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.
5,334 approved · 393 refused · 309 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Land To The East Of Marigold Avenue Gateshead
Received 11 Mar 2020Land At Church Road Gateshead
Received 12 Mar 202041 Burnhills Gardens Ryton NE40 4RA
Received 12 Mar 2020The Dotty House 1 - 3 Dryden Road Gateshead NE9 5HP
Received 13 Mar 2020Various Locations At Chevington, Hopedene And Rennington, Leam Lane Hendon Road And Edgeware Road, Deckham
Received 10 Mar 2020The Garth Front Street Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6DD
Received 13 Mar 202048 The Pavilion Swalwell Whickham NE16 3BZ
Received 15 Mar 2020Land To The West Of Moorland View/Valley Dene Chopwell NE17 7EX
Received 13 Mar 202014-17 Talbot Terrace Birtley Birtley DH3 2PQ
Received 16 Mar 202029 Bridlington Avenue Gateshead NE9 6XJ
Received 16 Mar 202048 The Pavilion Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 3BZ
Received 16 Mar 2020Land South Of The House Schoolhouse Lane Byermoor Whickham NE16 5AN
Received 18 Mar 2020Land Adj To Former Springs Gym Joicey Road Low Fell NE9 5AT
Received 18 Mar 2020Former Hillside Grange Care Centre Sunderland Road Gateshead NE10 0BD
Received 19 Mar 2020Follingsby Park South Folingingsby Lane
Received 20 Mar 2020Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane
Received 20 Mar 2020Alteres Jewish Girsl High School Willow Grove Felling Central Felling NE10 9PQ
Received 20 Mar 202075 Beech Drive Dunston Gateshead NE11 9PD
Received 20 Mar 2020Land Adjacent To 48 Collingdon Road Rowlands Gill NE39 2EQ
Received 20 Mar 202012 Ravensworth Avenue Eighton Banks Gateshead NE9 7HP
Received 20 Mar 202021 Cedar Crescent Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6ER
Received 20 Mar 2020Riga Site At Junction Of Abbot's Hill And Quarryfield Road Gateshead NE8 3BE
Received 20 Mar 202033 Coniston Gardens Sheriff Hill Gateshead NE9 6XY
Received 21 Mar 202026 Hanover Drive Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6BL
Received 21 Mar 2020Records 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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