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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.
6,231 approved · 453 refused · 361 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Roseneath 3 Lakeside Axwell Park Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5PF
Received 12 May 2022Southcourt 2 Lakeside Axwell Park Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5PF
Received 12 May 20221 The Lawn Ryton Central Ryton Gateshead NE40 3QN
Received 13 May 2022Arran House Thornley Lane Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 1AX
Received 13 May 20222 L'arbre Crescent Fellside Park Whickham Gateshead NE16 5YF
Received 16 May 202225 Ashfield Road Whickham Gateshead NE16 4PL
Received 16 May 20228 Park View Avenue Shipcote Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5EN
Received 15 May 2022The Manse Church Road Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5XE
Received 16 May 20225 The Court Whickham Gateshead NE16 4HW
Received 16 May 2022Unit 8 Cameron Retail Park Metro Centre Whickham Gateshead NE11 9XU
Received 16 May 20222 Sun Street Sunniside Whickham Gateshead NE16 5LR
Received 16 May 202257 Harewood Green Gateshead NE9 7DF
Received 26 Apr 20226 Burnthouse Close Winlaton Blaydon Gateshead NE21 6ET
Received 16 May 2022BP Express Shopping Ltd Lobley Hill Road Gateshead NE11 0BT
Received 17 May 2022Broomhill 37 Grange Road Ryton NE40 3LU
Received 17 May 2022150 Sheriffs Highway Sheriff Hill Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5SD
Received 17 May 2022Albert Memorial Park Albert Drive Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6EQ
Received 18 May 202266 Rockwood Hill Estate Greenside Ryton NE40 4BH
Received 5 May 20227 Millfield Road Whickham Gateshead NE16 4QA
Received 19 May 202224 Robsons Way Northside Birtley Gateshead DH3 1GA
Received 19 May 2022Land Next To The Grange St Cuthberts Road Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EB
Received 19 May 20222 Edington Gardens Clara Vale Ryton Gateshead NE40 3SS
Received 19 May 20222 Longwood Close Sunniside Whickham Gateshead NE16 5QB
Received 19 May 2022Land To North And South Of Kibblesworth Bank Kibblesworth Bank
Received 20 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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