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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.
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 dates8,554Searchable applications
395Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 6,245 approved or refused records
425Refused applications
5,820 approved · 425 refused · 333 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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
- Decided16/00320/DOC2
Discharge of Condition 48 (Remediation Scheme) and 52 (Remediation Works for Shallow Coal Mining Workings) of planning approval DC/16/00320/FUL.
Land To The South Of Cushy Cow Lane Ryton Tyne & Wear
Received 23 Mar 2021 - Decided16/00320/DOC3
Discharge of Condition 33 (Ped Access (Mullen)) of planning approval DC/16/00320/FUL.
Land To The South Of Cushy Cow Lane Ryton Tyne & Wear
Received 23 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00405/TPO
Tree works at 38 Heathfield Place
38 Heathfield Place Gateshead NE9 5AS
Received 24 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00406/HHA
Proposed Two Storey Side Extension, Rear Single Storey Extension And Rear Dormer Extensions (Revision of DC/20/01031/HHA)
31 Parklands Court Wardley Felling NE10 8YJ
Received 24 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00408/HHA
Proposed Porch to front elevation
14 Cragside Gardens Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0AQ
Received 25 Mar 2021 - UnknownTREE/21/033
Removal of dead tree located within Masonic Hall grounds.
Ryton Lodges Management Ltd Masonic Hall Oakfield House Blackhouse Lane Ryton NE40 3AE
Received 22 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00409/COU
Change of use for container self-storage (Use Class B8).
Parsons Yard 3 Derwenthaugh Industrial Estate Access Blaydon NE16 3BQ
Received 25 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00410/HHA
Proposed single storey extension to rear elevation
223 Kells Lane Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5HT
Received 25 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00411/FUL
Variation of condition 1 of application DC/19/01211/FUL Approved plans
ALLIED BAKERIES GATESHEAD F28 Kingsway North Gateshead NE11 0LT
Received 26 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00412/HHA
Proposed rear extension to ground floor
14 Coldwell Park Drive Felling Central Felling NE10 9BY
Received 26 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00413/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension
53 Cherrytree Drive Whickham NE16 4TQ
Received 26 Mar 2021 - UnknownTREE/21/034
Tree works at 1 Greenacre Park
1 Greenacre Park Gateshead NE9 6HF
Received 26 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00414/FUL
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of application DC/20/00069/REM to allow amendments to Plots 7, 8 and 9 (amended and additional information 19/05/21 and 05/10/21).
Land At Highfield Road Rowlands Gill
Received 26 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00415/HHA
Proposed Conservatory
9 Stanton Close Wardley Felling NE10 8UJ
Received 27 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00416/HHA
Proposed single storey side extension (amended plans received 22.06.2021).
24 Denewell Avenue Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5HD
Received 27 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00417/HHA
Single storey side extension
21 Broadleaf Walk North Side Birtley DH3 1FB
Received 27 Mar 2021 - Decided18/00863/DOC5
Discharge of condition 23 (Verification Report) rlating to Phase 1 of planning approval DC/18/00863/FUL.
Former Blaydon House Club Garden Street Blaydon NE21 4AG
Received 30 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00429/HHA
Proposed single storey extensions to the front and rear
7 South View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SY
Received 30 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00430/COU
Conversion of dwelling (Use Class C3) to 8-bed HMO (Sui Generis) including erection of two-storey rear extension (additional information received 17/05/21).
Stoneygate View Sunderland Road Gateshead NE10 0NS
Received 30 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00432/HHA
Proposed extension and new roof to existing conservatory
2 Jubilee Avenue Eighton Banks Gateshead NE9 7HN
Received 30 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00624/TPO
Tree works at Chowdene Lodge.
Chowdene Lodge The Lodges Road Chowdene Gateshead NE9 6JF
Received 30 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00435/FUL
Erection of 7 dwellings with associated landscaping (additional information/amendments received 05/05/21, 14/05/21, 01/06/21 and 21/07/21).
Land Off Liddell Terrace And Rawling Road Gateshead
Received 30 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00436/FUL
Variation of condition 4 (number of daily vehicle movements) of planning approval DC/14/00447/FUL for a waste sorting, recycling and scrap metal facility and associated extensions and buildings, to increase the number of daily vehicle movements from 60 (30 in and 30 out) to 300 (150 in and 150 out).
1 Cowen Road Blaydon NE21 5TW
Received 24 Mar 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00437/HHA
Proposed External Wall Insulation
1 Robson Street Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5UY
Received 31 Mar 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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