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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
8,604Searchable applications
396Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 6,286 approved or refused records
426Refused applications

5,860 approved · 426 refused · 336 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

We 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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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.

More application records

  1. DecidedDC/21/00640/TDPA

    DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Proposed 20.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works.

    Burdon Plain Old Sunniside Gateshead Sunniside NE16 5EE

    Received 13 May 2021
  2. DecidedDC/21/00641/TDPA

    DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Proposed 18.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works.

    Durham Road (opposite Devon Crescent) Birtley DH3 1HU

    Received 13 May 2021
  3. DecidedDC/21/00642/HHA

    Conversion of garage, alterations and level access to front.

    15 Parkhead Gardens Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6NN

    Received 13 May 2021
  4. DecidedDC/21/00565/HHA

    Proposed loft conversion with roof light to front and rear dormer and proposed first floor side extension (as amended 26.07.21)

    24 Ashfield Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PL

    Received 26 Apr 2021
  5. Decided21/00134/DOC1

    Discharge of condition 3 (External Materials) of planning approval DC/21/00134/FUL.

    30A Broom Lane Whickham Whickham NE16 4QP

    Received 14 May 2021
  6. DecidedDC/21/00645/LBC

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: repair and alteration to the horizontal gutter behind the north facing parapet, including relining, installing flashing and removal of defective mortar.

    St Marys Heritage And Visitor Centre Oakwellgate Gateshead NE8 2AU

    Received 14 May 2021
  7. DecidedDC/21/00646/HHA

    Proposed conversion of existing flat roof over existing 2 storey side extension to a pitched roof

    5 Plantation Grove Bill Quay Gateshead NE10 0TB

    Received 14 May 2021
  8. DecidedDC/21/00647/HHA

    Proposed outbuilding to replace existing outbuilding.

    16 Felton Crescent Bensham Gateshead NE8 4SQ

    Received 14 May 2021
  9. DecidedDC/21/00648/HHA

    Proposed two storey side extension

    37 Berkdale Road Gateshead NE9 6LB

    Received 30 Apr 2021
  10. DecidedDC/21/00649/HHA

    Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of new rear extension.

    11 Bolburn Leam Lane Estate Felling NE10 8XB

    Received 14 May 2021
  11. DecidedDC/21/00650/HHA

    Proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension (Revision of DC/21/00089/HHA)

    14 Ellerton Way Felling Gateshead NE10 9TF

    Received 30 Apr 2021
  12. Decided19/01061/DOC1

    Discharge of condition 3 (External Materials) of planning approval DC/19/01061/HHA

    Hamnavoe Barmoor Lane Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3AA

    Received 14 May 2021
  13. DecidedDC/21/00652/FUL

    Erection of 2.0m High 3D Crimped Mesh Panel Fencing around football pitch (amended plan received 08.06.2021)

    Watergate Forest Park Consett Road Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0BG

    Received 14 May 2021
  14. UnknownDC/21/00653/COU

    Change of use from D2 (fitness studio/gym) to Sui Generis storage and distribution centre for charity with associated office use and activities (additional/amended information 14.07.2021, 30.07.2021, 02.08.2021, 23.08.2021) (amended description 15.07.2021, 02.09.2021)

    Blaydon Bank Works Blaydon Bank Blaydon NE21 4AU

    Received 14 May 2021
  15. DecidedDC/21/00654/HHA

    Single storey side extension

    54 Tyne View Place Teams Gateshead NE8 2HR

    Received 14 May 2021
  16. DecidedDC/21/00655/HHA

    Single storey rear extension

    16 Polmaise Street Blaydon NE21 4DB

    Received 16 May 2021
  17. DecidedDC/21/00656/FUL

    Erection of rear first-floor extension to provide larger teaching area and minor internal alterations to provide larger workshop on ground floor (amended plans 12/01/22).

    L Chu Vonim Youth Centre 55 Bewick Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 4DR

    Received 16 May 2021
  18. DecidedDC/21/00657/TPO

    Tree works at 3 to 4 Heathfield Place Gateshead

    3 And 4 Heathfield Place Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5AS

    Received 16 May 2021
  19. Decided17/01376/DOC2

    Discharge of conditions 4(Soft Landscaping), 9 (Drainage Scheme), 11(Drainage Construction Method Statement), 19 (External Materials), 29 (Traffic Calming) and 31(Cycle Storage) of planning approval DC/17/01376/FUL

    Land East Of Woodside Lane And North Of A695

    Received 14 May 2021
  20. UnknownTREE/21/055

    Tree works at Canonbury Strathmore Rd (amended)

    Canonbury Strathmore Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1HX

    Received 17 May 2021
  21. DecidedDC/21/00658/HHA

    Proposed Single storey side extension - amended 20/7/21

    Southfield House Beamishburn Road Beamish NE16 5EG

    Received 17 May 2021
  22. UnknownTREE/21/056

    Tree works at the Cottage Church Drive Sheriff Hill.

    The Cottage Church Drive Gateshead NE9 5RB

    Received 11 May 2021
  23. DecidedDC/21/00659/FUL

    Single storey classroom extension

    Sacred Heart Rc Catholic Primary School Lobley Hill Road Byermoor Whickham NE16 6NU

    Received 17 May 2021
  24. DecidedDC/21/00660/FUL

    Installation of new window in west elevation.

    Former Pagebet Adjacent Allerdene Social Club Trafford Gateshead NE9 6NF

    Received 14 May 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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