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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
7,564Searchable applications
391Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,450 approved or refused records
378Refused applications

5,072 approved · 378 refused · 303 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedDC/19/01044/HHA

    Proposed new entrance and sun room on south elevation

    Yewtree House 1 Leam Court Leam Lane Estate Felling NE10 8XX

    Received 9 Oct 2019
  2. DecidedDC/19/01045/OHL

    Erect aerial bunched conductor - Greenside, Ryton

    Milton Street/Bradley Fell Road/Vera Street/ Lead Road Greenside Ryton

    Received 10 Oct 2019
  3. UnknownTREE/19/064

    Tree works at 12 Edington Gardens Clara Vale

    12 Edington Gardens Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SS

    Received 10 Oct 2019
  4. DecidedDC/19/01046/NMA

    Proposed non-material amendment to DC/16/00276/HHA to increase the size of 2no. windows, install 2no. full length windows and 3no. rooflights in the north elevation, and to reposition a door, remove 2no. windows and install 1no. window within the south elevation

    Ryton Willows, Ferry House River Lane Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3QF

    Received 10 Oct 2019
  5. Decided19/00268/DOC3

    Discharge of conditions 8 (SUDS Drainage DCMS), 13 (verification), 15 (Car Park Layout), 21 (Details of sub station) and 45 (Materials) of planning application DC/19/00268/FUL.

    Ravensdean Lodge 55 Consett Road Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0AN

    Received 10 Oct 2019
  6. DecidedDC/19/01048/REM

    Application for the approval of reserved matters relating to the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the demolition of the existing Dunston Hill Hospital and the erection of 35 dwellinghouses and associated works pursuant to outline planning approval DC/13/00195/OUT (amended 20/11/20, 09/02/21, 04/03/21 and additional information received 09/02/21 and 04/03/21).

    Dunston Hill Hospital Whickham Highway Whickham NE11 9QT

    Received 11 Oct 2019
  7. DecidedDC/19/01049/HHA

    Proposed two-storey rear extension and creation of off-street parking space to the front (description amended 25.11.19)

    6 Werhale Green Felling Central Felling NE10 9ED

    Received 14 Oct 2019
  8. DecidedDC/19/01050/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension with new pitched roof over existing side extension.

    13 Sidmouth Road Gateshead NE9 6US

    Received 14 Oct 2019
  9. DecidedDC/19/01051/HHA

    Retrospective single storey rear extension

    16 Heathwood Avenue Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5UZ

    Received 14 Oct 2019
  10. DecidedDC/19/01052/HHA

    Construction of a single storey double width garage at the front of the existing bungalow

    47A Cornmoor Road Whickham Whickham NE16 4PU

    Received 14 Oct 2019
  11. DecidedDC/19/01053/HHA

    Proposed single storey extension to the rear and level decking area (revised plans 14.01.2020)

    33 Rectory Road Bog House Estate Felling NE10 9DH

    Received 14 Oct 2019
  12. DecidedDC/19/01054/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment of DC/18/00318/HHA to alter the Velux windows within the roof slopes of the rear extension from a vertical arrangement to a horizontal arrangement

    13 Holmewood Drive Rowlands Gill NE39 1EL

    Received 11 Oct 2019
  13. Decided18/00863/DOC1

    Discharge of condition 8 (Demolition and Construction Management Plan) and 25 (Ecological Method Statement) of planning application DC/18/00863/FUL.

    Former Blaydon House Club Garden Street Blaydon NE21 4AG

    Received 15 Oct 2019
  14. UnknownDC/19/01056/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension (resubmission of DC/19/00698/HHA)

    15 Chepstow Gardens Gateshead NE8 4XY

    Received 15 Oct 2019
  15. DecidedDC/19/01057/FUL

    Removal of condition 3 of application DC/09/01216/FUL to allow the retention of the shed and greenhouse on site (previously limited to 10 years) (description amended 31.10.2019)

    Adjacent Garden House Hillhead Lane Gibside Whickham NE16 6BG

    Received 15 Oct 2019
  16. DecidedDC/19/01058/HHA

    Proposed two storey extension to the side and a single storey rear extension and render applied to the whole building

    Radnor 39 Norman Road Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1JS

    Received 15 Oct 2019
  17. DecidedDC/19/01059/COU

    Temporary change of use from public footway to event space (Use Class D2) and installation of a temporary ice rink (retrospective) (description amended 02.12.19)

    Metrocentre Yellow Multi-Storey Car Park The Galleria Metro Centre Whickham NE11 9YG

    Received 15 Oct 2019
  18. DecidedDC/19/01061/HHA

    Proposed single storey side extension and single storey front extension to replace existing flat roofed canopy. Re-roofing of existing off-shoot to the rear. New render and stone cladding to external facades, re-roofing and replacement of windows. New driveway to the front including alterations to the front boundary wall to relocate the existing vehicular access from Barmoor Lane (description amended 17.12.19)

    Hamnavoe Barmoor Lane Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3AA

    Received 16 Oct 2019
  19. DecidedDC/19/01062/HHA

    Rear single storey extension

    23 Elm Court Whickham Whickham NE16 4PS

    Received 16 Oct 2019
  20. UnknownTREE/19/066

    Tree works at Dundedon The Plantation Gateshead

    Dunedin The Plantation Gateshead NE9 5RL

    Received 10 Sept 2019
  21. DecidedDC/19/01063/TPO

    Tree works at 14 Derwent Way Blaydon

    14 Derwent Way Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5PA

    Received 16 Oct 2019
  22. DecidedDC/19/01064/FUL

    Part demolition of existing industrial unit and erection of extensions

    Hadrian Architectural Addison Industrial Estate Stella Ryton NE21 4TE

    Received 16 Oct 2019
  23. DecidedDC/19/01065/HHA

    Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer

    56 Cornmoor Road Whickham Whickham NE16 4PU

    Received 16 Oct 2019
  24. UnknownTREE/19/067

    Tree works at Low Lodge Dunston Bank

    Low Lodge Dunston Bank Dunston Hill Gateshead NE11 9PY

    Received 17 Oct 2019

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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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