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.
5,491 approved · 406 refused · 316 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
126 Marian Drive Felling Gateshead NE10 0TJ
Received 5 Aug 202080 Chaucer Close Gateshead NE8 3NQ
Received 6 Aug 20207 Limetrees Gardens Gateshead NE9 5BE
Received 30 Jul 202016 Chesters Park Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5YW
Received 7 Aug 2020Woodcroft 22 Saltwell Road South Gateshead NE9 6DT
Received 7 Aug 2020Former Lloyds TSB Bank 19 - 21 Derwent Street Chopwell NE17 7HU
Received 7 Aug 20208 Holburn Walk Ryton NE40 3DL
Received 7 Aug 2020Land Adj 8 Village Heights Windmill Hills Gateshead NE8 1PW
Received 7 Aug 2020Tyne Bridge House Bottle Bank Gateshead NE8 2AR
Received 7 Aug 202014 Rockwood Terrace Greenside Ryton NE40 4BN
Received 8 Aug 2020PRINGLE BROS LTD Emmaville Ryton NE40 3TR
Received 8 Aug 2020North Lodge Bradley Hall Crawcrook Ryton NE41 8JH
Received 10 Aug 2020Land At South View Chopwell
Received 10 Aug 202020 Burdon Park Sunniside Whickham NE16 5HA
Received 10 Aug 202011 Bowburn Close Wardley Felling NE10 8UG
Received 10 Aug 2020Home Farm, The Stables Axwell Park Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 6RN
Received 10 Aug 2020Dunston DNS Park Terrace Dunston Gateshead
Received 10 Aug 2020T Mobile Mast 74131 East Of Saltmeadows Trade Park Neilson Road Gateshead
Received 10 Aug 202077 Earlswood Park Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6AZ
Received 10 Aug 2020Brett Wharf Pipewellgate Gateshead Quayside Gateshead NE8 2BJ
Received 11 Aug 2020The Riga Building Junction Of Abbots Hill And Quarryfield Road Gateshead NE8 3BE
Received 11 Aug 2020Hand Car Wash Sunderland Road Gateshead
Received 12 Aug 2020Penlaw Fixings North Ltd Neilson Road East Gateshead Gateshead NE10 0EW
Received 12 Aug 2020Ashfield Strathmore Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1HZ
Received 13 Aug 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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