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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.
5,746 approved · 421 refused · 326 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
13 Deneside Avenue Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6AD
Received 3 Feb 2021Crestaholme 8 Stewartsfield Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1PE
Received 3 Feb 20211 Linley Hill Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5TP
Received 3 Feb 202138 Grayling Road Gateshead NE11 9ND
Received 29 Jan 2021Axwell Hall Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 6RN
Received 4 Feb 202111 Kenilworth View Harlow Green Gateshead NE9 7TT
Received 4 Feb 202151 Claremont Walk Bensham Gateshead NE8 1TZ
Received 4 Feb 2021Shibdon View Shibdon Road Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5NW
Received 28 Jan 202165 The Crescent Rowlands Gill NE39 2AW
Received 25 Jan 2021Rayrigg House Dipwood Road Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1BX
Received 5 Feb 202128 Wallace Gardens Springwell Estate Gateshead NE9 7BT
Received 5 Feb 202178 Bewick Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 1RS
Received 5 Feb 202136 Woodlands Park Drive Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 5PQ
Received 6 Feb 2021Land To The West Of Fellside Road, South Of The Holly Riding School, To The North Eastern Edge Of Burnopfield.
Received 6 Feb 2021Site Adjacent Unit 1 Blaydon Industrial Park Chainbridge Road Blaydon On Tyne
Received 6 Feb 20213 Tyne Valley Gardens Barmoor Ryton NE40 3BH
Received 6 Feb 202113 Knaresdale Vigo Birtley DH3 2EN
Received 7 Feb 20214 Castle Hill House Crawcrook Ryton NE41 8JG
Received 7 Feb 202112 South Avenue Whickham Whickham NE16 5AF
Received 8 Feb 202135 Glynwood Gardens Sheriff Hill Gateshead NE9 5RS
Received 9 Feb 202115 Buttermere Avenue Whickham Whickham NE16 4EX
Received 9 Feb 20212 Roxburgh Close Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6QJ
Received 9 Feb 202141 Rockwood Hill Estate Greenside Ryton NE40 4BQ
Received 28 Jan 2021207-209 Old Durham Road Gateshead
Received 10 Feb 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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