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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
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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

8,448Searchable applications

395Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 6,162 approved or refused records

421Refused applications

5,741 approved · 421 refused · 326 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Sept 2016 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

DecidedDC/21/00087/HHA
Proposed boundary wall to front of property
65 Grange Lane Whickham Whickham NE16 5AH
Received 29 Jan 2021
DecidedDC/21/00088/HHA
Proposed alterations to existing detached garage increasing the depth by 3m and link corridor to existing dwellinghouse (amended plan received 04.05.21)
7A North Side Birtley DH3 1RD
Received 29 Jan 2021
DecidedDC/21/00089/HHA
Proposed 2 storey side extension and single storey rear. (Amended plans 16/03/21)
14 Ellerton Way Felling Gateshead NE10 9TF
Received 25 Jan 2021
DecidedDC/21/00091/FUL
Laying out of 2 additional parking spaces to front of building.
Beverley Court, Anchor Housing Association Salkeld Road Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5UW
Received 29 Jan 2021
Decided19/01080/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 7 (Bat Boxes) and 8 (Replacement Bat Roost Features) of planning approval DC/19/01080/HHA
High Point 16 West High Horse Close Lockhaugh Rowlands Gill NE39 1AL
Received 29 Jan 2021
DecidedDC/21/00093/LBC
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT - redevelopment of Axwell Hall into 11 residential apartments with an ancillary residential annex and bin store (revised scheme following listed building approval DC/17/00667/LBC to reflect the non material amendments to planning approval DC/17/00666/FUL which include minor design changes to the residential annex and minor changes to the internal layout of the 11 apartments in Axwell Hall).
Axwell Hall Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 6RN
Received 29 Jan 2021
Decided17/01122/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 3 (scheme for the disposal of foul and surface water), 5 (Ph II Risk Assessment), 11(Construction Methodology), 14(Materials), 16(Landscape scheme), 19 (SuDS), 21 (drainage management and maintenance) and 25(Tree Protection Scheme) of planning approval DC/17/01122/FUL
Eighth Avenue Gateshead
Received 29 Jan 2021
DecidedDC/21/00095/HHA
Proposed single storey front and side extensions and raised roof height to create an additional floor (22.11.2021)
5 Garden Houses Winlaton NE21 5DW
Received 29 Jan 2021
DecidedDC/21/00096/HHA
Proposed replacement porch over existing entrance to the South elevation
Southfield 43 Grange Road Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3LU
Received 30 Jan 2021
DecidedDC/21/00097/HHA
Proposed replacement front porch and proposed rear dormer.(Amended plans rec'd 26.03.21)
213 Dryden Road Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5DA
Received 30 Jan 2021
DecidedDC/21/00098/COU
Change of use of summer house (Use Class C3) to dog grooming business (Sui Generis), resulting in a mixed use (Sui Generis).
8 Bute Drive High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2DP
Received 31 Jan 2021
Decided20/00370/DOC1
Discharge of condition 3 (Shop Front Details) of planning approval DC/20/00370/COU
490 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6HU
Received 29 Jan 2021
DecidedDC/21/00100/HHA
Single storey rear extension (amended plans received 08.03.21)
Rockverne Cottage 1 Kyo Lane Greenside Ryton NE40 4JR
Received 1 Feb 2021
UnknownTREE/21/009
Tree works at Derwntside Stirling Lane Rowlands Gill
Derwentside Stirling Lane Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1PS
Received 1 Feb 2021
DecidedDC/21/00101/FUL
Replacement of existing 31m high telecommunications mast with 31m high four legged lattice telecommunications mast with antennas, and associated works including concrete base, cabling and fixings.
Electricity Sub Station 414M From Brass Castle Farm 15M From Lead Road Lead Road From Leadgate To Spen Lane Ryton NE40 4JP
Received 1 Feb 2021
DecidedDC/21/00102/NMA
Proposed non-material amendment to application DC/20/00694/FUL to allow vegetation clearance works to take place.
Hawks Road/Albany Road Gateshead NE8 3DF
Received 1 Feb 2021
DecidedDC/21/00103/TDPA
Installation of 3no. replacement antennas, 1no. new support pole, 1no. GPS node, and ancillary development (amended plan received 12.03.2021).
Telecommunications Site On Rooftop Of The Swallow Hotel Gateshead High West Street Gateshead NE8 1PE
Received 1 Feb 2021
UnknownTREE/21/011
Tree works at the Axwell Park Lake and Local Wildlife Site Axwell Park
Axwell Lake And Park Local Wildlife Site Axwell Park Blaydon
Received 1 Jan 2021
DecidedDC/21/00104/NMA
Proposed non-material amendment of application DC/18/00443/FUL to allow amendment to Condition 1 (as amended by DC/20/00250/NMA) to allow VP bay opposite plot 71 - reduced to 2 bays with build out between the bays, footpath in POS to the south of plot 36 realigned to tie in to the new build out between VP bays and garage and driveway to plots 95/96 repositioned to avoid conflict with VP bay adjacent to plot 95.
Land To The West Of Moorland View/Valley Dene Chopwell NE17 7EX
Received 29 Jan 2021
DecidedDC/21/00105/GPDE
Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.5m, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and eaves height of 2.9m.
3 Coniston Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 2LB
Received 30 Jan 2021
DecidedDC/21/00106/HHA
Proposed 2 storey side extension and single storey rear extension (Amended Plans 01.06.2021)
Spion Kop 80 Church Road Gateshead NE9 5XB
Received 2 Feb 2021
UnknownTREE/21/012
Tree works at 6 Littledene
6 Littledene Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5AF
Received 2 Feb 2021
Decided20/00698/DOC2
Discharge of condition 36 (Employment and Training Plan)of planning approval DC/20/00698/FUL
Baltic Business Quarter Multi Storey Car Park Hawks Road Gateshead NE8 3DF
Received 2 Feb 2021
DecidedDC/21/00107/FUL
Erection of extension, retaining wall and installation of external refrigeration plant within open air timber compound to the rear of the existing retail unit
Heron Foods Meresyde Felling NE10 8UP
Received 3 Feb 2021

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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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