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.
5,194 approved · 383 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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 South Of Dodsworth Terrace Greenside Ryton
Received 13 Dec 2019Asda Gibside Way Metro Centre Whickham NE11 9YA
Received 13 Dec 2019Asda Gibside Way Metro Centre Whickham NE11 9YA
Received 13 Dec 20194 Park View Avenue Shipcote Gateshead NE9 5EN
Received 16 Dec 2019Butsfield Durham Road Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 1PS
Received 16 Dec 2019The Interchange Centre, Unit 2 West Street Gateshead NE8 1BH
Received 16 Dec 2019West Wood Farm Kyo Close Ryton NE41 8JW
Received 13 Dec 2019Land Adj To 211 Queensway South Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0SD
Received 16 Dec 2019The Mount Community Association Galloping Green Road Eighton Banks Gateshead NE9 7YA
Received 16 Dec 2019Woburnia 308 Market Lane Swalwell Whickham NE16 3EF
Received 16 Dec 201928A The Garth Front Street Winlaton NE21 6DD
Received 17 Dec 20194 School Lane Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4SL
Received 16 Dec 201932 Celandine Way Gateshead NE10 8QP
Received 17 Dec 20196 Stella Hall Drive Ryton Blaydon On Tyne NE21 4LB
Received 17 Dec 2019Keldine Autos Wellington Road Gateshead NE11 9BQ
Received 17 Dec 2019Land At Portobello Road Birtley
Received 16 Dec 2019Treetops 9 Park Avenue Dunston Hill Gateshead NE11 9QE
Received 18 Dec 2019The Sage Gateshead St Marys Square East Gateshead Gateshead NE8 2JR
Received 18 Dec 2019Land South Of Blackfell Way North Side Birtley Gateshead
Received 16 Dec 201929 Lincoln Street Gateshead NE8 4EE
Received 18 Dec 2019Land North Of Folllingsby Lane Follingsby Park Gateshead
Received 18 Dec 201914 Sundridge Drive Wardley Felling NE10 8JF
Received 19 Dec 2019Gateshead Quays Car Park Mill Road Gateshead Tyne And Wear NE8 5JB
Received 16 Dec 2019Chowdene Bank And Lamesley Road Gateshead
Received 19 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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