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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 dates8,895Searchable applications
401Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 6,502 approved or refused records
443Refused applications
6,059 approved · 443 refused · 353 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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/21/01407/FUL
Erection of free standing photovoltaic equipment (Additional information received on 23.05.2022)
Metrocentre Green Car Park St Michaels Way Whickham
Received 7 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01408/NMA
Proposed non-material amendment of application DC/19/00312/FUL to allow minor layout amendments to approved plans (Description Amended)
Metrocentre Green Car Park St Michaels Way Whickham
Received 7 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01410/HHA
Change grass area to hardstand (as amended 19.01.22)
2 Derwent Water Drive Blaydon NE21 4FL
Received 7 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01411/HHA
Single storey side and rear extension and alternations to fenestration
20 The Cedars Whickham NE16 5TH
Received 7 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01414/ADV
Installation of 2x non-illuminated Information boards about local area (Chopwell) (Description amended. Amended plans received on 29/07/22)
Site 1: Grass Verge East Of Derwent Street And North Of 17 Tyne Street. Site 2: Grass Verge Adjacent To Bus Stop North Of Mill Road And West Of Dalton Terrace Chopwell NE17 7AA
Received 7 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01416/FUL
Front lobby extension and internal alterations to enable wheelchair and disabled access to existing building (amended 27/01/22).
Chowdene Chapel 660 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6JA
Received 7 Dec 2021 - Decided20/00876/DOC3
Discharge of condition 3 (Boundary details and hard landscaping) and 11 (Arb method statement + TPP) of planning application DC/20/00876/FUL (amended 09.02.2022)
Former Whitley Court Gateshead
Received 7 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01420/HHA
Demolision of front and side of existing garage and erection of a replacement front and side garage including alteration to raise garage roof and boundary wall.
84 Church Road Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5XB
Received 8 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01421/HHA
To erect a ground floor rear extension to dining room (as amended 27.01.22)
27 Pennyfine Road Sunniside Whickham NE16 5EP
Received 8 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01422/HHA
Proposed garage to the side (as amended 04.05.22)
Meadow View Bradley Hall Farm Crawcrook Ryton NE41 8JP
Received 8 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01423/FUL
Demolition of former South Acre, 39 Barlow Road, Barlow, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 6JU and erection of 2No, 4 bed, 2 storey detached dwellings.
South Acre 39 Barlow Road Barlow Blaydon On Tyne NE21 6JU
Received 8 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01424/HHA
Proposed two-storey side extension
52 Glanton Close Gateshead NE10 8UH
Received 8 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01425/HHA
First Floor rear extension with internal alterations
29 Mitchell Street Crawcrook Ryton NE40 4HD
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01426/HHA
Single story rear extension.
4 Southfield Gardens Whickham NE16 4QR
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01427/HHA
Refurbishment of Grade II Listed building including partial demolition and rebuilding of existing structurally defective external walls; erection of first floor extension to East Wing; removal of render and replacement with stone facades; deconstruction of north entrance gate and re-building to form widened access; demolition and replacement of existing garage; removal of existing concrete ?tennis? court and reinstatement of lawn; erection of stone wall and access gates across driveway to create secure enclosure (revised description 02.09.2022).
Dower House West Wing Shibdon Road Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5NP
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01428/LBC
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: Refurbishment of Grade II Listed building including partial demolition and rebuilding of existing structurally defective external walls; erection of first floor extension to East Wing; removal of render and replacement with stone facades; deconstruction of north entrance gate and re-building to form widened access; demolition and replacement of existing garage; removal of existing concrete ?tennis? court and reinstatement of lawn; refurbishment of stonework; refurbishment of existing venetian timber windows; replacement of all existing upvc and casement windows to West Wing with new venetian style windows to match existing; erection of stone wall and access gates across driveway to create secure enclosure; removal of internal walls.
Dower House West Wing Shibdon Road Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5NP
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01429/HHA
Erection of a proposed first-floor extension (as amended 09.02.22)
47 Windermere Street West Bensham Gateshead NE8 1TX
Received 9 Dec 2021 - UnknownTREE/21/108
A tree down due to the storm
3 Orchard Close Rowlands Gill NE39 1EQ
Received 8 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01430/ADV
Display of x1 Monolith x1 Availability Totem x1 Leader Board x1 Visitor Parking Sign x2 House Type Sign x1 Opening Times Sign x8 steel poles to External North and East Elevations.
Land East Of Woodside Lane And North Of A695
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01431/FUL
Removal of existing 12.5m slim-line monopole supporting 3 no. antennas, 1 no. equipment cabinet and installation of replacement 20m slim-line monopole, supporting 6 no. antennas, 1 no. new equipment cabinet and ancillary thereto including 3 no. Ericsson Radio Systems (ERS's) and 1 no. GPS module.
Footway Of Axwell View, Near To The Junction With East Park Gardens Blaydon On Tyne Winlaton Tyne And Wear NE21 5RH
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01432/FUL
Erection of a single storey flat roof extension to existing school house to form additional teaching space.
The Cedars Academy Ivy Lane Lyndhurst Gateshead NE9 6QD
Received 10 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01433/FUL
Siting of x 5 converted shipping containers on existing informal car park for office, retail, storage, and WC use, and siting of x 1 converted shipping container on lower deck of Dunston Staiths for events space /visitor reception and store, and associated hard and soft landscaping
Car Park Opposite Dunston Excelsior Club Staithes Road, And Part Lower Deck Of Dunston Staiths, Gateshead
Received 10 Dec 2021 - Decided20/00006/DOC1
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials), 5 (Cycle Parking) , 8 (Coal Legacy Ph II), 9 (Implement Coal legacy rem) of planning application DC/20/00006/FUL.
82 Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 1PS
Received 6 Dec 2021 - DecidedDC/21/01444/TPO
Tree Works at 341 Durham Road
341 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AJ
Received 13 Dec 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.
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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