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.
6,256 approved · 454 refused · 366 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bradley Hall Farm Crawcrook Ryton Gateshead NE41 8JP
Received 5 Jul 202247 Dartmouth Avenue Chowdene Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6XA
Received 5 Jul 20224 Townley Road Rowlands Gill NE39 2JX
Received 1 Mar 202231 Western Way Axwell Park Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5NS
Received 5 Jul 2022Metro Centre Yellow Mall Whickham NE11 9YG
Received 6 Jul 2022Stables At Hedly Hall Farm Hedley Hall Marley Hill Kibblesworth Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EH
Received 5 Jul 20229 Hadrian Place Carr Hill Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5QD
Received 6 Jul 202216 Red Admiral Court Festival Park Gateshead Gateshead NE11 9TW
Received 6 Jul 202246 Oakfield Road Whickham Gateshead NE16 5HN
Received 7 Jul 202237 St Cuthberts Park Marley Hill Whickham Gateshead NE16 5ED
Received 7 Jul 2022Land To The South Of Fletcher Road Gateshead
Received 7 Jul 2022Cell A North Side Birtley
Received 7 Jul 202267 Thornton Crescent Blaydon Central Blaydon Gateshead NE21 4BA
Received 7 Jul 2022Shibdon Court Shibdon Road Blaydon Central Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5AF
Received 8 Jul 20225 Hollydene Kibblesworth Gateshead NE11 0NR
Received 9 Jul 20224A Beaconsfield Road Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5EU
Received 11 Jul 2022Access Gate On Haggs Lane, Lamesley
Received 11 Jul 2022Tyne Street, Low Heworth Lane And Land Adjacent Felling
Received 11 Jul 2022Bankside Derwent Avenue Rowlands Gill NE39 1BZ
Received 12 Jul 202222 Bracken Way Crawcrook Ryton Gateshead NE40 4XP
Received 13 Jul 20221 Carnforth Gardens Gateshead NE9 6YE
Received 13 Jul 2022116 Moorfoot Gardens Lobley Hill Gateshead Gateshead NE11 9LB
Received 13 Jul 2022Woodmans Arms Fellside Road Whickham Gateshead NE16 5BB
Received 13 Jul 202213 Beaconsfield Crescent Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5XR
Received 14 Jul 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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