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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

7,874Searchable applications

392Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,707 approved or refused records

392Refused applications

5,315 approved · 392 refused · 309 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

DecidedDC/20/00219/HHA
Proposed first floor side extension.
14 Monkridge Gardens Gateshead NE11 9XE
Received 6 Mar 2020
Decided18/00574/DOC4
Discharge of planning conditions 7 (Site levels), 15 (Follingsby Lane / Avenue Junction Highway Works), 28 (Drainage Details) and 32(Ecology Enhancement Plan) of planning approval DC/18/00574/FUL relating to PLOT A and PLOT B.
Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane Gateshead NE10 8YA
Received 7 Mar 2020
Decided18/00573/DOC14
Discharge of conditions 7 (Site Levels), 14 (Landscaping Scheme), 24 (Follingsby Lane / Avenue Junction Highway Works), 50 (Drainage Details), 60 (Ecology Enhancement Plan) and 64 (Boundary Treatments INCLUDING PERMANENT NEWT FENCING) of planning approval DC/18/00573/COU.
South Follingsby Farm Follingsby Lane Felling
Received 7 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00222/HHA
Proposed garage conversion (plans amended 08.06.2020).
1 Wallace Terrace Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3PL
Received 8 Mar 2020
Decided18/00863/DOC2
Discharge of Conditions 14(Drainage scheme),20(Phase 2 intrusive site investigation) and 21(Detailed remediation scheme) of planning approval DC/18/00863/FUL
Former Blaydon House Club Garden Street Blaydon NE21 4AG
Received 9 Mar 2020
Decided19/01236/DOC1
Discharge of condition 5 (Details of materials) of planning approval DC/19/01236/FUL
Butsfield Durham Road Birtley Birtley DH3 1PS
Received 9 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00225/HHA
Proposed single storey extension to rear elevation to provide porch and proposed loft conversion with 2 dormer windows to the front roof slope and 3 rooflights to the rear roof slope.
12 The Crescent Rowlands Gill NE39 2AW
Received 9 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00227/HHA
Balcony to rear of property
17 Stocksfield Gardens Gateshead NE9 7TQ
Received 9 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00228/FUL
Erection of kiosk and stone access path
Coalway Lane Greenside Ryton
Received 9 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00230/FUL
Creation of three bed apartment in roof space and single storey basement extension to form single garage
Dene House Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AE
Received 9 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00231/FUL
Erection of steel frame storage building, extension of car park with six additional parking spaces, proposed erection of single storey extension to existing building and change of use of site to mixed use general industrial, storage and distribution (Sui Generis)
Revolution House Clockmill Road Dunston Gateshead NE8 2QX
Received 9 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00232/TPO
Works to 1 Beech tree and 1 Sycamore tree in garden of 16 Church Rise.
16 Church Rise Crookhill Ryton NE40 3DW
Received 9 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00233/HHA
Proposed 2 storey side extension
13 Spen Burn High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2DN
Received 10 Mar 2020
Decided19/01266/DOC1
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Materials), 10 (Construction Control Plan), 25(SUDS Construction Details) and 29(Remediation Strategy) of planning approval DC/19/01266/FUL
Felling Social Club Gretna Terrace Felling Central Felling NE10 0BS
Received 10 Mar 2020
Decided19/00723/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 5(Phase II Site Investigation), 6(Remediation), 7(Implementation), 9(Trees to be retained) and 10(Tree Protection Measures) of planning approval DC/19/00723/FUL
Felstead 17 North Side Birtley DH3 1RD
Received 9 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00237/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension with succah roof
148 Prince Consort Road Gateshead NE8 4DU
Received 10 Mar 2020
Decided19/00865/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials to be submitted) and 5 (Tree protection) of planning approval DC/19/00865/FUL
Whickham Park House Whickham Park Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4EH
Received 10 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00238/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension and garage conversion
44 Pickering Drive Winlaton Blaydon NE21 5GB
Received 11 Mar 2020
Decided19/01086/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 3(Materials), 5(Construction Control), 7(Phase II Investigation), and 11(Remediation Scheme)
Land East Of Ethel Terrace High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2BH
Received 9 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00239/HHA
Proposed single storey extension to rear
38 Hardwick Court Gateshead NE8 3LX
Received 9 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00240/TPO
Works to Sycamore and Beech trees on communal open space to rear of 9 Saltwell Gardens.
9 Saltwell Gardens (Communal Open Space To Rear) Shipcote Gateshead NE9 5EG
Received 11 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00241/HHA
Proposed Two Storey Front Extension
2 South Avenue Whickham Whickham NE16 5AF
Received 12 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00242/ADV
Display of 1 x 48-sheet LED poster display unit on land at western side of interchange site between the A184 (southbound) and interchange bus station access/egress.
Gateshead Interchange Metro Station Gateshead NE8 1AU
Received 12 Mar 2020
DecidedDC/20/00243/HHA
Proposed single storey side & rear extension.
15 Heathfield Place Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5AS
Received 12 Mar 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.

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