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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.
6,217 approved · 453 refused · 361 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 Lake Approach Axwell Park NE21 5PE
Received 27 Apr 2022Land Next To The Grange St Cuthberts Road Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EB
Received 27 Apr 20228 Stratford Gardens Gateshead NE9 5HE
Received 27 Apr 202227 Beechwood Avenue Lyndhurst Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6PP
Received 28 Apr 2022The Oaks Care Home 12 Loup Terrace Blaydon Bank Blaydon On Tyne NE21 4PU
Received 28 Apr 20228 Woodlands Park Drive NE21 5PQ
Received 28 Apr 2022Land Adjacent To The Schooner South Shore Road Gateshead Quays Gateshead NE8 3AF
Received 28 Apr 2022Kingsway Interchange, Unit 4 Eleventh Avenue Team Valley Gateshead Gateshead NE11 0JY
Received 28 Apr 20222 Hillside Dunston Hill Gateshead Gateshead NE11 9QR
Received 28 Apr 2022Land At Kyo Bog Lane Frenches Close Farm Kyo Bog Lane Ryton NE42 5NN
Received 11 Apr 2022Dunston Football Club UTS Stadium Wellington Road Gateshead NE11 9JL
Received 29 Apr 20226 Saltwell Gardens Shipcote Gateshead NE9 5EG
Received 19 Apr 2022Hillcrest Stannerford Road Clara Vale Ryton Gateshead NE40 3SN
Received 30 Apr 202227 Western Way Axwell Park Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5NS
Received 30 Apr 2022Land Adjacent To 762 Durham Road (762a) Gateshead NE9 7TA
Received 1 May 2022124 Marian Drive Bill Quay Felling Gateshead NE10 0TJ
Received 3 May 2022Flat Dial House Long Rigg Swalwell NE16 3AW
Received 6 Apr 2022Hollinhurst Lockhaugh Road Blaydon Gateshead NE39 2PR
Received 3 May 2022Holly House Whickham Park Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4EH
Received 21 Apr 202262 Cornmoor Road Whickham Gateshead NE16 4PU
Received 3 May 202237-39 Orchard House Orchard Street Birtley Central Birtley Gateshead DH3 1PE
Received 3 May 20228 Glynwood Gardens Gateshead NE9 5RR
Received 11 Apr 20224 Primrose Place Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6BU
Received 4 May 202223A Beechwood Gardens Lobley Hill Gateshead NE11 0DA
Received 4 May 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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