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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.
6,168 approved · 452 refused · 361 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Cox Close Ravensworth Park Access Road Sunniside Whickham Gateshead NE11 0HQ
Received 9 Feb 20223 Ainthorpe Gardens Gateshead NE9 5ES
Received 14 Mar 20221 Campion Gardens Windy Nook Felling Gateshead NE10 9RG
Received 14 Mar 20224 Lauder Way Pelaw Gateshead Gateshead NE10 0BG
Received 14 Mar 2022GAINFORD CARE HOMES LTD The Grove Birtley Lane Birtley DH3 1AY
Received 11 Mar 2022Land Between 490 And 492 Lobley Hill Road Gateshead Gateshead NE11 0AL
Received 14 Mar 20224 Castle Hill House Crawcrook Wylam Northumberland NE41 8JG
Received 15 Mar 202229 Cherrytree Gardens Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6TY
Received 15 Mar 20221 Valley Drive Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5DD
Received 15 Mar 2022Site Of Former Odeon Cinema And Theatre High Street Gateshead
Received 15 Mar 202275 Queen Street Birtley Central Birtley Gateshead DH3 1EB
Received 15 Mar 2022The Runhead Holburn Lane Ryton NE40 3HJ
Received 11 Mar 202210 Valley Drive Gateshead NE11 9XD
Received 21 Feb 202210 Shibdon Way Blaydon NE21 5NX
Received 28 Feb 20226 Queens Drive Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PX
Received 16 Mar 202212 Portree Close Vigo Birtley Gateshead DH3 2HL
Received 16 Mar 202210 Hilldyke Eighton Banks Gateshead NE9 7HQ
Received 17 Mar 2022Dipwood House Dipwood Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1DD
Received 16 Mar 2022Laburnum Cottage Barmoor Lane Ryton Central Ryton Gateshead NE40 3AA
Received 17 Mar 2022Granville House 16 Durham Road Gateshead Gateshead NE8 4EJ
Received 17 Mar 2022Rhodeferns 741 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6AT
Received 21 Feb 2022Former Rowlands Gill Infant And Nursery School Sherburn Green Rowlands Gill
Received 17 Mar 202211 Caddy Close Northside Birtley Gateshead DH3 1GJ
Received 17 Mar 2022Park House Park Road Gateshead NE8 3EL
Received 18 Mar 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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