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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

8,012Searchable applications

393Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,809 approved or refused records

400Refused applications

5,409 approved · 400 refused · 313 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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More application records

DecidedDC/20/00485/OUT
Erection of detached dormer bungalow and detached garage.
Land Adjacent To Hillcrest Stannerford Road Ryton NE40 3SN
Received 15 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00486/HHA
Loft conversion with front dormer and rooflight
38 Windermere Street West Gateshead NE8 1TX
Received 8 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00489/COU
Change of use of land (previously occupied by 18 Poplar Crescent) to private garden for use by 1 Hillfield Street comprising the completion of remedial works followed by enclosure with a 1.5m high close boarded timber fence and gates (amended plan received 13.12.2021 and description amended 05.01.2022)
18 Poplar Crescent Gateshead
Received 17 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00490/GPDE
Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, with a maximum height of 3m, and eaves height of 3m.
Stoneleigh St Marys Terrace Heworth Gateshead NE10 0NN
Received 15 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00491/HHA
Detached front garage
61A Cornmoor Road Whickham NE16 4PU
Received 17 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00492/TPO
Works to 2 trees at rear of 16 Orchard Dene (in garden of 3 Elgen Villas) and 1 tree in front garden.
16 Orchard Dene Rowlands Gill NE39 1DW
Received 17 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00493/HHA
Erection of a two storey side extension and single-storey rear extension
12 Lyndhurst Drive Lyndhurst Gateshead NE9 6BB
Received 17 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00494/FUL
The erection of security fencing and gates (1.8m high)
Cuthbert House Hostel Derwentwater Road Gateshead
Received 18 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00495/TPO
Tree works to a Beech tree (pruning) located to the rear of 8 Silverdale (public open space)
8 Silverdale Way Whickham Whickham NE16 5SQ
Received 18 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00496/HHA
Two storey side and single storey rear extension
57 Beechwood Avenue Lyndhurst Gateshead NE9 6PP
Received 18 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00497/TPO
Prune Oak tree located to the rear of 10 Silverdale Way (located to the rear on public open sapace)
10 Silverdale Way Whickham Whickham NE16 5SQ
Received 18 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00498/HHA
Second floor extension to the rear
16 Cromwell Ford Way Ryton NE21 4FH
Received 18 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00499/HHA
Single storey rear extension
14 Ashgrove Terrace Gateshead NE8 1RL
Received 15 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00500/HHA
Single storey front extension and french doors to rear
12 West Row Portobello Chester Le Street DH3 2JR
Received 15 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00501/HHA
Erection of a first floor extension over existing garage
59 Beechwood Avenue Lyndhurst Gateshead NE9 6PP
Received 18 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00502/CPL
CERTIFICATE OF PROPOSED LAWFUL USE/DEVELOPMENT:Dual tracking of the railway between Pelaw and Jarrow stations
Metro Pelaw Junction
Received 18 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00503/HHA
Dormer loft conversion and replacement bay windows (amended plan received 14.08.2020 and Amended Description 05.10.2020).
20 Valley Drive Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5DE
Received 19 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00505/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to application DC/20/00249/HHA to add 1no. rooflight within roof of proposed front extension (description amended 06.07.20)
48 The Pavilion Swalwell Whickham NE16 3BZ
Received 19 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00506/HHA
Proposed first floor extension over existing side garage, part single part first floor extension to the rear and remodelling of front porch (additional information 30.10.2020, 7.11.2020) (revised description)
25 Axwell Park Road Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 5PB
Received 19 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00507/HHA
First floor extension over existing garage and new front entrance porch
20 Waskerley Close Sunniside Whickham NE16 5XX
Received 19 Jun 2020
UnknownTREE/20/033
Tree works at Dene House Durham Road.
Dene House Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AE
Received 18 Jun 2020
UnknownDC/20/00508/HHA
Proposed raising of ground level of side garden and erection of fence along western boundary of site (retrospective) (supporting information received 24.06.2021).
12 Woodstock Road Harlow Green Gateshead NE9 7TS
Received 19 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00509/HHA
Proposed re-roofing works
St Annes Cottage Church Chare Whickham Whickham NE16 4SH
Received 20 Jun 2020
DecidedDC/20/00510/AGR
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Glass green house with wooden potting shed.
Land At Hedgefield Avenue Ryton
Received 20 Jun 2020

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What these statistics cover

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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