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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
8,185Searchable applications
393Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,948 approved or refused records
408Refused applications

5,540 approved · 408 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas22 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas5 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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More application records

  1. DecidedDC/20/00824/HHA

    Single storey side extension

    22 Shotley Gardens Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5DP

    Received 16 Sept 2020
  2. Decided19/01215/DOC1

    Discharge of condition 1 (Demolition Management Plan) of planning approval DC/19/01215/FUL

    332 - 354 High Street Gateshead NE8 1LB

    Received 16 Sept 2020
  3. DecidedDC/20/00826/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension and first floor side extension

    28 Meredith Gardens Sunderland Road Gateshead NE8 3EB

    Received 16 Sept 2020
  4. Decided20/00329/DOC1

    Discharge of conditions 6(Phase II Detailed Risk Assessment) and 10(Tree Protection Measures) of planning approval DC/20/00329/FUL

    The Cedars Academy Ivy Lane Gateshead NE9 6QD

    Received 16 Sept 2020
  5. DecidedDC/20/00827/HHA

    Proposed extension to existing conservatory to form enlarged orangery

    Ashfield House 1 Main Road Barmoor Ryton NE40 3BT

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  6. Decided18/00565/DOC1

    Discharge of conditions 18(Phase 3 Remediation Statement ), 19( Verification report), 20( Phase 2 intrusive site investigation) and 21(Remediation scheme) of planning approval DC/18/00565/FUL

    Whickham School And Sports College (Academy Trust) Burnthouse Lane Whickham Whickham NE16 5AR

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  7. DecidedDC/20/00829/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    24 Tamerton Drive Portobello Birtley DH3 2LX

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  8. DecidedDC/20/00834/TPO

    Works to trees protected by TPO 137

    8 The Mount Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3NH

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  9. DecidedDC/20/00830/TPO

    Tree works to Beech tree located on land to rear of 10 Silverdale Way

    10 Silverdale Way Whickham Whickham NE16 5SQ

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  10. DecidedDC/20/00831/TPO

    Tree works at land to rear of 2 Silverdale Way

    2 Silverdale Way Whickham Whickham NE16 5SQ

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  11. DecidedDC/20/00832/TELFUL

    Installation of 2No additional antennas and ancillary equipment onto the existing 5m high rooftop stub mast on the Whickham Telephone Exchange, Front Street, Whickham, NE16 4JQ to provide 5G coverage to the surrounding area.

    O2 525 Mast Whickham ATE Front Street Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  12. Decided20/00013/DOC1

    Discharge of conditions 8(Drainage Scheme), 10(Drainage Construction Plan) and 12(Drainage Management) of planning approval DC/20/00013/FUL.

    Land At Hepburn Gardens Felling Gateshead NE10 9LQ

    Received 18 Sept 2020
  13. Decided20/00011/DOC1

    Discharge of conditions 16(Drainage Scheme), 18(Drainage Construction Management Plan) and 20(Long-term Management Plan for the Drainage Scheme) of planning approval DC/20/00011/FUL

    Land At Hepburn Gardens Felling Gateshead

    Received 18 Sept 2020
  14. DecidedDC/20/00840/HHA

    Proposed two storey side and rear extension and new porch with roof over existing bay window.

    150 Marian Drive Bill Quay Felling NE10 0TJ

    Received 19 Sept 2020
  15. UnknownTREE/20/063

    Tree works at 11 Myrtle Grove

    11 Myrtle Grove Gateshead NE9 6EQ

    Received 21 Sept 2020
  16. DecidedDC/20/00841/FUL

    Extension of the existing staff canteen and associated external works

    Graphic Packaging Z357 Dukesway Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0LF

    Received 21 Sept 2020
  17. DecidedDC/20/00842/GPDE

    Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.65m, with a maximum height of 3.85m, and eaves height of 2.8m.

    11 Huntley Crescent Winlaton Blaydon On Tyne NE21 6EU

    Received 2 Sept 2020
  18. DecidedDC/20/00843/HHA

    Proposed single storey extensions to front and rear

    82 Kepier Chare Crawcrook Ryton NE40 4UR

    Received 22 Sept 2020
  19. DecidedDC/20/00848/HHA

    Proposed single storey side extension

    2 The Drive Vigo Birtley DH3 2HW

    Received 22 Sept 2020
  20. DecidedDC/20/00850/HHA

    Proposed detached garden storage building

    22 Berkley Avenue Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 5NN

    Received 22 Sept 2020
  21. DecidedDC/20/00853/ADV

    Conversion of existing non-illuminated advertising display on gable end to an illuminated digital advertising display.

    560-562 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6HX

    Received 23 Sept 2020
  22. Decided19/00634/DOC2

    Discharge of condition 7 (Risk Assessment) and 8(Remediation) of planning appeal decision dated 28/04/20.

    Former Monkridge Gardens Residents Association And Land At 21 And 23 And Land South Of 9-23 Monkridge Gardens

    Received 23 Sept 2020
  23. DecidedDC/20/00855/HHA

    Proposed first floor rear extension

    25 Mitchell Street Ryton NE40 4HD

    Received 16 Sept 2020
  24. Decided16/00658/DOC4

    Discharge of condition 16 (location of footprint of plots 2, 47, 81, 82, 83, 91, 98, 99, 105, 112 and 116), condition 17 (plan of finished floor level) and condition 38 (finished floor levels of plots 118, 119 and 120) of planning approval DC/16/00658/FUL (additional information submitted 08.04.2021, 15.06.2021, 10.09.2021, 04.10.2021 and 11.11.2021).

    Northside (Birtley Phase 2 - Land Off Mount Pleasant Road) Birtley

    Received 23 Sept 2020

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What these statistics cover

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.

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