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.
6,134 approved · 448 refused · 359 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 York Street Pelaw Felling Gateshead NE10 0QL
Received 8 Feb 2022Felling Park Holly Hill Felling Central Felling Gateshead NE10 9NG
Received 9 Feb 2022Land To South And West Of 138 Market Lane Dunston Hill Gateshead NE11 9NY
Received 9 Feb 20221 Grange Manor Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5JS
Received 9 Feb 202211 Earlswood Park Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6AW
Received 9 Feb 20227 Monkton Felling NE10 8NU
Received 17 Jan 2022Greyholme Wynbury Road Gateshead NE9 6TS
Received 4 Feb 2022Land At Hepburn Gardens Felling Gateshead
Received 9 Feb 202235 Graystones Leam Lane Estate Felling Gateshead NE10 8DR
Received 9 Feb 2022Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Received 28 Jan 2022Land Of Oak And Iron Heritage Centre Spa Well Road Winlaton Mill Blaydon Gateshead NE21 6RU
Received 11 Feb 2022Komatsu Uk Ltd Durham Road Birtley Central Birtley Gateshead DH3 2QX
Received 11 Feb 2022Ravens House Eighth Avenue Team Valley Gateshead Gateshead NE11 0SX
Received 11 Feb 2022Dunroamin 2 Holburn Crescent Ryton Central Ryton Gateshead NE40 3DH
Received 11 Feb 2022Land At Civic Centre Regent Street Gateshead NE8 1HH
Received 7 Feb 202211 Elsdon Gardens Gateshead NE11 9TN
Received 8 Feb 202214 Marlow Way Whickham Gateshead NE16 5RQ
Received 12 Feb 202268 Joicey Road Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5YL
Received 12 Feb 2022South Acre 39 Barlow Road Barlow Blaydon Gateshead NE21 6JU
Received 12 Feb 20225 Ingleside Whickham NE16 5XY
Received 14 Feb 2022Queen Elizabeth Hospital Queen Elizabeth Avenue Sheriff Hill Gateshead NE9 6SX
Received 14 Feb 20226 Whaggs Lane Whickham Gateshead NE16 4PF
Received 14 Feb 2022Granville House 16 Durham Road Gateshead Gateshead NE8 4EJ
Received 14 Feb 20222 Brothers Supermarket Sunderland Road Gateshead NE8 3LG
Received 31 Jan 2022Records 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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