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.
6,029 approved · 443 refused · 350 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit H Baltic Park Saltmeadows Road Gateshead NE8 3DA
Received 5 Nov 202111 Park Avenue Dunston Hill Gateshead NE11 9QE
Received 5 Nov 202111 Mersey Place Mount Pleasant Gateshead NE8 3ST
Received 6 Nov 202165 And 67 Ancaster Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5BJ
Received 6 Oct 2021Garage Block Adjacent 48-49 East Lea Winlaton Blaydon NE21 6NU
Received 8 Nov 2021Stargate War Memorial Stargate Lane / King Edwards Road Ryton NE40 3EB
Received 8 Nov 2021219A And 221A Coatsworth Road Gateshead NE8 1SR
Received 8 Nov 2021242 Alexandra Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 4ED
Received 8 Nov 202124 Saltwell View Bensham Gateshead NE8 4NT
Received 9 Nov 2021Land At Chowdene Bank Gateshead
Received 9 Nov 2021Danetree 19 Axwell Park Road Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 5PB
Received 9 Nov 2021Land Adjacent To 12 Tyne View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SZ
Received 10 Nov 2021Fell Farm Ashtree Lane Rowlands Gill NE39 2EA
Received 10 Nov 202120 Aston Way Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5RJ
Received 1 Nov 202123 Bradbury Close Felling Gateshead NE10 8UF
Received 1 Nov 202119 Carlton Terrace Gateshead NE9 6HJ
Received 1 Nov 2021The Cottage Church Drive Gateshead NE9 5RB
Received 4 Nov 2021Fellside Mews Fellside Road Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5BR
Received 12 Nov 2021Gibside Hillhead Lane Gibside Whickham NE16 6BG
Received 13 Nov 2021Gibside Hillhead Lane Gibside Whickham NE16 6BG
Received 13 Nov 202131 Jubilee Court Teams Gateshead NE8 2EQ
Received 15 Nov 20213 Whickham Lodge Front Street Whickham NE16 4HH
Received 15 Nov 202144 Cragside Gardens Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0AQ
Received 16 Nov 202120 Warwick Avenue Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5JL
Received 4 Nov 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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