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.
5,426 approved · 401 refused · 315 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 Albert Place Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5JE
Received 1 Jul 202034 South Parade Bill Quay Felling NE10 0RX
Received 1 Jul 2020Canonbury Strathmore Road Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1HX
Received 1 Jul 202086 Valley Dene Chopwell NE17 7EZ
Received 1 Jul 2020Old Main Street Crawcrook
Received 2 Jul 202016 Ashtree Close Rowlands Gill NE39 1RA
Received 29 Jun 2020Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Rowlands Gill NE21 6LE
Received 2 Jul 2020102 Malvern Gardens Gateshead NE11 9LL
Received 2 Jul 202022 Plantation Grove Bill Quay Gateshead NE10 0TB
Received 2 Jul 2020Greyholme Wynbury Road Gateshead NE9 6TS
Received 3 Jul 202055 Hewitson Terrace Felling Gateshead NE10 9HQ
Received 3 Jul 2020West Of Leven House Bute Road South Rowlands Gill NE39 2AP
Received 3 Jul 202036 St Helens Crescent Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6DH
Received 3 Jul 202091 Sherburn Way Wardley Felling NE10 8TZ
Received 3 Jul 2020Land At New Road Leam Lane Felling
Received 3 Jul 202095 Chaucer Close Gateshead NE8 3NQ
Received 3 Jul 202055 Runhead Estate Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3HS
Received 3 Jul 202043 Runhead Estate Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3HS
Received 4 Jul 20206 Carlton Terrace Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6DE
Received 4 Jul 2020The Furrow West View Kibblesworth Birtley NE11 0YL
Received 5 Jul 2020Vacant Site At The Location Of The Former Shipcote Centre Shipcote Lane Gateshead
Received 3 Jul 2020Kibblesworth Grange Kibblesworth Bank Kibblesworth NE11 0JB
Received 6 Jul 202015 Ashfield Terrace Hexham Old Road Ryton NE40 3LB
Received 6 Jul 2020Beda Lodge Hookergate Lane High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2AF
Received 6 Jul 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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