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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
8,208Searchable applications
394Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,965 approved or refused records
408Refused applications

5,557 approved · 408 refused · 318 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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.

More application records

  1. DecidedDC/20/00881/HHA

    Proposed Front Porch

    11 Broadbank Wardley Felling NE10 8XW

    Received 29 Sept 2020
  2. DecidedDC/20/00882/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension and associated landscaping

    7 Laxford Vigo Birtley DH3 2DR

    Received 29 Sept 2020
  3. DecidedDC/20/00883/HHA

    Proposed porch to front elevation and part two storey/ part first floor extension over existing kitchen area, to side and rear elevations (amended plans received 01.04.2021 and 20.05.2021).

    19 Duckpool Lane Whickham Whickham NE16 4HB

    Received 29 Sept 2020
  4. DecidedDC/20/00884/FUL

    Construction of a 25m x 15m x 6.5m (H) energy centre to house a 6MW minewater heat pump system and introduction of associated boreholes

    Local Environmental Services Construction Depot Shearlegs Road East Gateshead Gateshead NE8 3EN

    Received 29 Sept 2020
  5. DecidedDC/20/00885/ADV

    Display of three digitally printed flex face skins fitted to existing black clip boxes and one digitally printed flex face skin fitted to new internally illuminated black clip box

    Blaydon Industrial Park, Unit 1 Chainbridge Road Blaydon NE21 5AB

    Received 29 Sept 2020
  6. DecidedDC/20/00886/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    13 Woodlands Way Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6LG

    Received 29 Sept 2020
  7. DecidedDC/20/00887/ADV

    Display of non illuminated signs on warehouse building and various non illuminated directional / wayfinding signs within the site (amended 19/11/20202, 13/01/2021).

    Plot B, Follingsby Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane Felling

    Received 29 Sept 2020
  8. DecidedDC/20/00888/FUL

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (approved plans) of DC/19/01090/FUL to amend plans retaining the existing location of the front elevation wall

    9 Derwent Street Chopwell NE17 7HU

    Received 29 Sept 2020
  9. DecidedDC/20/00889/GPDE

    Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, with a maximum height of 4m, and a maximum eaves height of 2.65m (amended 21.10.2020 and 02.12.2020)

    10 Marlboro Avenue Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 3ER

    Received 29 Sept 2020
  10. DecidedDC/20/00890/HHA

    Revision of DC/20/00405/HHA to use a champagne coloured render finish to single storey rear extension (description amended 29.10.20)

    Beverley Woodside Close Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3NF

    Received 29 Sept 2020
  11. DecidedDC/20/00891/ADV

    Display of illuminated LED poster unit.

    KFC Stoneygate Lane Heworth Felling NE10 0LX

    Received 30 Sept 2020
  12. DecidedDC/20/00892/ADV

    Display of 8m high white fibreglass flagpole

    Queen Elizabeth Hospital Queen Elizabeth Avenue Sheriff Hill Gateshead NE9 6SX

    Received 30 Sept 2020
  13. DecidedDC/20/00893/HHA

    Proposed two storey side and rear extension

    38 Salkeld Gardens Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5ED

    Received 30 Sept 2020
  14. DecidedDC/20/00894/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension and alteration to existing roof at ground floor level on front and side elevation.

    11 Horsley Avenue Crawcrook Ryton NE40 4XA

    Received 1 Oct 2020
  15. DecidedDC/20/00895/HHA

    First floor balcony to rear elevation

    Langwaite Hookergate Lane High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2AL

    Received 1 Oct 2020
  16. DecidedDC/20/00896/TPO

    Works to trees at 4 Leafield Glade protected byTPO 151

    4 Leafield Glade Portobello Birtley DH3 2NP

    Received 1 Oct 2020
  17. DecidedDC/20/00898/ADV

    Upgrade of 2 no. existing 48 sheet adverts with "D-Posters" to display digital and illuminated advertisments.

    Dutton Court Chainbridge Road Blaydon On Tyne

    Received 1 Oct 2020
  18. DecidedDC/20/00899/ADV

    Upgrade of existing 48 sheet advert to support digital poster

    Chainbridge Road Blaydon On Tyne

    Received 1 Oct 2020
  19. DecidedDC/20/00900/AGR

    Erection of 465 square metre agricultural building

    Sheddon's Hill Birtley Chester-Le-Street Co Durham DH3 1RF

    Received 2 Oct 2020
  20. Decided18/00574/DOC13

    Discharge of planning condition 28 (Drainage Scheme) of planning approval DC/18/00574/FUL relating to PLOT A (phase 2) and PLOT B (phase 3) of the development. Minor revisions have been made to the drainage scheme (drainage strategy V5) which was previously approved on 25 Sept 2020.

    Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane

    Received 2 Oct 2020
  21. DecidedDC/20/00902/HHA

    Proposed single storey front extension.

    16 Fairfield Avenue Whickham Whickham NE16 5BT

    Received 2 Oct 2020
  22. DecidedDC/20/00904/HHA

    Proposed single storey side extension with new front entrance porch

    58 Garden House Estate Crawcrook Ryton NE40 4PR

    Received 4 Oct 2020
  23. DecidedDC/20/00905/COU

    Change of use from dwellinghouse to mixed use comprising dwellinghouse and medical aesthetics clinic

    Highcroft 33 Grange Road Ryton NE40 3LU

    Received 4 Oct 2020
  24. DecidedDC/20/00906/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    5 Blaxton Place Whickham Whickham NE16 5BU

    Received 5 Oct 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.

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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