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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
7,803Searchable applications
392Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,648 approved or refused records
388Refused applications

5,260 approved · 388 refused · 308 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas22 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas5 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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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.

More application records

  1. DecidedDC/20/00099/HHA

    Single storey rear extension

    51 Parklands Felling Gateshead NE10 8YP

    Received 5 Feb 2020
  2. DecidedDC/20/00100/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    22 Avenue Road Shipcote Gateshead NE8 4JD

    Received 5 Feb 2020
  3. DecidedDC/20/00101/FUL

    Replacement of timber framed windows on perimeter and courtyard elevations with UPVC framed windows, replacement of external doors on perimeter, removal and installation of external link corridor sections to courtyard and installation of extraction vent to external wall of kitchen.

    River Tyne Academy Birtley Lane Birtley DH3 2PP

    Received 5 Feb 2020
  4. UnknownTREE/20/008

    Tree works at Gibeside Burnopfield.

    Gibside Chapel National Trust Hillhead Lane Gibside Whickham

    Received 6 Feb 2020
  5. DecidedDC/20/00102/COU

    Change of use and conversion of existing house (C3) to A5 (Hot food) on ground floor and 2 bedroom flat (C3) on first floor.Proposed shop window to front elevation and access door on side elevation for proposed flat on first floor. To include new shopfront and extend flue to rear.

    10 Dewhurst Terrace Sunniside Whickham NE16 5LP

    Received 6 Feb 2020
  6. DecidedDC/20/00103/HHA

    Proposed loft conversion incorporating 2 rooflights and 2 roof balconies to front elevation, 1 rooflight to rear elevation and 1 new window to north elevation. Proposed pitched roofs over existing flat roof bay windows, new canopy over entrance door and new access ramp all to front elevation. Installation of additional window to south elevation (amended plans received 22.05.2020).

    15 Newcastle Bank Northside Birtley DH3 1PT

    Received 6 Feb 2020
  7. UnknownTREE/20/009

    Tree works at 108 Church Road Low Fell

    108 Church Road Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5XE

    Received 6 Feb 2020
  8. DecidedDC/20/00104/HHA

    Dormer and roof extension

    3A St Helens Terrace Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6BY

    Received 6 Feb 2020
  9. Decided17/00556/DOC2

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Details of materials) of planning aproval DC/17/00556/FUL

    Revelopment Land At West Farm Hall Road Chopwell NE17 7AB

    Received 6 Feb 2020
  10. DecidedDC/20/00106/HHA

    Construction of first floor balcony and rooftop terrace

    No Worrys St Cuthberts Mews Sidmouth Road Gateshead NE9 6US

    Received 6 Feb 2020
  11. DecidedDC/20/00107/HHA

    Single storey front extension

    60 Silvermere Drive Stargate Ryton NE40 3HA

    Received 6 Feb 2020
  12. Decided18/01038/DOC9

    Discharge of Condition 8 (Details of demolition methodology) of Listed Building Consent DC/18/01038/LBC

    Former Windmill Hills Nursing Home Mulgrave Terrace Gateshead NE8 1PS

    Received 7 Feb 2020
  13. DecidedDC/20/00109/NMA

    Proposed non-material amendment to application DC/18/00563/HHA to change bi-fold doors to rear of property to French doors with side panels and change lantern rooflight to 2 small Velux rooflights

    Glenshira 78 Shibdon Road Blaydon NE21 5LX

    Received 7 Feb 2020
  14. DecidedDC/20/00110/HHA

    Proposed detached Garden Building

    3 Rectory Cottages Ryton Village Ryton NE40 3QA

    Received 7 Feb 2020
  15. DecidedDC/20/00111/CPL

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR PROPOSED USE OR DEVELOPMENT: Construction of hardstanding for agricultural use (amended description 03.04.2020)

    Land At Woodhouse Lane Whickham NE16 3JR

    Received 7 Feb 2020
  16. Decided19/00943/DOC2

    Discharge of condition 6 (Demolition and Construction Management Plan) of planning approval DC/19/00943/FUL

    Bretts Wharf Pipewellgate Gateshead NE8 2BN

    Received 7 Feb 2020
  17. Decided19/00268/DOC5

    Discharge of conditions 23 (Landscaping Scheme), 34 (External Lighting), 39 (Cycle Storage) and 41 (Pedestrian Refuge) of planning approval DC/19/00268/FUL

    Ravensdene Lodge 55 Consett Road Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0AN

    Received 7 Feb 2020
  18. DecidedDC/20/00114/NMA

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT: For planning application DC/19/00943/FUL to change Condition 3 wording to enable demolition works to commence prior to the requirement for the archaelogical works.

    Bretts Wharf Pipewellgate Gateshead NE8 2BN

    Received 7 Feb 2020
  19. DecidedDC/20/00115/FUL

    Erection of a single storey extension to the front elevation

    Ravenscroft Residential Care Home West View Wrekenton Gateshead NE9 7UY

    Received 7 Feb 2020
  20. DecidedDC/20/00116/HHA

    First floor side extension and conversion of garage

    60 Beverley Drive Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6HG

    Received 8 Feb 2020
  21. UnknownTREE/20/010

    Tree works at Rectory House Ryton village

    Rectory House Ryton Village Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3QP

    Received 9 Feb 2020
  22. Decided17/00098/DOC2

    Discharge of condition 3 (fire door details) and condition 5 (Protected corridor) of Listed Building Consent DC/17/00098/LBC

    Bensham Grove Community Centre 364 Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 2XE

    Received 10 Feb 2020
  23. DecidedDC/20/00118/HHA

    Proposed new 2/3 storey side extension

    357 Rawling Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 4UH

    Received 10 Feb 2020
  24. DecidedDC/20/00119/FUL

    Demolition of redundant utility apparatus building, construction of a proposed residential development of 300 dwellings, community hub building and associated infrastructure (amended 20/05/2020, 20/11/2020, 23/11/20 and 14/12/20).

    Land At Former Freight Depot St James Road Gateshead NE8 3EQ

    Received 7 Feb 2020

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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.

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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