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.
5,372 approved · 395 refused · 309 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bradley Close Sled Lane Ryton Wylam NE41 8JH
Received 22 Apr 2020The Cedars Academy Ivy Lane Gateshead NE9 6QD
Received 23 Apr 2020Team Street Ochre Yards Gateshead
Received 23 Apr 202091 Dominies Close Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1PB
Received 24 Apr 2020Granville House 16 Durham Road Gateshead NE8 4EJ
Received 24 Apr 20208 Deepdale Close Whickham NE16 5SN
Received 27 Apr 202034 Long Bank Gateshead NE9 7HJ
Received 27 Apr 202022 Heathfield Place Gateshead NE9 5AS
Received 27 Apr 202023 Chiltern Gardens Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 9JU
Received 28 Apr 2020Roselea 46 Whaggs Lane Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PQ
Received 28 Apr 202026 Broadmeadows Close Swalwell Whickham NE16 3DD
Received 28 Apr 20203 Rosewell Place Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5SY
Received 24 Apr 202013 Hopedene Leam Lane Estate Felling NE10 8JA
Received 30 Apr 202015 Ashfield Terrace Hexham Old Road Ryton NE40 3LB
Received 14 Apr 2020Former Baja Beach Club Pipewellgate Gateshead NE8 2BJ
Received 30 Apr 202022 Dornoch Crescent Felling Gateshead NE10 9BA
Received 1 May 20202 Hedgefield Cottages Ryton Blaydon On Tyne NE21 4NJ
Received 29 Apr 2020Ryton Villa Barmoor Lane Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3AN
Received 1 May 2020York Road Fish Shop 28 York Road Barley Mow Birtley DH3 2BD
Received 2 May 20208 Corrofell Gardens Heworth Felling NE10 0YQ
Received 3 May 202033 Oakwood Avenue Lyndhurst Gateshead NE9 6PR
Received 4 May 202016 Northcote Whickham NE16 5RU
Received 4 May 2020341 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AJ
Received 2 May 20206 Noel Terrace Winlaton Mill Blaydon NE21 6SD
Received 4 May 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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