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.
5,396 approved · 400 refused · 313 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 May 2018 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11 Cheshire Avenue Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 2BA
Received 4 Jun 202020 Aston Way Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5RJ
Received 4 Jun 202011 Kirkstone Close Winlaton Blaydon On Tyne NE21 6SY
Received 4 Jun 202010 Colebrooke Portobello Birtley DH3 2LF
Received 5 Jun 202014 South View Bungalows High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2AT
Received 5 Jun 2020196 Kells Lane Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5JA
Received 5 Jun 2020Land Rear Of 17 Ingleside Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5XY
Received 6 Jun 202012 Littledene Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5AF
Received 8 Jun 2020Victoria House School Street Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4AD
Received 8 Jun 2020The Millway Centre, The Behaviour Support Service Millway Carr Hill Gateshead NE9 5PQ
Received 8 Jun 2020Land At Lead Road (Pennyhill)
Received 8 Jun 202040 Corrofell Gardens Heworth Felling NE10 0YQ
Received 9 Jun 20208 Clockburnsyde Close Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5UR
Received 8 Jun 2020Former Bling Bling Car Wash Durham Road Birtley Birtley DH3 1LS
Received 9 Jun 202016 North Dene Northside Birtley DH3 1QB
Received 9 Jun 2020Stirling House Stirling Lane Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1PS
Received 9 Jun 2020Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane
Received 10 Jun 2020202 Kells Lane Gateshead NE9 5JA
Received 9 Jun 2020103 Glenluce Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 2JA
Received 8 Jun 2020Site At Valley View Tanfield Place Gateshead NE9 7AS
Received 10 Jun 202011 Barmoor Terrace Ryton NE40 3BB
Received 9 Jun 2020BRITISH TELECOM Felling Telephone Exchange Quarry Row Felling NE10 0DD
Received 10 Jun 2020Craigielea Nursing Home 739 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6AT
Received 10 Jun 202022 Essex Gardens Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5BB
Received 11 Jun 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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