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.
6,014 approved · 440 refused · 347 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24 Rockwood Hill Estate Greenside Ryton NE40 4BQ
Received 28 Sept 2021Crofton Villa 40 Dene Avenue Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1DX
Received 22 Oct 2021Granby Stables Opposite Streetgate Farm Gateshead Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne
Received 9 Sept 2021The Crown Front Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4DT
Received 10 Sept 2021Hillside Grange Road Ryton NE40 3LU
Received 11 Sept 2021Glenpark Medical Centre 61 Ravensworth Road Gateshead NE11 9AD
Received 16 Sept 202122 Orchard Dene Rowlands Gill NE39 1DW
Received 20 Sept 2021Bedale Court Harlow Green Tyne Gateshead NE9 7AW
Received 22 Oct 2021High West Street Gateshead NE8 1PE
Received 22 Oct 2021Land West Of Leven House Bute Road South Rowlands Gill
Received 22 Oct 2021Chase Court Whickham NE16 4NL
Received 26 Oct 2021Land East Of Woodside Lane And North Of A695
Received 26 Oct 2021Upper Car Park Level Rear Swallow Hotel Gladstone Terrace Gateshead NE8 4DY
Received 26 Oct 202111 Jonadab Street Felling Gateshead NE10 0QP
Received 12 Oct 2021Burnhills Closed Landfill Longridge Road Greenside Gateshead
Received 26 Oct 20214 Townley Road Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 2JX
Received 27 Oct 2021The Cottage Pennyfine Road Sunniside Whickham NE16 5EP
Received 27 Oct 202142 Denewell Avenue Gateshead NE9 5HD
Received 20 Oct 20212 Hedge Close Gateshead NE11 9UG
Received 21 Oct 202110 Monksfeld Bog House Estate Felling NE10 9UP
Received 22 Oct 202139-40 Cameron Walk Metro Centre Whickham NE11 9YR
Received 27 Oct 2021Kirkwood Gardens (verge Area West Of Wardley Service Station) Felling Gateshead
Received 27 Oct 2021Barley Mow Park, Bowling Green York Road Barley Mow Birtley DH3 2BB
Received 27 Oct 2021Thistle Dous Highfield Road Highfield Rowlands Gill NE39 2LY
Received 28 Oct 2021Records 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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