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.
6,265 approved · 454 refused · 366 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Fifth Avenue Business Park, Victory House Earlsway Team Valley Gateshead Gateshead NE11 0EL
Received 11 Aug 202268 Mitchell Street Birtley Central Birtley Gateshead DH3 1ER
Received 11 Aug 202227 Oakwood Whitehills Estate Felling Gateshead NE10 8LU
Received 11 Aug 2022Montrose Lintzford Road Lintzford Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 1DG
Received 11 Aug 2022Baltic Business Quarter Multi Storey Car Park Hawks Road Gateshead NE8 3DF
Received 12 Aug 2022Bede Community Primary School Old Fold Road Gateshead NE10 0DJ
Received 4 Aug 20228 Hawthorn Gardens Gateshead NE9 5TD
Received 12 Aug 2022Gb Fuels Ltd Albany Road East Gateshead Gateshead Gateshead NE8 3BP
Received 12 Aug 20229 Ringlet Close Festival Park Gateshead Gateshead NE11 9NF
Received 15 Aug 2022Ryder Vans Fell Bank Birtley Gateshead DH3 2SP
Received 16 Aug 2022Tardis 2 Friarside Crescent Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 1DQ
Received 16 Aug 2022Block 2 Half Moon Lane Gateshead NE8 2AA
Received 17 Aug 20227 Cloverdale Gardens Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5HT
Received 27 Jul 2022Land Adjacent To 6 Hopedene Leam Lane Estate Felling Gateshead NE10 8JB
Received 17 Aug 202218 Heathfield Place Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5AS
Received 17 Aug 2022Boc Gas & Gear Portobello Industrial Estate Shadon Way Birtley DH3 2SW
Received 18 Aug 2022West Of Car Showroom Stoneygate Close Heworth Felling Gateshead NE10 0AZ
Received 18 Aug 202220 King George Avenue Dunston Hill Gateshead Gateshead NE11 9UP
Received 19 Aug 2022Garage Blocks Rear Of 74-76 Pottersway Gateshead
Received 19 Aug 202228 Derwent View Winlaton NE21 6LP
Received 19 Jul 2022Land West Of Follingsby Way Follingsby Park Gateshead
Received 19 Aug 20224 Musgrave Road Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5TA
Received 20 Aug 202211 Orchard Road Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 1ED
Received 21 Aug 202210 Carlton Terrace Gateshead NE9 6DE
Received 22 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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