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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
7,950Searchable applications
393Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,771 approved or refused records
395Refused applications

5,376 approved · 395 refused · 309 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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  1. DecidedDC/20/00364/NMA

    Proposed non-material amendment to DC/19/00707/HHA: Removal of brick plinth to base of property and continuation of render to ground level

    Mount Pleasant The Grove Rowlands Gill NE39 1PN

    Received 4 May 2020
  2. DecidedDC/20/00365/HHA

    Replacement brick garage to rear of Hunters Cottage (AS AMENDED 29/07/20)

    Hunters Cottage New South Terrace Birtley Birtley DH3 1AF

    Received 4 May 2020
  3. DecidedDC/20/00366/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    22 Lanthwaite Road Gateshead NE9 6TL

    Received 5 May 2020
  4. Decided19/00723/DOC2

    Discharge of condition 3(Materials), of planning approval DC/19/00723/FUL

    Felstead 17 North Side Birtley DH3 1RD

    Received 6 May 2020
  5. Decided20/00118/DOC1

    Discharge of condition 4(Bat Boxes) of planning approval DC/20/00118/HHA

    357 Rawling Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 4UH

    Received 6 May 2020
  6. DecidedDC/20/00369/FUL

    Demolition of a detached garage and construction of two storey, three bed dwelling (additional information submitted 11.11.2020 , 19.01.2021 and 21.01.2021).

    Land Adjacent 44 Fell Bank Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 1RG

    Received 4 May 2020
  7. DecidedDC/20/00370/COU

    Change of use of existing bank and ancillary offices/stores (use class A2) to ground floor and basement cafe/restaurant (use class A3) with separate office unit above (use class A2) including replacement shopfront/entrance doors, new window and door openings and internal reconfiguration and refurbishment.

    490 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6HU

    Received 6 May 2020
  8. DecidedDC/20/00371/HHA

    Proposed first floor extension over existing ground floor, new roof to whole house, new off white render and new driveway

    22 Heathfield Gardens Greenside Ryton NE40 4AD

    Received 7 May 2020
  9. DecidedDC/20/00372/FUL

    Erection of 2 portacabins to provide male/female toilet accommodation and medical facility, internal alterations to existing changing rooms, upgrading of viewing accommodation to Tom Cooney stand and upgrade of floodlighting luminance from 120Lux to 200Lux.

    Dunston Football Club, UTS Stadium Wellington Road Dunston Gateshead NE11 9JL

    Received 4 May 2020
  10. DecidedDC/20/00373/FUL

    Construction of 16 new residential dwellings with associated highways access and landscaping (amended plans and additional information received 29.05.2020, 21.09.2020, 22.09.2020, 20.10.20 and 22.10.20).

    Land North Of Charlton Walk Gateshead

    Received 1 May 2020
  11. DecidedDC/20/00375/HHA

    Single storey rear extension and addition of pitched roof over part of existing single storey garage.

    24 Burnaby Drive Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3BN

    Received 11 May 2020
  12. UnknownDC/20/00376/FUL

    Construction of concrete plinth 10m x 3.5m with palisade fence to three sides to house two replacement refrigeration compressors supplying refrigeration to an existing chilled storage area of the site (retrospective application).

    R175, Kavli Ltd Kingsway South Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0ST

    Received 11 May 2020
  13. Decided17/01267/DOC3

    Discharge of Conditions 3(Materials), 8(Hard Landscaping), 10(Boundary Treatment), 16(Traffic Calming Measures), Condition 28 (Drainage) and 47(Turning Head) of planning approval DC/17/01267/FUL.

    Land North Of Gullane Close Bill Quay Gateshead

    Received 12 May 2020
  14. DecidedDC/20/00379/HHA

    Proposed two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and front extension/canopy (plans amended 21.07.2020).

    113 Oakfield Road Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5QU

    Received 12 May 2020
  15. DecidedDC/20/00380/HHA

    Proposed Single storey side and rear extension with demolition of existing detached single garage and new larger detached garage with driveway (as amended 23.07.20)

    9 Elmwood Gardens Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0BX

    Received 12 May 2020
  16. DecidedDC/20/00382/HHA

    Single storey rear extension

    21 Essex Gardens Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5BB

    Received 12 May 2020
  17. DecidedDC/20/00383/HHA

    Proposed Two storey extension and associated refurbishment works

    17 Ponthaugh Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1AB

    Received 13 May 2020
  18. DecidedDC/20/00384/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    2 Hedley Hall Cottages Hedley Hall Marley Hill Whickham NE16 5FA

    Received 13 May 2020
  19. DecidedDC/20/00385/FUL

    Construction of a concession pod on hardstanding land to the east of the store's entrance

    Sainsbury's Eleventh Avenue Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0JY

    Received 13 May 2020
  20. DecidedDC/20/00387/HHA

    Rear Extension

    1 Sycamore Crescent North Side Birtley DH3 1FA

    Received 13 May 2020
  21. DecidedDC/20/00388/HHA

    Demolition of existing conservatory. Single storey extension to the rear of the property to form enlarged dining space with new bi-folding doors and 2no rooflights.Removal of window to rear garage / utility and new external door added.

    15 Hollinside Close Whickham Whickham NE16 5QY

    Received 13 May 2020
  22. DecidedDC/20/00389/HHA

    Single storey rear study extension

    7A North Side North Side Birtley DH3 1RD

    Received 13 May 2020
  23. DecidedDC/20/00390/HHA

    Proposed first floor extension to rear

    15 Holme Avenue Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4LZ

    Received 11 May 2020
  24. DecidedDC/20/00391/HHA

    Proposed single storey extension to front, side and rear

    74 Seaham Gardens Gateshead NE9 7EL

    Received 13 May 2020

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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.

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