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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.
5,349 approved · 393 refused · 309 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Alderley Road Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6DN
Received 22 Mar 202017 Scholars Close Marley Hill Whickham NE16 5AZ
Received 23 Mar 2020Lindum House, The Lindum Club Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AY
Received 23 Mar 202010 Woodmans Way Fellside Park Whickham NE16 5TR
Received 24 Mar 20202 Robsons Way Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 1GA
Received 25 Mar 2020Former South Follingsby Farm Follingsby Lane Felling
Received 25 Mar 2020Hand Car Wash Sunderland Road Gateshead
Received 26 Mar 2020Tardis 2 Friarside Crescent Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1DQ
Received 26 Mar 2020Co-Operative Buildings Hexham Old Road Ryton NE40 3ER
Received 23 Mar 2020Washingwell House Front Street Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4HF
Received 26 Mar 20205 Riverside Court Gateshead NE11 9QX
Received 27 Mar 2020Ryton Tower Residential Home Whitewell Lane Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3PG
Received 29 Mar 2020WELLBURN CARE HOMES LTD Ryton Tower Residential Home Whitewell Lane Ryton NE40 3PG
Received 30 Mar 202010 Summerhill Blaydon NE21 4JS
Received 30 Mar 2020Former Go-Ahead Bus Depot Gateshead
Received 30 Mar 202010 Cherrytree Gardens Gateshead NE9 6TY
Received 31 Mar 202026 Hillcrest Drive Gateshead NE11 9QS
Received 1 Apr 2020Chadwick 1B The Crescent Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5DH
Received 26 Mar 202015 Belle Vue Bank Gateshead NE9 6BQ
Received 1 Apr 202029 Coniston Avenue Whickham NE16 4ER
Received 2 Apr 2020Dairy Cottage 1 Heathfield Farm Ryton NE40 4JA
Received 2 Apr 2020Brompton Stargate Lane Stargate Ryton NE40 3DU
Received 2 Apr 2020Unit 2+3 Premier Shop At Ship Inn High Heworth Lane Felling NE10 9XD
Received 2 Apr 202028 Cotemede Leam Lane Estate Felling NE10 8JQ
Received 3 Apr 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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