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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.
6,163 approved · 451 refused · 361 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Dun Cow Inn Ellison Road Gateshead NE11 9SS
Received 25 Feb 2022Laburnum House Whitewell Lane Ryton NE40 3PG
Received 27 Feb 2022Holly Cottage Banesley Lane Gateshead NE11 0HS
Received 7 Mar 2022Sundolitt Limited Bath Road Felling Central Felling Gateshead NE10 0JR
Received 8 Mar 202225 Sherburn Park Drive Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 1QR
Received 8 Mar 2022Inglewood Lintzford Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1DF
Received 8 Mar 2022Millsfield 38 Axwell Park Road Axwell Park Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5PB
Received 9 Mar 2022Ryder Vans Fell Bank Birtley Gateshead DH3 2SP
Received 9 Mar 202220 Kells Lane Gateshead NE9 5SJ
Received 9 Mar 2022Broadacre Ryton Village Ryton Central Ryton Gateshead NE40 3QH
Received 9 Mar 20221 Vicarage Court Heworth Gateshead NE10 8HG
Received 9 Mar 2022Eslington Villa 8 Station Road Gateshead NE9 6DR
Received 9 Mar 20229 Dipwood Way Rowlands Gill NE39 1DH
Received 8 Mar 2022Blackthorn 5 Front Street Whickham Gateshead NE16 4HF
Received 10 Mar 2022Land To The South Of Cushy Cow Lane Ryton Tyne & Wear
Received 10 Mar 2022Unit 5 Queens Court North Team Valley Gateshead Gateshead NE11 0BU
Received 10 Mar 202212 Calderwood Crescent Lyndhurst Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6PH
Received 10 Mar 202214 Denewell Avenue Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5HD
Received 11 Mar 20223 Killowen Street Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6EX
Received 11 Mar 2022The Millway Centre Millway Gateshead NE9 5PQ
Received 11 Mar 2022Land Opposite A.E.I. Cables Durham Road Birtley Central Birtley Gateshead DH3 2TB
Received 11 Mar 202210 Louie Terrace Gateshead NE9 5XH
Received 12 Mar 20227 Hawthorn Terrace Eighton Banks Gateshead Gateshead NE9 7XY
Received 13 Mar 20222 Cox Close Ravensworth Park Access Road Sunniside Whickham Gateshead NE11 0HQ
Received 9 Feb 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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