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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
9,056Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 6,632 approved or refused records
453Refused applications

6,179 approved · 453 refused · 361 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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More application records

  1. DecidedDC/22/00342/TPO

    Felling of 1 Ash tree and works to 1 Conifer tree in garden of 22 Orchard Dene.

    22 Orchard Dene Rowlands Gill NE39 1DW

    Received 9 Feb 2022
  2. DecidedDC/22/00343/FUL

    Single storey side and rear extension and garage conversion.

    Holly Cottage Pennyfine Road Sunniside Whickham Gateshead NE16 5ER

    Received 6 Apr 2022
  3. DecidedDC/22/00344/FUL

    Installation of shutters to external windows.

    River Tyne Academy Birtley Lane Birtley Gateshead DH3 2PP

    Received 6 Apr 2022
  4. DecidedDC/22/00345/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension and two storey rear and side extension (amended plans received 06.06.2022 and 27.06.2022).

    18 Church Road Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5RD

    Received 6 Apr 2022
  5. DecidedDC/22/00346/FUL

    Siting of 6m storage container to be positioned in the yard of the Telephone equipment centre.

    Communication Station Cellnet Site 4952 Princesway Team Valley Gateshead Gateshead NE11 0TU

    Received 7 Apr 2022
  6. DecidedDC/22/00347/NMA

    Proposed non-material of application DC/15/01004/FUL to allow amendment to the wording of Condition 17 (bus stop provision).

    Land North Of A695 Crawcrook

    Received 7 Apr 2022
  7. DecidedDC/22/00348/HHA

    (Retrospective) Erection of single storey front and rear extension (amended 16.05.2024)

    90 Marian Court Bensham Gateshead NE8 2JU

    Received 8 Apr 2022
  8. DecidedDC/22/00349/HHA

    Proposed 2 Storey Side extension (amended 13/6/22)

    43 Parkhead Gardens Winlaton Blaydon Gateshead NE21 6NP

    Received 8 Apr 2022
  9. DecidedDC/22/00350/DPA

    DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Change of use from tattoo parlour and office (Class E) to 2no. dwellinghouses (Class C3) (amended plans received 28.09.2022).

    Imperial Business Centre 1 Imperial Buildings Durham Road Chester Le Street DH3 1LG

    Received 8 Apr 2022
  10. DecidedDC/22/00351/HHA

    Proposed detached single garage with pitched roof and alteraions to boundary fence (as amended 19.07.22).

    The White Cottage Kyo Close Crawcrook Ryton Gateshead NE41 8JW

    Received 9 Apr 2022
  11. Awaiting decisionDC/22/00352/HHA

    Proposed changes fence and repositioning of access gates

    1 Ennerdale Gardens Sheriff Hill Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6TQ

    Received 9 Apr 2022
  12. DecidedDC/22/00353/HHA

    Proposed first floor side extension over existing garage and new block paved area to existing grassed front garden to provide level access for mobility.

    23 Dockendale Place Bleach Green Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5GJ

    Received 11 Apr 2022
  13. DecidedDC/22/00354/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension with new access steps and new render finish to the rear elevation

    13 Bleachfeld Leam Lane Estate Felling Gateshead NE10 8PY

    Received 11 Apr 2022
  14. DecidedDC/22/00355/HHA

    Front Ramp

    17 Beamish Gardens Wrekenton Gateshead Gateshead NE9 7LD

    Received 11 Apr 2022
  15. DecidedDC/22/00356/NMA

    Proposed non-material amendment of application DC/20/00876/FUL to allow amendment of wording to condition 33.

    Former Whitley Court Gateshead

    Received 29 Mar 2022
  16. DecidedDC/22/00357/HHA

    Single storey rear conservatory

    25 Beaumont Court Winlaton Blaydon Gateshead NE21 6BF

    Received 11 Apr 2022
  17. DecidedDC/22/00362/HHA

    Proposed single story rear extension

    56 Millway Carr Hill Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5PR

    Received 12 Apr 2022
  18. DecidedDC/22/00363/HHA

    Alterations to Front Elevation, windows and internal alterations

    85 Lansbury Drive Elisabethville Birtley Gateshead DH3 1JR

    Received 13 Apr 2022
  19. DecidedDC/22/00364/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension, 3 velux windows to front and window to side elevation

    17 Broadleaf Walk Northside Birtley Gateshead DH3 1FB

    Received 13 Apr 2022
  20. DecidedDC/22/00365/HHA

    Construction of detached double garage to replace that approved under application Ref: DC/21/00708/HHA

    Broom House 35 Broom Lane Whickham Gateshead NE16 4QS

    Received 13 Apr 2022
  21. Decided20/00876/DOC5

    Discharge of condition 21 (verification) of planning application DC/20/00876/FUL ((condition 2 (Condition 21) of planning application DC/21/00982/NMA).

    Former Whitley Court Gateshead

    Received 13 Apr 2022
  22. DecidedDC/22/00367/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension to provide garage with utility link to property and rear dormer window to accommodate loft conversion (amended 13/6/22)

    1 The Limes Highfield Road Rowlands Gill NE39 2LY

    Received 24 Mar 2022
  23. Awaiting decisionDC/22/00368/HHA

    First floor rear extension over existing ground floor

    17 Percy Gardens Dunston Hill Gateshead Gateshead NE11 9RY

    Received 14 Apr 2022
  24. DecidedDC/22/00370/TPO

    Pruning of 2 Beech trees located on boundary between 57 Grange lane and 28 Westacre Avenue. (Amended 27/09/2022)

    57 Grange Lane Baysgarth House Gateshead Whickham NE16 5AH

    Received 14 Apr 2022

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What these statistics cover

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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