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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.
5,979 approved · 436 refused · 343 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 Claremont Place Gateshead NE8 1TL
Received 16 Aug 2021The Shieling Ryton Village East Ryton NE40 3QN
Received 17 Aug 2021Football Ground West Of South Street High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2HQ
Received 8 Sept 20218 Dornoch Crescent High Heworth Felling NE10 9BA
Received 8 Sept 2021Rosewood Hexham Old Road Ryton NE40 3JQ
Received 9 Sept 20213 Warrens Walk Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6EF
Received 9 Sept 202114 Plenmellar Place Sunniside Whickham NE16 5XL
Received 9 Sept 2021Ryder Vans Fell Bank Chester Le Street DH3 2SP
Received 9 Sept 2021Mossheaps Recreation Ground Moss Bank Gateshead
Received 10 Sept 20215 South Avenue Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3LD
Received 10 Sept 20216 Skipper Close Festival Park Gateshead NE11 9NG
Received 10 Sept 2021Former Baja Beach Club Pipewellgate Gateshead NE8 2BJ
Received 10 Sept 2021141-143 Kells Lane Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5HR
Received 10 Sept 2021Wessex End Beechwood Avenue Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3LX
Received 12 Sept 2021The Bungalow Bradley Hall Farm Crawcrook Ryton NE41 8JP
Received 13 Sept 2021Hedley Hall Wood Local Wildlife Site Hedley Hall Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne
Received 13 Sept 2021Granby House 5 Streetgate Park Sunniside Whickham NE16 5LD
Received 13 Sept 2021187-193 Ground Floor Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5EF
Received 13 Sept 2021187-193 Ground Floor Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5EF
Received 13 Sept 2021Land At Gateshead International Stadium Neilson Road Gateshead NE10 0EF
Received 14 Sept 2021Wayside Strathmore Avenue Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1HY
Received 14 Sept 20212 Deneside Avenue Gateshead NE9 6AD
Received 14 Sept 2021Bomet 27 Axwell Park Road Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 5PB
Received 14 Sept 2021Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Rowlands Gill NE21 6LE
Received 15 Sept 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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