Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
5,949 approved · 432 refused · 341 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Sept 2016 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Weyside 14 Lintzford Road Lintzford Rowlands Gill NE39 1DE
Received 16 Aug 2021Ravensdene Lodge 55 Consett Road Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0AN
Received 16 Aug 2021Land At Rear Of Oakfield House Gateshead Road Sunniside Whickham NE16 5LQ
Received 16 Aug 2021Ateres Girls High School Willow Grove Felling Central Felling NE10 9PQ
Received 17 Aug 2021Abel House Station Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1QD
Received 18 Aug 202133 Mount Grove Dunston Hill Gateshead NE11 9XB
Received 18 Aug 2021Woodlands Bradley Hall Farm Ryton Wylam NE41 8JP
Received 18 Aug 20217 Vigodale Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 2HP
Received 18 Aug 20212 Snowdon Terrace High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2HB
Received 26 Jul 20213 Carlton Terrace Gateshead NE9 6DE
Received 18 Aug 202171 Woodbine Street Gateshead NE8 1ST
Received 16 Aug 2021Cox Close Cottage Ravensworth Park Access Road Sunniside Whickham Gateshead Gateshead NE11 0HQ
Received 9 Aug 202151 Kenmore Close Felling Gateshead NE10 8WJ
Received 2 Aug 2021Block 2 Half Moon Lane Gateshead NE8 2AA
Received 19 Aug 2021Pennyfine Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne
Received 3 Aug 2021Hamton House 7B North Side North Side Birtley DH3 1RD
Received 19 Aug 2021Ferndene West Park Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 4SP
Received 19 Aug 2021760 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 7TA
Received 9 Aug 2021762 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 7TA
Received 9 Aug 2021Old School House 11 Simonside Walk Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0AG
Received 9 Aug 2021Land East Of Collingdon Road High Spen
Received 19 Aug 202138 Wynn Gardens Felling Gateshead NE10 0YN
Received 28 Jul 2021Land To The South Of Clara Vale Village Hall South View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SY
Received 20 Aug 2021Cutthorns Farm Hillhead Lane Gibside Whickham NE16 6AA
Received 20 Aug 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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