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.
5,222 approved · 384 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Land To North Of A184 Gateshead (Former Stadium Service Station) Park Road Gateshead
Received 6 Jan 2020Ferndene 30 Dene Avenue Rowlands Gill NE39 1DR
Received 7 Jan 2020Go North East Mandela Way Whickham NE11 9DH
Received 20 Dec 201982 Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 1PS
Received 7 Jan 2020FURNITURE VILLAGE Cameron Retail Park Metro Centre Gateshead NE11 9XU
Received 7 Jan 2020Unit 5 Contract House Wellington Road Gateshead NE11 9HS
Received 23 Dec 2019Land Adj Chapel Close Kibblesworth Gateshead NE11 0YE
Received 8 Jan 202050 Ventnor Gardens Gateshead NE9 6EA
Received 2 Jan 2020Land At Hepburn Gardens Felling Gateshead
Received 8 Jan 202050 Salcombe Gardens Gateshead NE9 6XZ
Received 8 Jan 2020Land At Hepburn Gardens Felling Gateshead NE10 9LQ
Received 8 Jan 202020 Redruth Gardens Gateshead NE9 6XW
Received 8 Jan 202020 Dene Avenue Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1DR
Received 9 Jan 2020Land Adjacent Rose Cottage High Street Wrekenton Gateshead NE9 7JS
Received 9 Jan 202040 Beacon Street Gateshead NE9 5XN
Received 9 Jan 20206 Heathwell Gardens Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 3EW
Received 9 Jan 2020South Follingsby Farm Follingsby Lane Follingsby Felling NE10 8YA
Received 10 Jan 20201 Chesmond Drive Blaydon NE21 4BL
Received 10 Jan 2020Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane Gateshead NE10 8YA
Received 10 Jan 2020J And J Stanley Recycling Ltd 1 Cowen Road Blaydon NE21 5TW
Received 10 Jan 20207 Larkspur Road Whickham NE16 4LE
Received 11 Jan 2020Petros Restaurant Spa Well Road Winlaton Mill NE21 6RT
Received 12 Jan 2020Vacant Site At The Location Of The Former Shipcote Centre Shipcote Lane Gateshead
Received 10 Jan 20201 Beech Grove Terrace Crawcrook Ryton NE40 4LZ
Received 13 Jan 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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