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.
6,263 approved · 454 refused · 366 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Block 2 Half Moon Lane Gateshead NE8 2AA
Received 14 Jul 2022Haining Bank Strathmore Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1JA
Received 14 Jul 2022The Lodge Ryton Village Ryton Central Ryton Gateshead NE40 3QR
Received 14 Jul 202254 Wood Green Felling NE10 0SX
Received 14 Jul 2022Bensham Grove Community Centre 364 Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 2XE
Received 28 Jun 2022Various Locations Along Lamesley Road, Greenford Lane And Moor Mill Lane Lamesley
Received 14 Jul 20229 South View Bungalows Rowlands Gill NE39 2AT
Received 27 May 202250 Church Road Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5RJ
Received 15 Jul 2022Bretts Wharf Pipewellgate Gateshead NE8 2BN
Received 15 Jul 2022Clara Vale Relay Station Stannerford Road Ryton
Received 8 Jul 20229 Highfield Sunniside Whickham Gateshead NE16 5NQ
Received 17 Jul 2022Land West Of Gibside Way Metro Retail West Gateshead Metro Centre Retail Park NE11 9XS
Received 18 Jul 2022Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane Gateshead NE10 8YA
Received 18 Jul 20222 Storeys Lane Stella Ryton Gateshead NE21 4NF
Received 19 Jul 20221 Ravensdale Crescent Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5YJ
Received 19 Jul 2022Hadrian House Garden Street Blaydon Central Blaydon Gateshead NE21 4AG
Received 19 Jul 202225 Appleton Close Gateshead NE11 9SG
Received 12 May 2022Hillcroft North Station Road Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6HD
Received 20 Jul 2022Stonechat Mount And 1 Storeys Lane Stella Ryton Gateshead NE21 4NS
Received 20 Jul 2022Heworth Hall Shields Road Felling NE10 0UX
Received 21 Jul 2022Heworth Hall Shields Road NE10 0UX
Received 21 Jul 2022Heworth Hall Shields Road Felling NE10 0UX
Received 21 Jul 20222 Rosehill Kellfield Road Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5XU
Received 21 Jul 2022Ruffside 15 Burn Road Blaydon Burn Blaydon Gateshead NE21 6EB
Received 22 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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