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.
5,072 approved · 378 refused · 303 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Yewtree House 1 Leam Court Leam Lane Estate Felling NE10 8XX
Received 9 Oct 2019Milton Street/Bradley Fell Road/Vera Street/ Lead Road Greenside Ryton
Received 10 Oct 201912 Edington Gardens Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SS
Received 10 Oct 2019Ryton Willows, Ferry House River Lane Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3QF
Received 10 Oct 2019Ravensdean Lodge 55 Consett Road Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0AN
Received 10 Oct 2019Dunston Hill Hospital Whickham Highway Whickham NE11 9QT
Received 11 Oct 20196 Werhale Green Felling Central Felling NE10 9ED
Received 14 Oct 201913 Sidmouth Road Gateshead NE9 6US
Received 14 Oct 201916 Heathwood Avenue Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5UZ
Received 14 Oct 201947A Cornmoor Road Whickham Whickham NE16 4PU
Received 14 Oct 201933 Rectory Road Bog House Estate Felling NE10 9DH
Received 14 Oct 201913 Holmewood Drive Rowlands Gill NE39 1EL
Received 11 Oct 2019Former Blaydon House Club Garden Street Blaydon NE21 4AG
Received 15 Oct 201915 Chepstow Gardens Gateshead NE8 4XY
Received 15 Oct 2019Adjacent Garden House Hillhead Lane Gibside Whickham NE16 6BG
Received 15 Oct 2019Radnor 39 Norman Road Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1JS
Received 15 Oct 2019Metrocentre Yellow Multi-Storey Car Park The Galleria Metro Centre Whickham NE11 9YG
Received 15 Oct 2019Hamnavoe Barmoor Lane Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3AA
Received 16 Oct 201923 Elm Court Whickham Whickham NE16 4PS
Received 16 Oct 2019Dunedin The Plantation Gateshead NE9 5RL
Received 10 Sept 201914 Derwent Way Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5PA
Received 16 Oct 2019Hadrian Architectural Addison Industrial Estate Stella Ryton NE21 4TE
Received 16 Oct 201956 Cornmoor Road Whickham Whickham NE16 4PU
Received 16 Oct 2019Low Lodge Dunston Bank Dunston Hill Gateshead NE11 9PY
Received 17 Oct 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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