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.
5,187 approved · 383 refused · 306 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
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Received 5 Dec 201942 Follingsby Drive Felling Gateshead NE10 8YH
Received 6 Dec 2019Komatsu Uk Ltd Durham Road Birtley Birtley DH3 2QX
Received 6 Dec 2019Ryton Willows, Ferry House River Lane Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3QF
Received 6 Dec 2019ALLIED BAKERIES GATESHEAD F28 Kingsway North Gateshead NE11 0LT
Received 6 Dec 20194 Woodlands Way Winlaton Blaydon Gateshead NE21 6LG
Received 9 Dec 2019The Lodge 123 Whaggs Lane Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PP
Received 27 Nov 2019The Oaks High Horse Close Rowlands Gill NE39 1AN
Received 4 Dec 201913 Ryton Village East Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3NU
Received 9 Dec 2019332 - 354 High Street Gateshead NE8 1LB
Received 4 Dec 2019Former FCC Environment Premises Whiteley Road Blaydon NE21 5RU
Received 6 Dec 2019Queen Elizabeth Hospital Queen Elizabeth Avenue Gateshead NE9 6SX
Received 5 Dec 2019North Eastern Co-op Society Ltd 20 The Garth Front Street Winlaton NE21 6DD
Received 9 Dec 2019115 Dunsmuir Grove Gateshead NE8 4QL
Received 6 Dec 201925 Cherrytree Gardens Gateshead NE9 6TY
Received 10 Dec 2019Marley Hill Primary School Church Street Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne
Received 10 Dec 2019Kenlea Selkirk Crescent Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 1NS
Received 10 Dec 2019Land East Of Crawcrook Lane Crawcrook
Received 2 Dec 2019The Croft Durham Road Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 1LY
Received 9 Dec 2019Ferndene West Park Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 4SP
Received 12 Dec 20192 Hills Street Gateshead NE8 2AS
Received 13 Dec 201910 Amberley Walk Whickham Whickham NE16 5HU
Received 13 Dec 201938 Malton Green Gateshead NE9 7EF
Received 13 Dec 2019Arundel 11 Thornley Lane Rowlands Gill NE39 1AU
Received 13 Dec 2019Records 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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