, parking and landscaping/public realm works, following demolition of the existing buildings (additional information received 13/11/19 and 27/11/19 and amended 15/11/19).
Bretts Wharf Pipewellgate Gateshead NE8 2BN
Received 10 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00944/NMA
Proposed non-material amendment of application DC/18/01048/FUL to allow substitution of approved external materials.
Former Bleach Green Site (Maple, Sycamore, Hazel, Birch, Elm And Larch Roads) Blaydon
Received 4 Sept 2019
DecidedDC/19/00946/FUL
NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT of application DC/18/00704/FUL: Mirroring of plots 41,43,45,46,47,56,61,65,68,69, and 87 (to allow access for meter readings) and moving plots 59 and 60 North by 1m (to enable omission of highway retaining wall) and to include a gabion wall
Land West Of Pennyfine Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EP
Received 30 Aug 2019
DecidedDC/19/00947/NMA
Proposed non-material amendment of application DC/16/00658/FUL to allow alterations to plots 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40 incorporating changing all external doors and windows from grey painted timber to grey finished UPVC glazed doors and windows and changing all rear glazed bi-fold doors from grey painted timber to grey finished UPVC and to external opening french doors with side screens.
Northside (Birtley Phase 2 - Land Off Mount Pleasant Road) Birtley
Received 11 Sept 2019

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What these statistics cover

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.

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