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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 dates

8,570Searchable applications

396Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 6,256 approved or refused records

425Refused applications

5,831 approved · 425 refused · 334 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

DecidedDC/21/00490/GPDE
Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m, with a maximum height of 3.6m, and eaves height of 2.3m.
4 Warwick Avenue Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5QR
Received 6 Apr 2021
UnknownTREE/21/040
Tree works at Colchester House Stirling Avenue Rowlands Gill
Colchester House Stirling Avenue Rowlands Gill NE39 1PU
Received 8 Apr 2021
UnknownTREE/21/041
Tree works at 3 Carlton Terrace Low Fell Gateshead
3 Carlton Terrace Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6DE
Received 10 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00491/TPO
Tree works at 2 Washingwell Park
2 Washingwell Park Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4QW
Received 10 Apr 2021
UnknownTREE/21/042
Tree Works at 5 South Avenue Ryton
5 South Avenue Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3LD
Received 10 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00492/HHA
Demolition of existing single storey garage, entrance porch and conservatory. Proposed two storey side extension, single storey front extension and single storey rear extension.
75 Kepier Chare Ryton NE40 4UP
Received 12 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00493/HHA
Demolition and removal of existing detached garage and the erection of a two-storey side extension with continued dormer window to rear.
10 Grange Drive Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3LF
Received 12 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00494/HHA
Alteration to existing conservatory/entrance lobby including addition of a new pitched roof
100 Beacon Lough Road Beacon Lough Gateshead NE9 6TB
Received 12 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00495/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension and patio (amended 15/7/21 to remove rear boundary fence)
35 Oakfield Road Whickham Whickham NE16 5HN
Received 12 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00496/HHA
Proposed Conversion of existing garage into home office and associated external elevation changes.
24 Westminster Street Gateshead NE8 4QE
Received 12 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00498/FUL
Variation of condition 5 of application 599/92 to allow increased opening times for beer garden to between 11.00am and 11.30pm Sunday to Thursday and 11.00am and 12.30am Friday, Saturday and Bank Holiday Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays (amended 27/07/2022) (previously restricted to between 11.00am and 8.30pm Monday to Sunday only).
10-14 Carlisle Street Gateshead NE10 0HQ
Received 13 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00499/HHA
Proposed First floor extension over existing garage & part garage conversion
4 Gleneagles Road Chowdene Gateshead NE9 6JS
Received 13 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00500/HHA
Two storey side extension
2 Silverdale Way Whickham Whickham NE16 5SQ
Received 13 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00501/HHA
Proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
19 Rose Avenue Whickham Whickham NE16 4NA
Received 13 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00507/HHA
Single story extension to the rear
19 Cromwell Ford Way Ryton NE21 4FH
Received 13 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00508/HHA
Entrance porch and canopy over bow windows
1 Cloverhill Drive Meadowfield Park Ryton NE40 4TG
Received 13 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00510/FUL
New vehicular access including access road to farm.
West Byermoor Farm Fellside Road Whickham NE16 6BE
Received 14 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00514/FUL
Installation of 3.6m high double wire mesh fence with gates around playground and a section of the southern boundary and a 2.4m high double wire mesh fence with gates to the north east of the site
River Tyne Academy Birtley Lane Birtley DH3 2PP
Received 14 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00516/HHA
Construction of one and a half storey outbuilding for storage ancillary to the main dwelling
Woodland 9 East Farm Court Sunniside Whickham NE16 5HD
Received 14 Apr 2021
UnknownTREE/21/043
Tree works at Vale View Stirling Avenue Rowlands Gill
Vale View Stirling Avenue Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1PU
Received 14 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00519/NMA
Change roof tiles from Marley Ludlow to Marley Mendip smooth grey tiles
4 Kendal Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 2HB
Received 14 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00521/HHA
First floor rear extension
227 Prince Consort Road Gateshead NE8 4DT
Received 9 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00522/HHA
Single storey front and rear extension and two storey side extension
96 Celandine Way Gateshead NE10 8QW
Received 9 Apr 2021
DecidedDC/21/00523/HHA
Alterations to existing front porch and stepped access
10 Frome Gardens Chowdene Gateshead NE9 6UW
Received 15 Apr 2021

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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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