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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.
5,660 approved · 415 refused · 321 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
36 St Cuthberts Park Marley Hill Whickham NE16 5ED
Received 22 Dec 202011 Ashfield Rise Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PN
Received 18 Dec 2020K83 Third Avenue Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0PR
Received 22 Dec 2020Co-Op Funeral Services Main Street Crawcrook Ryton NE40 4NB
Received 23 Dec 20204 The Cedars Whickham Whickham NE16 5TH
Received 24 Dec 202039 Tower Gardens Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3RR
Received 24 Dec 202011 Ely Street Bensham Gateshead NE8 1NR
Received 24 Dec 202035 Sherburn Park Drive Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1QU
Received 30 Dec 2020Lands At & To The Rear: 21 & 23 Monkridge Gardens With Disused Pavilion & Hardstanding Off Monkridge Gardens Dunston Hill Gateshead Borough NE11 9XE
Received 30 Dec 2020Existing Mast Saltmeadows Road Gateshead NE8 3BN
Received 30 Dec 20201 Glendale Gardens Sheriff Hill Gateshead NE9 5SA
Received 2 Jan 20211 Rosemary Gardens Eighton Banks Gateshead NE9 7XH
Received 4 Jan 20214 Albert Drive Gateshead NE9 6EH
Received 5 Jan 202119 Parklands Way Wardley Felling NE10 8GA
Received 5 Jan 202123 Dene Crescent Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3RY
Received 6 Jan 202113 Peacock Court Festival Park Gateshead NE11 9TX
Received 6 Jan 2021Innisfree 16 Lockhaugh Road Blaydon Rowlands Gill NE39 1AW
Received 6 Jan 2021Land North Of Gullane Close Bill Quay Gateshead
Received 6 Jan 2021Friarsgarth Nursery Lane Felling Central Felling NE10 9TE
Received 7 Jan 20213 The Foxhills Fellside Park Whickham NE16 5UU
Received 7 Jan 202121 Valley Drive Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5DJ
Received 8 Jan 20211 Deneside Avenue Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6AD
Received 8 Jan 2021113 Celandine Way Gateshead NE10 8QW
Received 8 Jan 202186 Knightside Gardens Dunston Gateshead NE11 9RN
Received 8 Jan 2021Records 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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