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.
5,826 approved · 425 refused · 333 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Block 2 Half Moon Lane Gateshead NE8 2AA
Received 31 Mar 2021Land East Of Woodside Lane And North Of A695
Received 30 Mar 2021Stable House 23A Front Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4HQ
Received 24 Mar 2021The Tyne Bridge High Street Gateshead
Received 31 Mar 202131 Park View Avenue Shipcote Gateshead NE9 5EN
Received 31 Mar 2021The Tyne Bridge High Street Gateshead
Received 31 Mar 202150 Sheriffs Highway Gateshead NE9 5UE
Received 29 Mar 2021Broadacre Ryton Village Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3QH
Received 31 Mar 20211 Elm Court Whickham Whickham NE16 4PS
Received 1 Apr 2021Land East Of Collingdon Road High Spen
Received 1 Apr 20212 Laburnum Grove Whickham Whickham NE16 4AE
Received 1 Apr 20217 Edington Gardens Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SS
Received 1 Apr 202115 Orchard Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4TF
Received 15 Mar 202132 Cornmoor Road Whickham Whickham NE16 4PU
Received 1 Apr 20215 Flexbury Gardens Harlow Green Gateshead NE9 7TH
Received 1 Apr 2021Unit 5 Cameron Retail Park Metro Centre Whickham NE11 9XU
Received 1 Apr 202122 Blackstone Court Blaydon Burn Blaydon NE21 4HH
Received 2 Apr 202172 Meadow Rise Beacon Lough Gateshead NE9 6GE
Received 2 Apr 202129 Grasmere Road Whickham Whickham NE16 4EU
Received 2 Apr 202123 Orchard Road Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1DN
Received 4 Apr 202128 Whitehill Leam Lane Estate Felling NE10 8NQ
Received 4 Apr 2021Site Of Former Social Club Gretna Terrace Felling
Received 5 Apr 2021305 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AH
Received 5 Apr 20213 Home Avenue Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6TX
Received 5 Apr 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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