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.
6,185 approved · 453 refused · 361 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27 Callaley Avenue Whickham NE16 5YR
Received 21 Mar 202216 Garage King George Avenue Dunston Hill Gateshead Gateshead NE11 9UP
Received 15 Apr 20229 Church Rise Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4BU
Received 28 Mar 202226 Oakridge Fellside Park Whickham Gateshead NE16 5YD
Received 19 Apr 202215 Riding Lea Winlaton Blaydon Gateshead NE21 6BP
Received 19 Apr 202240 Hardwick Court Gateshead NE8 3LX
Received 23 Mar 20223 Hollybush Gardens Ryton NE40 3DJ
Received 19 Apr 202254 Glenluce Birtley DH3 2HY
Received 19 Apr 2022455A Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5EX
Received 19 Apr 2022Viceroy Whickham Ltd Rectory Lodge Rectory Lane Whickham NE16 4PA
Received 20 Apr 20228 Dene Road Blaydon Central Blaydon Gateshead NE21 4QB
Received 20 Apr 202215 Cleasby Gardens Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5HL
Received 20 Apr 2022Favells Gate Galloping Green Road Gateshead NE9 7XD
Received 20 Apr 20225 Ashgrove Terrace Gateshead NE8 1RL
Received 31 Mar 202223 Chilside Road Bog House Estate Felling NE10 9DY
Received 31 Mar 2022Robert Duncan Timber Ltd Green Lane Felling Central Felling Gateshead NE10 0JS
Received 20 Apr 2022K83 Third Avenue Team Valley Gateshead Gateshead NE11 0PR
Received 20 Apr 2022Former Evans Halshaw Tyne Street Blaydon NE21 4JB
Received 21 Apr 202296 King Oswald Drive Stella Blaydon Gateshead NE21 4FE
Received 21 Apr 20225 Napier Way Axwell Park Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5NU
Received 22 Apr 20225 The Hawthorns Eighton Banks Gateshead NE9 7LF
Received 22 Apr 202213 St Helens Crescent Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6DH
Received 22 Apr 2022Former Evans Halshaw Car Showroom Tyne Street Tyne Street Blaydon NE21 4JB
Received 22 Apr 2022Site Of Garage Block North Of Emmaville Barmoor Ryton Gateshead NE40 3TR
Received 22 Apr 2022Records 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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