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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
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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

8,801Searchable applications

400Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 6,439 approved or refused records

439Refused applications

6,000 approved · 439 refused · 345 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

DecidedDC/21/01208/HHA
Revision of DC/21/00609/HHA for the demolition of garage and construction of two storey side extension and single storey front extension, replacement of flat roof with pitched roof to existing rear extension, alterations to windows, replacement of pebbledash with brick and construction of retaining wall and railings to front of property to incorporate 2no rooflight windows (to serve mezzanine floor in new roof space) into the 2 storey extension
3 Meadow Lane Barmoor Ryton NE40 3UA
Received 6 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01209/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable room
47 Meadow Rise Gateshead NE9 6GB
Received 15 Sept 2021
DecidedDC/21/01210/HHA
Erection of a single-storey rear outbuilding.
28 St Edmunds Court Sunderland Road Gateshead NE8 3PF
Received 6 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01211/HHA
Single storey front and rear extension
84 Whaggs Lane Whickham NE16 4PP
Received 7 Oct 2021
Decided20/01110/DOC4
Discharge of conditions - 4 - Salvagable materials, 10 - Stone Panel, 12 - Mortar Mix, 17- Replacement Windows and 20 - Ventilation ducts of planning application - DC/20/01110/LBC.
Block 2 Half Moon Lane Gateshead NE8 2AA
Received 7 Oct 2021
Decided20/01115/DOC4
Discharge of conditions for - 21 - Buttress wall of planning application DC/20/0115/FUL
Block 2 Half Moon Lane Gateshead NE8 2AA
Received 7 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01214/HHA
Alterations including the erection of a single storey rear extension and proposed deck to rear
Braeside 38 Chowdene Bank Chowdene Gateshead NE9 6JN
Received 7 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01215/HHA
Erection of first-floor rear extension.
498 Old Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5DR
Received 8 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01216/TPO
Works to Trees within TPO 113 in the garden of 21 Sunnygill Terrace (amended)
21 Sunnygill Terrace Greenside Ryton NE40 4LE
Received 8 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01217/HHA
Proposed single storey porch to the front elevation.
28 Bewicke View Northside Birtley DH3 1RU
Received 9 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01218/HHA
Garden room to rear garden
18 Ravensworth Avenue Eighton Banks Gateshead NE9 7HP
Received 9 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01221/HHA
Two storey side extension.
9 Trimdon Grove Springwell Estate Gateshead NE9 7BH
Received 11 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01222/CPL
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension with alterations.
50 Brightlea Northside Birtley DH3 1RL
Received 11 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01152/HHA
Demolition of existing garage, proposed erection of two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and front porch (Revision of DC/20/00145/HHA) (amended plans and description 16.02.2022 and 17.02.2022)
13 Queens Drive Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PX
Received 11 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01224/FUL
Conversion of existing building to form 3 dwellings for use within Classes C3/C4 (additional information 07.01.2022, 11.01.2022, 07.02.2022)
Glenpark Medical Centre 61 Ravensworth Road Gateshead NE11 9AD
Received 11 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01227/HHA
Single storey rear extension
7 The Mount Ryton Central Ryton NE40 3NH
Received 12 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01228/COU
Change of use of public open space to private garden, to facilitate a widened driveway and relocated dropped kerb. Land to be enclosed by 2m tall close boarded timber fence to within 2m back from Carr Hill Road, forward of which, the boundary fence and driveway gates shall be no more than 60cm above footpath level.
204 Carr Hill Road Carr Hill Gateshead NE9 5NA
Received 12 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01229/NMA
NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT: Of planning application DC/20/00698/FUL to allow the introduction of a two lane exit and amendments to the wording of Condition 22 (footway widening) and Condition 25 (materials).
Baltic Business Quarter Multi Storey Car Park Hawks Road Gateshead NE8 3DF
Received 5 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01233/HHA
Retrospective application for single storey rear conservatory
75 Marian Drive Bill Quay Felling NE10 0TL
Received 12 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01235/FUL
Extension of beer garden including installation of a covered pergola, new hard-surfacing, lighting and the erection of a 1m high boundary fence (Revised plans received on 06.12.2021, description amended).
Bay Horse Inn Front Street Whickham NE16 4EF
Received 13 Oct 2021
Awaiting decisionDC/21/01236/FUL
Variation of Condition 1 of application DC/19/01048/REM (Reserved Matters approval relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the demolition of Dunston Hill Hospital and erection of 35 dwellinghouses and associated works (amended 20/11/20, 09/02/21, 04/03/21)) for amendment of layout to include a new shared private drive as well as updated House Type Floor Plans and amendment of landscaping and engineering drawings (additional information received 07/12/21, 25/02/22 , 29/06/22, 12/09/22, 01/12/22, 09/02/23, 27/04/23, 17/05/23 and 16/06/23 and amended 17/01/22, 03/03/22, 12/09/22, 26/09/22, 01/12/22, 09/02/23, 27/04/23, 17/05/23, 16/06/23 and 14/09/23).
Dunston Hill Hospital Whickham Highway Whickham NE11 9QT
Received 13 Oct 2021
Awaiting decisionDC/21/01237/FUL
Variation of Conditions 1, 3 and 4 of application DC/20/01061/FUL (Demolition of Walled Garden - former Woodside Centre Day Care and proposed development of 11 dwellings with associated new walled garden, parking and landscaping (amended 09/02/21 and 04/03/21) for amendment of House Type Floor Plans, landscaping and engineering drawings (amended 17/01/22, 12/09/22, 26/09/22, 01/12/22, 09/02/23, 27/04/23, 17/05/23 and 16/06/23) (additional information received 25/02/22, 29/06/22, 12/09/22, 01/12/22, 09/02/23, 27/04/23, 17/05/23, 16/06/23 and 14/09/23).
Dunston Hill Hospital Whickham Highway Whickham NE11 9DL
Received 13 Oct 2021
DecidedDC/21/01238/HHA
Proposed two storey side and front extension, partial rendering and raising of garage roof.
28 Western Way Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 5NS
Received 14 Oct 2021
Decided20/00247/DOC1
Discharge of conditions - 4 - Cycle Parking and 5 - Implement 4 - of planning application DC/20/00247/FUL.
Various Locations At Chevington, Hopedene And Rennington, Leam Lane Hendon Road And Edgeware Road, Deckham
Received 14 Oct 2021

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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.

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