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.
5,444 approved · 403 refused · 315 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
45-75 Cotemede, Leam Lane, Felling, NE10 8JS 77-107 Cotemede, Leam Lane, Felling, NE10 8JS 37-51 Hartburn, Leam Lane, Felling, NE10 8HY
Received 6 Jul 2020Sherburn Green Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1QS
Received 6 Jul 2020Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane
Received 6 Jul 2020Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane
Received 7 Jul 2020Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane
Received 7 Jul 2020Vale View Stirling Avenue Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1PU
Received 7 Jul 202043 Horsley Avenue Crawcrook Ryton NE40 4XF
Received 7 Jul 2020Green Trees 3 Axwell Park Road Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 5NR
Received 8 Jul 202014 Nunns Way Blaydon NE21 4FS
Received 8 Jul 2020Janala 3 Broom Lane Whickham Whickham NE16 4QP
Received 8 Jul 2020Washingwell House Front Street Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4HF
Received 8 Jul 2020Wyncliffe Gateshead Road Sunniside Whickham NE16 5LQ
Received 9 Jul 202048 Marian Drive Felling Gateshead NE10 0TL
Received 9 Jul 20203 East View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SP
Received 10 Jul 20209 Yewtrees Whitehills Felling NE10 8LH
Received 10 Jul 2020Tesco Stores Ltd Station Road Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1PY
Received 10 Jul 202011 Dene Avenue Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1DZ
Received 10 Jul 2020Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane
Received 10 Jul 20201 Sheriff Mount South Old Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5JX
Received 10 Jul 2020Follingsby Park Follingsby Lane Follingsby Felling NE10 8YA
Received 11 Jul 2020Wyncliffe Gateshead Road Sunniside Whickham NE16 5LQ
Received 11 Jul 202014 Millfield Road Whickham Whickham NE16 4QA
Received 12 Jul 2020Land NE Of Bowes Close Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5LD
Received 13 Jul 202021 Dartmouth Avenue Chowdene Gateshead NE9 6XA
Received 13 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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