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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
8,259Searchable applications
394Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 6,012 approved or refused records
413Refused applications

5,599 approved · 413 refused · 319 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

  1. Decided18/00859/DOC2

    Discharge of planning conditions 15 (Drainage Scheme), 17 (Drainage Construction Method Statement), 19 (Drainage Management Plan) 22 (Retaining Wall Details) and 29 (External Materials) of planning approval DC/18/00859/FUL for 185 houses.

    Land East Of Collingdon Road High Spen

    Received 26 Oct 2020
  2. DecidedDC/20/00988/HHA

    Single storey rear extension

    42 Beamish View Northside Birtley DH3 1RS

    Received 26 Oct 2020
  3. DecidedDC/20/00989/HHA

    Single storey side extension

    5 Westfield High Heworth Felling NE10 8NF

    Received 26 Oct 2020
  4. DecidedDC/20/00990/HHA

    Proposed Front, Side and Rear Extension. Demolition of Attached Garage

    2 St Helens Crescent Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6DH

    Received 26 Oct 2020
  5. DecidedDC/20/00991/GPDE

    Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.5m, with a maximum height of 3m, and eaves height of 2.1m

    15 Lawrence Avenue Blaydon NE21 4AZ

    Received 27 Oct 2020
  6. DecidedDC/20/00992/CON

    APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR RELEVANT DEMOLITION IN A CONSERVATION AREA: Proposed removal of existing timber gate, widening of existing single gate opening and installation of proposed timber fixed screen with sliding timber gate.

    17 West View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SR

    Received 27 Oct 2020
  7. DecidedDC/20/00993/HHA

    Single storey rear extension

    46 Kenmore Close Wardley Felling NE10 8WJ

    Received 27 Oct 2020
  8. UnknownTREE/20/074

    Tree works at and around 15 Woodbine Place Gateshead including the pruning of an Elm and the felling of a Maple

    15 Woodbine Place Gateshead NE8 1RT

    Received 27 Oct 2020
  9. DecidedDC/20/00994/FUL

    Demolition of former commercial properties consisting of shops and two public houses.

    318 - 330 High Street Gateshead NE8 1EN

    Received 27 Oct 2020
  10. DecidedDC/20/00995/FUL

    Erection of two-storey extension to existing Medical Centre with associated external works (additional information and amended plans submitted 13.11.2020, 30.11.2020, 18.01.2021 and 27.01.2021).

    The Medical Centre 1 Rawling Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 4QS

    Received 27 Oct 2020
  11. DecidedDC/20/00996/HHA

    Proposed ground floor single-storey side extension, Loft conversion with rear velux windows, change of external-facing materials to white render, removal of chimneys and raising garden levels

    Lingey House Farm Lingey Lane Wardley Felling NE10 8BR

    Received 28 Oct 2020
  12. DecidedDC/20/00997/HHA

    Two storey side extension

    36 The Cedars Whickham Whickham NE16 5TJ

    Received 28 Oct 2020
  13. DecidedDC/20/00998/NMA

    Proposed non-material amendment of application DC/19/00710/FUL to allow change of material to north and south entrance features to link building to single ply membrane with standing seam features.

    Methodist Church Strathmore Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1HX

    Received 28 Oct 2020
  14. DecidedDC/20/00999/HHA

    Proposed two storey extension to north west and south east elevations

    Birchwood Rockwood Hill Road Greenside Ryton NE40 4AT

    Received 29 Oct 2020
  15. DecidedDC/20/01000/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    21 Glendale Avenue Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5JA

    Received 26 Oct 2020
  16. DecidedDC/20/01001/FUL

    Erection of general purpose agricultural steel portal building and formation of new access

    Land South Of Longridge Road

    Received 29 Oct 2020
  17. UnknownTREE/20/075

    Removal of tree T1 in order to convert front garden to off street slate gravel parking area and to remove the shadow cast on my house. I cannot identify the tree species.

    51 Dominies Close Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1PB

    Received 29 Oct 2020
  18. DecidedDC/20/01003/FUL

    Single storey extension and part refurbishment of Cragside Court Mental Health Unit to create a new ten bed mental health unit incorporating shared healthcare services plus associated landscaping and revised parking layout (Amended Plans received 11.12.2020 and Additional Information received 16.11.2020, 24.11.2020 and 11.12.2020).

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

    Received 29 Oct 2020
  19. DecidedDC/20/01004/HHA

    Single storey side extension and pitched roof to front

    456 Lobley Hill Road Gateshead NE11 0BS

    Received 16 Oct 2020
  20. DecidedDC/20/01005/HHA

    Proposed front porch and single storey rear extension

    17 Mitford Gardens Gateshead NE11 0BA

    Received 16 Oct 2020
  21. DecidedDC/20/01006/FUL

    Erection of 2.4m high green mesh security fencing around HGV parking area.

    Washington Motorway Services (Northbound) Junction 64 Chester Le Street DH3 2SJ

    Received 30 Oct 2020
  22. UnknownTREE/20/076

    Tree works at Roughcote Kellfield Avenue Low Fell

    Roughcote Kellfield Avenue Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5YP

    Received 30 Oct 2020
  23. DecidedDC/20/01007/FUL

    Conversion of existing warehouse buildings to form an integrated COVID Hub North East facility for the laboratory testing of sample alongside associated staff welfare facilities, including a link corridor between the two buildings, addition of substation and cycle parking facility (retrospective) (description and plans amended 08.12.2020).

    Baltic Park, Units I And J Saltmeadows Road East Gateshead Gateshead NE8 3DA

    Received 30 Oct 2020
  24. DecidedDC/20/01008/HHA

    Single storey rear extension (retrospective) (as amended 18.02.21)

    1 The Court Whickham Whickham NE16 4HW

    Received 30 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.

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