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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
8,627Searchable applications
396Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 6,300 approved or refused records
426Refused applications

5,874 approved · 426 refused · 336 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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. Decided18/00565/DOC3

    Discharge of conditions 23 (Verification Report) and 24(Contamination Risk Assessment) of planning approval DC/18/00565/FUL

    Whickham School And Sports College Burnthouse Lane Whickham NE16 5AR

    Received 25 May 2021
  2. DecidedDC/21/00686/HHA

    Single storey extension providing larger living and dining area

    45 Shincliffe Gardens Wrekenton Gateshead NE9 7LJ

    Received 25 May 2021
  3. DecidedDC/21/00687/HHA

    Proposed demolition of existing rear extension to bungalow, erection of new flat roofed rear extension, addition of a porch, and associated landscaping to rear garden

    35 Dene Crescent Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3RY

    Received 25 May 2021
  4. DecidedDC/21/00688/REM

    RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of the proposed development) for erection of industrial unit (Class B2 and/or B8). (Pursuant to OUTLINE APPLICATION DC/18/01218/OUT) (amended 02/08/21, additional information/amended 10/08/21 and amended 14/12/2021)

    McCann Transport Ltd Ravens House Eighth Avenue Gateshead NE11 0SX

    Received 25 May 2021
  5. DecidedDC/21/00689/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    14 Deneway Lockhaugh Rowlands Gill NE39 1BD

    Received 26 May 2021
  6. DecidedDC/21/00691/HHA

    Demolition of existing bungalow and construction of new bungalow

    2 Roxburgh Close Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6QJ

    Received 26 May 2021
  7. DecidedDC/21/00692/TDPA

    DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Proposed 5.5m Mast and antenna

    Village Heights Gateshead

    Received 26 May 2021
  8. UnknownEIA/21/002

    Wardley temporary construction compound.

    Wardley Lane Felling

    Received 5 May 2021
  9. DecidedDC/21/00693/HHA

    new dormers to attic bedrooms and rear extensions

    154 Prince Consort Road Gateshead NE8 4DU

    Received 27 May 2021
  10. DecidedDC/21/00694/FUL

    Proposed 2no. dwellings (additional information/amended plans received 13/10/21, 17/11/21, 13/12/21 and 21/02/22).

    Land Next To The Grange St Cuthberts Road Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EB

    Received 27 May 2021
  11. DecidedDC/21/00698/CPE

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR AN EXISTING USE OR DEVELOPMENT: Use of part of the ground floor of the RIGA Building as cafe/restaurant to serve to staff, other building tenants and the public.

    Riga Building Abbott's Hill Gateshead NE8 3DF

    Received 27 May 2021
  12. Decided21/00069/DOC1

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Lighting Details) of planning approval DC/21/00069/FUL

    Runhead Hotel Holburn Lane Ryton NE40 3HJ

    Received 27 May 2021
  13. Decided20/01067/DOC2

    Discharge of Condition 12 (Remediation Strategy) of planning approval DC/20/01067/FUL

    54 Hole Lane Whickham

    Received 27 May 2021
  14. UnknownEIA/21/003

    Team Valley Flood Alleviation Scheme.

    Team Valley Gateshead

    Received 28 May 2021
  15. DecidedDC/21/00703/NMA

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT: To planning application DC/20/01055/FUL to allow vents to south western elevation (amended description 17.06.2021)

    Unit 13 Follingsby Close Follingsby Felling NE10 8YG

    Received 28 May 2021
  16. DecidedDC/21/00704/ADV

    Display of 1no internally illuminated LED Digital Display

    Team Valley Retail Park, Unit 17 Tenth Avenue West Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0BD

    Received 28 May 2021
  17. DecidedDC/21/00705/GPDE

    Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.6m, with a maximum height of 3.8m, and eaves height of 2.6m.

    16 Windermere Avenue Felling Gateshead NE10 0XP

    Received 24 May 2021
  18. UnknownTREE/21/060

    Tree works at Heathfield House Durham Road

    Heathfield House Durham Road Gateshead

    Received 28 May 2021
  19. DecidedDC/21/00707/HHA

    Proposed part single storey/part two storey rear extension

    49 Wynbury Road Sheriff Hill Gateshead NE9 6TS

    Received 31 May 2021
  20. DecidedDC/21/00708/HHA

    Variation of condition 1 of DC/20/00956/HHA (approved plans) to allow changes to the external materials of the detached garage.

    Broom House 35 Broom Lane Whickham NE16 4QS

    Received 31 May 2021
  21. DecidedDC/21/00709/FUL

    Conversion of the ground floor, first and second floors from office use (Class E) to residential use (C3) comprising 5 No one and two bedroom flats. Replacement of existing modern rooflights with heritage rooflights. Partial demolition of infill garage buildings in rear yard and creation of 5 No parking spaces (amended 30/07/21 and 25/10/2021).

    5 Walker Terrace Bensham Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 1EB

    Received 31 May 2021
  22. DecidedDC/21/00710/LBC

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: Conversion of the ground floor, first and second floors from office use (Class E) to residential use (C3) comprising 5 No one and two bedroom flats. Replacement of existing modern rooflights with heritage rooflights. Partial demolition of infill garage buildings in rear yard and creation of 5 No parking spaces (amended 30/07/21 and 25/10/2021).

    5 Walker Terrace Bensham Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 1EB

    Received 31 May 2021
  23. UnknownTREE/21/061

    Tree works at 8 Kinfauns Terrace.

    8 Kinfauns Terrace Gateshead NE9 5XJ

    Received 15 Apr 2021
  24. DecidedDC/21/00711/HHA

    Proposed 2 storey side and single storey rear extensions

    6 Silvertop Gardens Lead Road Greenside Ryton NE40 4SF

    Received 1 Jun 2021

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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.

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