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.
6,246 approved · 453 refused · 365 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Beechwood Avenue Lyndhurst Gateshead NE9 6PP
Received 28 Jul 2026The Bungalow Bradley Hall Farm Crawcrook Ryton Gateshead NE41 8JP
Received 21 Jun 20228 Hawthorn Gardens Gateshead NE9 5TD
Received 26 May 2022Andors Rockcliffe Way Eighton Banks Gateshead Gateshead NE9 7XT
Received 22 Jun 20221A Walker Terrace Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 1EB
Received 15 Jun 202234 Beaconsfield Road Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5EU
Received 22 Jun 2022Old Boyd Works Chainbridge Road Blaydon On Tyne
Received 22 Jun 20222 Roxburgh Close Winlaton Blaydon On Tyne Gateshead NE21 6QJ
Received 22 Jun 2022Former Beeswing Hotel 1 Gosforth Street Felling Gateshead NE10 9LS
Received 23 Jun 2022Jurys Inn Group Ltd South Shore Road Gateshead Quays Gateshead Gateshead NE8 3AE
Received 23 Jun 20229 Dipwood Way Rowlands Gill NE39 1DH
Received 20 Jun 202220 Fossefeld Felling NE10 8XE
Received 16 Jun 2022Unit 19A White Rose Way Follingsby NE10 8YX
Received 25 May 202251 Dominies Close Rowlands Gill NE39 1PB
Received 23 Jun 2022Dene House Chowdene Bank Chowdene Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6JE
Received 23 Jun 20229 Station Road Gateshead NE9 6DR
Received 23 Jun 202231 Mill Road Chopwell Gateshead NE17 7HA
Received 24 Jun 202211 - 13 Walker Terrace Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 1EB
Received 24 Jun 2022Hartside 71 Main Road Barmoor Ryton Gateshead NE40 3AQ
Received 25 Jun 202212 Warwick Drive Whickham Gateshead NE16 5JG
Received 27 Jun 202211 Maple Avenue Dunston Hill Gateshead Gateshead NE11 9XJ
Received 27 Jun 2022Silvadale 1 North Side Northside Birtley Gateshead DH3 1RD
Received 27 Jun 2022Former Miners Welfare Hall Crawcrook Lane Ryton NE40 4PA
Received 27 Jun 2022Motor Factors Ltd Dunston Road Gateshead NE11 9ED
Received 30 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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