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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
7,548Searchable applications
391Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,435 approved or refused records
378Refused applications

5,057 approved · 378 refused · 303 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

  1. Decided18/00003/DOC6

    Discharge of condition 13(verification) of planning approval DC/18/00003/FUL

    Bradley Hall Farm Bradley Hall Farm Crawcrook Ryton NE41 8JP

    Received 28 Sept 2019
  2. DecidedDC/19/01017/HHA

    Erection of part two storey part single storey rear extension (amended plans and description 03.12.2019)

    7 Wordsworth Avenue Whickham Whickham NE16 4BS

    Received 29 Sept 2019
  3. Decided18/01038/DOC5

    Discharge of condition 12 (Scaffolding) of listed building consent DC/18/01038LBC

    Former Windmill Hills Nursing Home Mulgrave Terrace Gateshead NE8 1PS

    Received 30 Sept 2019
  4. DecidedDC/19/01019/HHA

    Proposed single storey side extension

    9 Woodstock Road Harlow Green Gateshead NE9 7TS

    Received 1 Oct 2019
  5. UnknownTREE/19/061

    Tree works 1 Marion Court Worsdel Drive Gateshead

    1 Marmion Court Worsdell Drive Gateshead NE8 2EY

    Received 1 Oct 2019
  6. DecidedDC/19/01021/BPIP

    Proposal to enter site onto Part 2 of the Brownfield Register and grant Permission in Principle for 140 to 190 homes (inclusive) with one or more of following uses: Hotel (C1) 1 to 1600 square metres, Assembly and Leisure (D2) 1 to 1600 square metres or Offices (B1a) 1 to 1600 square metres (description amended 17.10.2019).

    St Cuthberts Clearance Area Land Between Askew Road Gateshead

    Received 25 Sept 2019
  7. Decided19/00863/DOC1

    Discharge of Conditions 4(Preliminary Risk Assessment PH11), 8(CMP),11( Materials0, 13(Details of rooflights),15(Autotracking), 17 (Lighting Scheme), 19 (Warning Signs), 21( EV details), 24 (Unit 6 drive vis splay), 25 (Cycle Parking0 and 29(Building Recording) of planning approval DC/19/00863/FUL

    Dene House Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AE

    Received 2 Oct 2019
  8. DecidedDC/19/01025/HHA

    Erection of a single storey extension to side (amended plan received 06.01.2019)

    1 Comma Court Gateshead NE11 9UF

    Received 2 Oct 2019
  9. DecidedDC/19/01026/COU

    Change of use from shop (use class A1) to massage therapy practice (sui generis).

    8 Gosforth Street Felling Gateshead NE10 9LS

    Received 3 Oct 2019
  10. DecidedDC/19/01027/GPDE

    Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, with a maximum height of 3.2m, and eaves height of 2.3m.

    12 Southend Terrace Sheriff Hill Gateshead NE9 6QL

    Received 3 Oct 2019
  11. DecidedDC/19/01028/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    21 Broadbank Felling Gateshead NE10 8XW

    Received 24 Sept 2019
  12. DecidedDC/19/01029/COU

    Change of use from Industrial warehouse to Use Class D2 (Assembly and Leisure)

    Unit 2A Metro Riverside Park Delta Bank Road Whickham NE11 9DJ

    Received 3 Oct 2019
  13. Unknown18/00574/DOC2

    Discharge of condition 27 (river restoration scheme) of planning approval DC/18/00574/FUL

    Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane Gateshead NE10 8YA

    Received 3 Oct 2019
  14. Unknown18/00575/DOC1

    Discharge of condition 2 (wildlife observation area) of planning approval DC/18/00575/FUL

    Follingsby Park South Foillingsby Lane Gateshead NE10 8YA

    Received 3 Oct 2019
  15. DecidedDC/19/01033/HHA

    Proposed single storey extension to rear to replace existing

    53 Bewicke View Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 1RU

    Received 4 Oct 2019
  16. Decided18/01036/DOC1

    Discharge of condition 11 (Coal mining SI report) of planning approval DC/18/01036/FUL

    Woodmans Arms Fellside Road Whickham NE16 5BB

    Received 3 Oct 2019
  17. UnknownTREE/19/062

    Tree works at 3 Whickham Park Whickham

    3 Whickham Park Whickham Whickham NE16 4EH

    Received 5 Oct 2019
  18. DecidedDC/19/01035/HHA

    Two storey side extension (amended plans received 15/01/20)

    1 June Avenue Winlaton Mill Blaydon NE21 6SQ

    Received 7 Oct 2019
  19. DecidedDC/19/01036/ADV

    Display of three internally illuminated fascia signs and two sets of face applied window graphics.

    Toby Carvery Units 2-3 Metroasis Gateshead NE11 9ZG

    Received 7 Oct 2019
  20. DecidedDC/19/01037/HHA

    Erection of a first floor extension over existing ground floor, and new ground floor rear extensions with front and rear dormers in roof

    166 Prince Consort Road Gateshead NE8 4DU

    Received 7 Oct 2019
  21. DecidedDC/19/01038/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear and side extension to include a flat roof with two lantern windows, provision of a new porch to the side and relocation of external stairs to rear elevation.

    13 Weston Avenue Fellside Park Whickham NE16 5TS

    Received 9 Oct 2019
  22. DecidedDC/19/01039/HHA

    Proposed single story rear extension

    Brandelhowe 20 The Crescent Sunniside Whickham NE16 5DH

    Received 9 Oct 2019
  23. DecidedDC/19/01041/NMA

    Proposed non-material amendment to DC/19/00455/HHA to substitute approved paved patio area/retaining wall and guardrail for timber decking and guardrail to same area and same heights

    18 Cowell Grove Highfield Rowlands Gill NE39 2JQ

    Received 9 Oct 2019
  24. DecidedDC/19/01042/CDPA

    DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Change of use from shop (use class A1) to tea and cake shop (use class A3).

    305 High Street Gateshead NE8 1EQ

    Received 8 Oct 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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