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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.
6,264 approved · 454 refused · 366 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Oaks High Horse Close Rowlands Gill NE39 1AN
Received 2 Aug 2022Land To The South Of Cushy Cow Lane Ryton Tyne & Wear
Received 4 Aug 202222 Oakfield Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5HN
Received 28 Jul 202213 Mayfield Whickham Gateshead NE16 4PJ
Received 5 Aug 202226 Sandown Gardens Gateshead NE8 4XU
Received 6 Jul 2022Saltwell Dene House East Saltwell Road South Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6DT
Received 5 Aug 202236 Cedar Crescent Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6ES
Received 5 Aug 2022The Chesters Durham Road Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5AJ
Received 5 Aug 2022The Sycamores Bates Lane Blaydon Central Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5TF
Received 5 Aug 2022219A And 221A Coatsworth Road Gateshead NE8 1SR
Received 25 Jul 2022Unit 14 Follingsby Avenue Felling NE10 8YF
Received 5 Aug 2022Langdale House Langdale Road Sheriff Hill Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5RN
Received 8 Aug 202210 Eastwood Gardens Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5UB
Received 8 Aug 2022Inglewood Lintzford Road Lintzford Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 1DF
Received 8 Aug 202220 Park View Avenue Shipcote Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5EN
Received 8 Aug 202221 Woodside Way Ryton NE40 3NG
Received 15 Jul 2022Northern Gas Network Thornley Lane Rowlands Gill
Received 8 Aug 2022Unit 9 Chainbridge Road Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5SZ
Received 29 Jul 2022The Cottage 18 Talbot Terrace Birtley Central Birtley Gateshead DH3 2PQ
Received 9 Aug 2022The Cottage 18 Talbot Terrace Birtley Central Birtley Gateshead DH3 2PQ
Received 9 Aug 20222 And 3 Team Valley Shopping Village Kingsway North Team Valley Gateshead Gateshead NE11 0EN
Received 9 Aug 2022Ateres Girls High School Willow Grove Felling Central Felling NE10 9PQ
Received 9 Aug 20227 Grange Estate Kibblesworth Birtley Gateshead NE11 0TR
Received 10 Aug 20221 Church Street Gateshead Gateshead NE8 2AT
Received 11 Aug 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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