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.
6,050 approved · 443 refused · 351 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 The Steadings Greenside Ryton NE40 4JF
Received 25 Nov 202116 Waverley Road Harlow Green Gateshead NE9 7TU
Received 26 Nov 20215 High Horse Close Rowlands Gill Tyne And Wear UK NE39 1AN
Received 29 Nov 2021Grange House Fell Bank Birtley DH3 1AQ
Received 29 Nov 202110 Holmewood Drive Rowlands Gill NE39 1EL
Received 29 Nov 2021Hargel House Smailes Lane Rowlands Gill NE39 1JE
Received 29 Nov 202130 Cromwell Ford Way Ryton NE21 4FH
Received 30 Nov 2021Plot 1 Stoneygate Close Felling Gateshead NE10 0AZ
Received 30 Nov 2021Land Adjacent Ryton Rugby Club Pavilion Main Road Barmoor Ryton NE40 3AG
Received 30 Nov 2021The Lodge Rectory Lane Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PA
Received 30 Nov 2021Newman Grange Barmoor Lane Ryton NE40 3AA
Received 30 Nov 20213 The Court Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4HW
Received 19 Nov 2021133 Bewick Road Gateshead NE8 1TY
Received 22 Nov 20218 Carlton Terrace Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6DE
Received 3 Dec 2021113 Broom Lane Whickham NE16 4PT
Received 6 Dec 202113 Silverwood Gardens Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0DQ
Received 6 Dec 202112 Lanthwaite Road Sheriff Hill Gateshead NE9 6TL
Received 6 Dec 20217 Station Road Gateshead NE9 6DR
Received 6 Dec 2021Roverdene The Grove Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill NE39 1PN
Received 6 Dec 2021Central House Ninth Avenue East Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0EJ
Received 6 Dec 202150 Kells Lane Gateshead NE9 5XX
Received 6 Dec 2021Chase Park Front Street Newcastle Upon Tyne
Received 6 Dec 2021Village Farm House Birtley Lane Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 2PR
Received 6 Dec 2021Unit 5 Queens Court North Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0BU
Received 6 Dec 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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