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.
5,571 approved · 409 refused · 318 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
204 Carr Hill Road Carr Hill Gateshead NE9 5NA
Received 12 Oct 2020Plot 1 Stoneygate Close Felling Gateshead NE10 0AZ
Received 12 Oct 20209 The Mount Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3NH
Received 13 Oct 2020Woodlea 110 Shibdon Road Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5NP
Received 12 Oct 202044 Claremont North Avenue Bensham Gateshead NE8 1RH
Received 13 Oct 20208 Greenacre Park Gateshead NE9 6HF
Received 13 Oct 2020Land At Haugh Lane Haugh Lane Stella Ryton Gateshead NE21 4SA,
Received 13 Oct 202038 Bolburn Felling Gateshead NE10 8XB
Received 13 Oct 2020Y439 Earlsway Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0RQ
Received 13 Oct 2020Former Beeswing Hotel 1 Gosforth Street Felling Gateshead NE10 9LS
Received 13 Oct 2020Block 2 Half Moon Lane Gateshead NE8 2AA
Received 14 Oct 2020Kirschberg North Side Birtley DH3 1RF
Received 6 Oct 202027 Myrtle Avenue Gateshead NE11 9UD
Received 15 Oct 202060 Crossfield Park Felling Gateshead NE10 9SA
Received 13 Oct 202011 Dene Court Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 1QH
Received 15 Oct 202024 Albert Drive Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6EH
Received 16 Oct 202056 Creslow High Heworth Felling NE10 9AQ
Received 16 Oct 20206 Greystoke Avenue Whickham Whickham NE16 5HP
Received 16 Oct 2020New Century House, Unit 1 (Argos) West Street Gateshead NE8 1HR
Received 16 Oct 202022 Denewell Avenue Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5HD
Received 19 Oct 2020Yard 4a, 4B And 5 Marshalls Derwenthaugh Industrial Estate Blaydon NE16 3BQ
Received 19 Oct 202014 Plantation Grove Bill Quay Gateshead NE10 0TB
Received 19 Oct 20202 Earlswood Avenue Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6AH
Received 20 Oct 202022 Oaklands Swalwell Whickham NE16 3EP
Received 20 Oct 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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