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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
8,905Searchable applications
401Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 6,511 approved or refused records
444Refused applications

6,067 approved · 444 refused · 353 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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. DecidedDC/21/01436/FUL

    Variation of conditions 1 (approved plans); 43 (hotel materials); 44 (artwork opportunities); 48 (external lighting); 52 (wind mitigation); 56 (off site biodiversity); 65 (noise mitigation); and 67 (waiting restrictions) of planning permission DC/20/00323/FUL for erection of indoor events arena (use class D2), conference and exhibition centre including meeting rooms and associated facilities (use classes D1 and D2), dual branded hotel with roof top bar (use class C1), provision of retail and leisure floorspace (use classes A1, A3 and A4) and outside performance square with landscaping, public realm and infrastructure works as well as associated engineering operations, security measures and signalised crossing (additional information and amended plans received 15/09/20 and amended 12/10/20).

    Site Bounded By Mill Road, Hawks Road And South Shore Road Gateshead

    Received 13 Dec 2021
  2. DecidedDC/21/01437/HHA

    Proposed Rear 2 storey extension, and rear extension above existing garage (description amended 14/03/22).

    5 Elm Avenue Whickham NE16 4SR

    Received 13 Dec 2021
  3. DecidedDC/21/01438/HHA

    Proposed Ground Floor Rear Extension

    36 Selkirk Crescent Northside Birtley DH3 1NS

    Received 14 Dec 2021
  4. DecidedDC/21/01377/HHA

    Single storey rear extension to provide additional bedroom and raised platform (as amended 15/03/22).

    9 South View Bungalows Rowlands Gill NE39 2AT

    Received 14 Dec 2021
  5. DecidedETW/21/002

    Remove storm damaged tree located at Favells Gate Galloping Green Road (within TPO ref 20)

    Favells Gate Galloping Green Road Gateshead NE9 7XD

    Received 14 Dec 2021
  6. DecidedDC/21/01439/HHA

    Proposed three storey rear extension, single storey extension above existing rear garage, dormer window to rear roofslope and rooflight to front roofslope.

    257 Coatsworth Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 4LJ

    Received 14 Dec 2021
  7. DecidedDC/21/01440/HHA

    Proposed rear and side extensions

    66 Slaley Close Felling Gateshead NE10 8TW

    Received 14 Dec 2021
  8. DecidedDC/21/01441/HHA

    Single storey rear extension with disabled ramp

    46 Mount Road Birtley DH3 1BL

    Received 14 Dec 2021
  9. DecidedDC/21/01442/HHA

    Proposed single storey side extension (Revision of DC/18/01202/HHA)

    67 Windermere Street West Gateshead NE8 1TX

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  10. DecidedETW/21/003

    Pine tree storm damaged during category red storm, tree pruning to make safe.

    Pinedale 4 Wallace Avenue Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4SX

    Received 15 Dec 2021
  11. DecidedDC/21/01443/HHA

    Proposed two storey side extension and alterations to existing bay window.

    13 Killowen Street Gateshead NE9 6EX

    Received 7 Dec 2021
  12. DecidedDC/21/01445/NPA

    Installation of roof mounted 255kWp solar photovoltaic equipment.

    Reflex Labels Ltd Queensway South Team Valley Trading Estate Gateshead Newcastle NE11 0ZJ

    Received 16 Dec 2021
  13. DecidedDC/21/01446/HHA

    Proposed single storey side extension, decking to rear and platform to front entrance (amended description 15.03.2022)

    16 Ilfracombe Gardens Gateshead NE9 6XN

    Received 12 Nov 2021
  14. DecidedDC/21/01447/OUT

    Outline Planning Application for the demolition of the existing telephone exchange (sui generis) and development of 1 no C3 residential dwelling with creation of a new vehicular access from Whickham Bank.

    Telephone Exchange Whickham Bank Whickham NE16 4AJ

    Received 16 Dec 2021
  15. DecidedDC/21/01448/HHA

    Proposed Single Storey Rear extension

    30 Parklands Way Wardley Felling NE10 8YW

    Received 16 Dec 2021
  16. DecidedDC/21/01449/HHA

    Proposed single storey side extension

    39 Pinewood Gardens Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0DJ

    Received 16 Dec 2021
  17. DecidedDC/21/01450/HHA

    first floor extension over existing single storey side extension to same footprint plus addition of front porch (Resubmission of DC/21/00957/HHA) (as amended 06/03/22)

    5 Warrens Walk Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6EF

    Received 17 Dec 2021
  18. DecidedDC/21/01452/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    6 Riverside Way Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1EJ

    Received 17 Dec 2021
  19. DecidedDC/21/01453/HHA

    Front entrance porch

    33 Coniston Gardens Gateshead NE9 6XY

    Received 9 Dec 2021
  20. DecidedDC/21/01454/FUL

    Demolition of existing retail unit and erection of a replacement retail unit(s) with associated parking, delivery and service areas (Amended 28/02/22, 11/03/22, Additional Information 11/03/22).

    Former Toys R Us Unit Metro Retail Park Pinetree Way Gateshead NE11 9XU

    Received 17 Dec 2021
  21. Decided21/00994/DOC1

    Discharge of condition 13 (Fencing) of planning application DC/21/00994/DOC1 (additional information received 04/08/22).

    Land West Of Gibside Way Metro Retail West Gateshead Metro Centre Retail Park NE11 9XS

    Received 17 Dec 2021
  22. DecidedDC/21/01457/TPO

    Works to Trees in garden of (8 Lilac Gardens).

    8 Lilac Gardens Gateshead NE9 5TL

    Received 17 Dec 2021
  23. DecidedDC/21/01458/FUL

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of 2no. 2 bedroom dwellings (revised description 04.08.2022) (amended plan 09.08.2022)

    Silvertop Garage Spen Lane Greenside Ryton NE40 4JX

    Received 18 Dec 2021
  24. DecidedDC/21/01459/HHA

    Erection of single-storey flat roof rear extension (as amended 05/02/22 and 05.04.22).

    2 John Street Pelaw Felling NE10 0XR

    Received 19 Dec 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.

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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