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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 dates8,696Searchable applications
398Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 6,357 approved or refused records
431Refused applications
5,926 approved · 431 refused · 340 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Sept 2016 to 5 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026We 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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More application records
- DecidedDC/21/00897/HHA
Erection of 1.5 storey detached garage with office/gym in roof space (amended 21.03.22).
Gavna Westfield Lane Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3QE
Received 15 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00898/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension
10 Eastwood Gardens Nest Estate Felling NE10 0AH
Received 15 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00899/HHA
Retrospective planning permission for rear extension.
106 Sherburn Way Wardley Felling NE10 8TZ
Received 15 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00900/TPO
Works to 1 Beech tree in grounds of church hall.
St Andrews Church Hall Lamesley Cottages Lamesley Birtley NE11 0EU
Received 15 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00901/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension and new pitched roof over existing flat roof side off shoot
14 Harleston Way Felling Gateshead NE10 9BH
Received 28 Jun 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00902/HHA
Proposed front porch extension and single storey rear extension
52 Keir Hardie Avenue Felling Gateshead NE10 8EJ
Received 28 Jun 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00903/HHA
Proposed raising of garage roof
177 Kells Lane Gateshead NE9 5HS
Received 15 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00904/HHA
Single storey front and rear extension and two storey side extension - RESUBMISSION of application DC/21/00522/HHA (wrong plans were uploaded first, plans received 12/08/21)
96 Celandine Way Gateshead NE10 8QW
Received 29 Jun 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00905/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension
West Carmen Caledonia Winlaton Blaydon Blaydon On Tyne NE21 6AX
Received 1 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00906/HHA
Rear two storey and rear single storey extensions
2 Lilley Terrace Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 2PD
Received 16 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00908/TDPA
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Proposed 20.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works.
South Road Chopwell Gateshead NE17 7HU
Received 16 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00909/TDPA
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Proposed 15.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works (as amended 06/09/21).
High West Street Gateshead Bensham NE8 1HA
Received 16 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00910/AGR
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Fertiliser storage tank
Land North Of Kibblesworth Bank, Riding Farm, Kibblesworth
Received 17 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00911/HHA
Single storey rear extension, rebuild existing store with new sukka rooflight (as amended 11/08/21)
253 Prince Consort Road Gateshead NE8 4DT
Received 14 Jun 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00912/GPDE
Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5m, with a maximum height of 33.6m, and eaves height of 2.47m
21 Follingsby Drive Felling Gateshead NE10 8YH
Received 12 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00913/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension
9 Church Road Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5RD
Received 19 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00914/FUL
Installation of an extraction system with external flue to roof level.
The Ark Main Road Barmoor Ryton NE40 3UG
Received 19 Jul 2021 - UnknownTREE/21/074
Tree works at 272 Durham Road
272 Durham Road Gateshead NE8 4JR
Received 20 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00915/HHA
Proposed single storey side extension (Amended 10.01.2022)
Holly House Shields Road Felling NE10 0UY
Received 20 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00916/FUL
Erection of timber building to provide cafe with associated raised deck and creation of additional parking (retrospective) (revised description 30.11.2021) (amended plans 21.02.2022)
Jack And Jo's Nursery Garden Middle Hedgefield Farm Stella Road Ryton Blaydon On Tyne NE21 4NN
Received 20 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00917/ADV
Display of various non-illuminated signs on elevations of school and around school site.
Cardinal Hume Catholic School Old Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6RZ
Received 12 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00918/HHA
Proposed 2 storey side, single storey rear extensions and pitched roof to existing front porch
2 Burnthouse Lane Whickham NE16 5AT
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Awaiting decisionTREE/21/075
Tree works at The Oaks Strathmore Road
The Oaks Strathmore Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1JB
Received 20 Jul 2021 - DecidedDC/21/00919/HHA
Proposed garden room
54 Briarsyde Close Fellside Park Whickham NE16 5UH
Received 21 Jul 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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