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.
5,819 approved · 425 refused · 333 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Rear Of Prospect House Lead Road Greenside Ryton Tyne And Wear NE40 4RU
Received 16 Mar 20217 Garth Crescent Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6DG
Received 17 Mar 2021Land Off Burnthouse Lane Burnthouse Lane Whickham Fell Gateshead NE16 5SZ
Received 18 Mar 20211 Princes Park Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0NF
Received 18 Mar 2021Bowes Manor Equestrian Centre North Side North Side Birtley DH3 1RF
Received 18 Mar 20219 Langdale Crescent Winlaton Blaydon On Tyne NE21 6PU
Received 18 Mar 2021Split Crow Road Mount Pleasant Gateshead NE10 9JX
Received 18 Mar 202118 Marlow Way Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5RQ
Received 8 Mar 202131 Callaley Avenue Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5YR
Received 15 Mar 20216 Saltmeadows Road Gateshead NE8 3AH
Received 19 Mar 2021Dene House Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AE
Received 19 Mar 2021Sandygate Cottage St Cuthberts Road Marley Hill Whickham NE16 5EB
Received 19 Mar 202156 Tyne View Place Teams Gateshead NE8 2HR
Received 20 Mar 20212 Birchwood Avenue Whickham Whickham NE16 5QS
Received 21 Mar 2021Land East Of Woodside Lane And North Of A695
Received 19 Mar 202115 Axwell View Whickham Whickham NE16 4JS
Received 22 Mar 202113 Langdale Vigo Chester Le Street DH3 2EJ
Received 11 Mar 20217 Jubilee Avenue Gateshead NE9 7HN
Received 18 Mar 202127 Seaton Close Felling Gateshead NE10 8SF
Received 12 Mar 2021X412 Earlsway Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0LA
Received 22 Mar 202157 Derwent Water Drive Blaydon NE21 4FJ
Received 23 Mar 2021Land Adjacent To 762 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 7TA
Received 19 Mar 2021Block 2 Half Moon Lane Gateshead NE8 2AA
Received 23 Mar 2021Block 2 Half Moon Lane Gateshead NE8 2AA
Received 23 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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