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.
5,987 approved · 437 refused · 343 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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5 Jasmine Villas Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4JH
Received 15 Sept 202137 Oakwood Avenue Lyndhurst Gateshead NE9 6PR
Received 15 Sept 202120 Broom Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4QP
Received 16 Sept 202113 Killowen Street Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6EX
Received 16 Sept 2021Liddell Terrace, Newlyn Kibblesworth Bank Kibblesworth Birtley NE11 0XJ
Received 16 Sept 2021Former Baja Beach Club Pipewellgate Gateshead NE8 2BJ
Received 16 Sept 202129 Hartside Crescent Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6HL
Received 17 Sept 2021Meynell House Dipwood Road Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1DA
Received 17 Sept 2021Lyndhurst Bowling Club 735 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6AR
Received 15 Sept 2021Former Blaydon House Club Garden Street Blaydon NE21 4AG
Received 20 Sept 2021Oakwood St Marys Terrace Heworth Gateshead NE10 0NN
Received 8 Sept 2021Green Trees 3 Axwell Park Road Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 5NR
Received 21 Sept 2021Cheviot Housing Association Underhill Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5XG
Received 21 Sept 2021Springfield Cars Showroom Durham Road Gateshead NE8 4BL
Received 21 Sept 2021Queen Elizabeth Hospital Queen Elizabeth Avenue Gateshead NE9 6SX
Received 22 Sept 2021Whinney House Durham Road Gateshead
Received 16 Sept 20217 Westminster Drive Dunston Hill Gateshead NE11 9PU
Received 22 Sept 2021Co-Operative Buildings Hexham Old Road Ryton NE40 3ER
Received 22 Sept 2021Craigmore 11 Kellfield Road Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5XU
Received 23 Sept 202124 Hopper Road Felling Central Felling NE10 9TJ
Received 23 Sept 2021Land To The South Of Cushy Cow Lane, Ryton, Tyne And Wear
Received 23 Sept 2021Tigh-Na-Glen West Park Road Gateshead NE8 4SP
Received 21 Sept 202153 Ravensworth Road Dunston Gateshead NE11 9AB
Received 24 Sept 202147 Cedar Crescent Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6ES
Received 24 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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