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.
5,803 approved · 425 refused · 333 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Behaviour Support Service The Millway Centre Millway Gateshead NE9 5PQ
Received 4 Mar 2021Palmers Bank Sunderland Road Gateshead NE10 8PG
Received 8 Mar 202124 Howard Terrace High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2HE
Received 9 Mar 2021Grove Cottage Ryton Village East Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3QJ
Received 9 Mar 20213 Long Row Close Greenside Ryton NE40 4BT
Received 9 Mar 2021The Poplars Dipwood Road Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1BX
Received 9 Mar 2021North Lodge Bradley Hall Ryton Wylam NE41 8JH
Received 24 Feb 2021Dene House Dene Road Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1DU
Received 9 Mar 202122 Orchard Dene Rowlands Gill NE39 1DW
Received 18 Feb 2021Ryton Hotel Lane Head Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3HF
Received 9 Mar 2021Z357 Dukesway Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0LF
Received 9 Mar 20211 Grange Manor Whickham Whickham NE16 5JS
Received 9 Mar 2021Former South Follingsby Farm Follingsby Lane Felling
Received 10 Mar 2021Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane
Received 10 Mar 2021AkzoNobel Stoneygate Lane Felling
Received 10 Mar 202189-91, 93, 95 Woodbine Street Bensham Gateshead NE8 1ST
Received 11 Mar 202121 Thornhaugh Avenue Fellside Park Whickham NE16 5YZ
Received 11 Mar 202111 Peartree Bungalows Blackhall Mill Chopwell NE17 7TW
Received 11 Mar 20217 Windermere Street Bensham Gateshead NE8 1TU
Received 11 Mar 202110 Kinfauns Terrace Gateshead NE9 5XJ
Received 8 Mar 20218 Holmewood Drive Rowlands Gill NE39 1EL
Received 1 Mar 20218 The Pines Greenside Ryton NE40 4QJ
Received 11 Mar 202111 Bowburn Close Wardley Felling NE10 8UG
Received 11 Mar 202124 Marian Drive Felling Gateshead NE10 0TL
Received 5 Mar 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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