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.
5,463 approved · 404 refused · 315 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
47 May Avenue Blaydon On Tyne NE21 6SF
Received 17 Jul 20203 Prestwick Drive Wardley Felling NE10 8AF
Received 17 Jul 2020Fulli's Paperware Ltd Unit 2 Martel Building King Street Gateshead NE8 2YP
Received 17 Jul 202014 Ivanhoe View Harlow Green Gateshead NE9 7TR
Received 18 Jul 2020Northlands Strathmore Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1JA
Received 18 Jul 202034 St Andrews Drive Chowdene Gateshead NE9 6JT
Received 20 Jul 2020Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane
Received 20 Jul 202033 Oakwood Avenue Lyndhurst Gateshead NE9 6PR
Received 20 Jul 2020Boots Station Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1PZ
Received 8 Jul 20202 South Avenue Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3LD
Received 21 Jul 20202 Marston Walk Whickham Whickham NE16 5BW
Received 21 Jul 2020Former Monkridge Gardens Residents Association And Land At 21 And 23 And Land South Of 9-23 Monkridge Gardens
Received 21 Jul 2020Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane
Received 21 Jul 2020Land At 38 And 39 Heathfield Place Gateshead NE9 5AS
Received 22 Jul 2020Orchard Lodge Orchard Road Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1ED
Received 22 Jul 2020Laburnum House Whitewell Lane Ryton NE40 3PG
Received 22 Jul 20204 Kendal Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 2HB
Received 14 Jul 20207 Beechwood Avenue Ryton NE40 3LX
Received 22 Jul 202060 Beverley Drive Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6HG
Received 22 Jul 202010 Ruskin Avenue Dunston Gateshead NE11 9AT
Received 23 Jul 2020Whickham Glebe Sports And Social Club Rose Avenue Whickham Whickham NE16 4NA
Received 23 Jul 2020Denstone Spen Lane Greenside Ryton NE40 4LA
Received 23 Jul 202092 High Street Felling NE10 9LU
Received 23 Jul 2020Dental Practice 265 Kells Lane Gateshead NE9 5HU
Received 23 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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