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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.
5,852 approved · 425 refused · 335 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
34 Millway Gateshead NE9 5PQ
Received 20 Apr 202110 Fernhill Avenue Fellside Park Whickham NE16 5UY
Received 30 Apr 2021Mariondale 17 The Avenue Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 5NE
Received 1 May 2021Woodlands Bradley Hall Farm Ryton Wylam NE41 8JP
Received 1 May 202142 Woodlands Park Drive Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 5PQ
Received 4 May 202116 Rockwood Gardens Greenside Ryton NE40 4BB
Received 4 May 2021Redlands Church Street Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5DT
Received 20 Apr 202176 Durham Road Gateshead NE8 4EL
Received 4 May 2021Gateshead Quays Site Bounded By Mill Road, Hawks Road And South Shore Road Gateshead
Received 5 May 202112 Woodpack Avenue Fellside Park Whickham NE16 5YY
Received 5 May 20212 Ashfield Park Whickham Whickham NE16 4SQ
Received 5 May 20215 Rose Avenue Whickham Whickham NE16 4NA
Received 5 May 20214 Heathfield Place Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5AS
Received 5 May 2021Dairy House 27 Tynevale Avenue Winlaton Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5DF
Received 5 May 2021MH Southern Green Lane Felling Gateshead NE10 0JS
Received 5 May 2021Mission House Rockwood Hill Road Greenside Ryton NE40 4AT
Received 6 May 2021Howden Joinery Unit 3 Neilson Road East Gateshead Gateshead NE10 0EF
Received 6 May 20211 Argus Close Festival Park Gateshead NE11 9TA
Received 6 May 20219 Elmwood Gardens Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0BX
Received 6 May 2021Highbury 65 Main Road Barmoor Ryton NE40 3AQ
Received 6 May 20211 Grange Manor Whickham Whickham NE16 5JS
Received 7 May 2021Land To The South Of Cushy Cow Lane Ryton Tyne & Wear
Received 7 May 2021Land To The South Of Cushy Cow Lane Ryton Tyne & Wear
Received 7 May 2021Follingsby Avenue Follingsby Park Industrial Estate Gateshead Wardley NE10 8YF
Received 7 May 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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