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.
6,109 approved · 447 refused · 357 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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63 Salcombe Gardens Gateshead NE9 6UD
Received 20 Jan 20224 Rosewell Place Whickham NE16 5SY
Received 21 Jan 2022Favells Gate Galloping Green Road Eighton Banks Gateshead NE9 7XD
Received 21 Jan 20226 The Pavilion Whickham NE16 3BZ
Received 21 Jan 202243 Beechwood Gardens Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0DA
Received 22 Jan 2022The Grange St Cuthberts Road Marley Hill Whickham NE16 5EB
Received 22 Jan 202221 Mill Road Gateshead
Received 23 Jan 202221 Mill Road Gateshead
Received 23 Jan 2022Orchard House Saltwell Road South Gateshead NE9 6DT
Received 24 Jan 20222 Roxburgh Close Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6QJ
Received 24 Jan 2022Lyndhurst Bowling Club 735 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6AR
Received 21 Jan 2022Lyndhurst Bowling Club 735 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6AR
Received 21 Jan 202256 Whaggs Lane Whickham NE16 4PQ
Received 25 Jan 2022Winlaton Old Rectory Rectory Lane Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6PJ
Received 25 Jan 2022Land East Of Collingdon Road High Spen
Received 26 Jan 2022Plot Adjacent To And To The West Of Farm Track And Sealburn Cottage Lead Road Greenside Ryton NE40 4JQ
Received 26 Jan 202211 Whickham Lodge Rise Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4RY
Received 26 Jan 20226 Harrison Close Bill Quay Felling Gateshead NE10 0BZ
Received 27 Jan 2022South Leam Farm Leam Lane Felling NE10 8XX
Received 27 Jan 2022Metrocentre St Michaels Way Whickham Gateshead NE11 9YG
Received 27 Jan 2022Land Bounded North And South Of Blackfell Way. North Side Gateshead Birtley
Received 27 Jan 2022Land Bounded North And South Of Blackfell Way. North Side Gateshead Birtley
Received 27 Jan 2022Communal Areas Located On Floors 6 And 11 Callendar Court Beacon Lough East Gateshead NE9 6RR
Received 28 Jan 202285 Morris Street Gateshead NE8 2TN
Received 13 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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