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.
5,644 approved · 415 refused · 320 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6B Woodbine Place Bensham Gateshead NE8 1RT
Received 2 Dec 2020New Road Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0JU
Received 2 Dec 20209 Marblet Court Festival Park Gateshead NE11 9TB
Received 2 Dec 2020Dunston Hill Hospital Gateshead Tyne And Wear NE11 9QT
Received 2 Dec 202026 Derwent Gardens Gateshead NE9 5XQ
Received 23 Oct 2020Axwell Hall Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 6RN
Received 3 Dec 2020St Cuthberts Lodge Church Street Marley Hill Whickham NE16 5DJ
Received 3 Dec 2020St Cuthberts Lodge Church Street Marley Hill Whickham NE16 5DJ
Received 3 Dec 2020Axwell Hall Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 6RN
Received 3 Dec 2020Axwell Hall Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 6RN
Received 3 Dec 202018 Woodbine Terrace Bensham Gateshead NE8 1RU
Received 28 Aug 202047 Seaham Gardens Gateshead NE9 7EJ
Received 24 Nov 2020Greenacres 22 Old Main Street Crawcrook Ryton NE40 4EU
Received 4 Dec 2020Hedley Hall Woodlands Trust Site Hedley Hall Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne
Received 4 Dec 2020354 Sunderland Road Gateshead NE8 3QP
Received 4 Dec 2020Aldi High Street Wrekenton Gateshead NE9 7JR
Received 4 Dec 2020Block 2 Half Moon Lane Gateshead NE8 2AA
Received 5 Dec 202010 Tynevale Terrace Teams Gateshead NE8 2XY
Received 5 Dec 2020Cedar Crest 48 Main Road Barmoor Ryton NE40 3AJ
Received 5 Dec 202019 Meldon Gardens Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0BB
Received 7 Dec 2020Block 2 Half Moon Lane Gateshead NE8 2AA
Received 7 Dec 2020Ardallan Holly Hill Felling Central Felling NE10 9NQ
Received 7 Dec 202028 The Crescent Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1JN
Received 8 Dec 202018 Callaley Avenue Fellside Park Whickham NE16 5YR
Received 8 Dec 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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