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.
5,517 approved · 408 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Baja Beach Club Pipewellgate Gateshead NE8 2BJ
Received 1 Sept 20203 Oakridge Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YD
Received 19 Aug 20204 Clockburnsyde Close Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5UR
Received 13 Aug 2020Land North Of Birkland Lane Marley Hill
Received 2 Sept 2020Wayside House Spa Well Road Winlaton Mill Blaydon On Tyne NE21 6RS
Received 24 Aug 2020Team Valley Retail Park, Unit 14 Tenth Avenue West Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0BD
Received 3 Sept 2020Former South Follingsby Farm Follingsby Lane Felling
Received 3 Sept 2020North Lodge Apartments Back Street Winlaton NE21 6AH
Received 3 Sept 2020Block 2 Half Moon Lane Gateshead NE8 2AA
Received 3 Sept 20201 Thorne Avenue Felling Gateshead NE10 8TE
Received 3 Sept 20204 Falsgrave Place Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5SG
Received 3 Sept 2020Land At Junction Of Litchfield Lane And Blaydon Bank Winlaton NE21 5QW
Received 4 Sept 2020Axwell Hall Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 6RN
Received 4 Sept 2020Richmond House Axwell Park Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 6RN
Received 4 Sept 202011 Dawlish Gardens Gateshead NE9 6XD
Received 4 Sept 2020Jayside 8 Meadowfield Crescent Ryton NE40 3TY
Received 1 Sept 2020145 Bewick Road Gateshead NE8 1TY
Received 1 Sept 2020Danescroft Market Lane Gateshead NE16 3EQ
Received 4 Sept 2020Derwent House Whittonstall Road Chopwell NE17 7JZ
Received 5 Sept 20204 Simonside View Whickham Whickham NE16 4AQ
Received 6 Sept 2020Riverdale 5 Blackhouse Lane Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3AE
Received 7 Sept 2020Former Dunston Hill Hospital Whickham Highway Whickham NE11 9QT
Received 7 Sept 20203 Gill Burn Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 2PT
Received 8 Sept 2020300 Old Durham Road Gateshead NE8 4BQ
Received 8 Sept 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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