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.
5,028 approved · 375 refused · 300 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
28 Stileford Felling Gateshead NE10 8US
Received 13 Sept 2019Revolution Performance Motorstore Revolution House Clockmill Road Gateshead NE8 2QX
Received 10 Sept 2019Darren Brown Motors Ryton Service Garage Main Road Ryton NE40 3RS
Received 17 Sept 201971 Whaggs Lane Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PQ
Received 16 Sept 2019Cheviot Housing Association Underhill Gateshead NE9 5XG
Received 11 Sept 201917 South Lea Hole In The Wall Estate Blaydon NE21 5JS
Received 17 Sept 2019Unit 3 Ship Inn High Heworth Lane Felling NE10 9XD
Received 18 Sept 2019Enfield House Smailes Lane Rowlands Gill NE39 1JF
Received 18 Sept 20191 Fewster Square Leam Lane Estate Felling NE10 8XQ
Received 18 Sept 201924 Cornforth Close Wardley Felling NE10 8SN
Received 18 Sept 201913 Berkley Avenue Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5NN
Received 18 Sept 2019Derwentside Woodhouse Lane Whickham
Received 18 Sept 201915 Elm Court Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PS
Received 13 Sept 20191 Kinfauns Terrace Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5XJ
Received 20 Sept 20198 Westfield Lodge Saltwell Road South Gateshead NE9 6EY
Received 20 Sept 2019Land At Whitehill Drive Felling
Received 20 Sept 2019The Limes Church Drive Sheriff Hill Gateshead NE9 5RB
Received 21 Sept 2019Clifford House Lucy Street Blaydon NE21 5PU
Received 23 Sept 2019Ostlers Lodge The Green Kibblesworth Gateshead NE11 0YN
Received 16 Sept 2019Teams Family Centre Northumberland Street Teams Gateshead NE8 2PN
Received 23 Sept 2019Ateres Jewish Girls High School Willow Grove Felling NE10 9PQ
Received 23 Sept 2019Blaydon Quarry Lead Road Blaydon NE21 4SX
Received 23 Sept 20197 Sunnidale Fellside Park Whickham NE16 5TT
Received 24 Sept 2019Sandygate Cottage St Cuthberts Road Marley Hill Whickham NE16 5EB
Received 24 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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