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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.
6,273 approved · 455 refused · 366 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
30 Tamerton Drive Portobello Birtley Gateshead DH3 2LX
Received 28 Sept 20229 Arundel Gardens Gateshead NE9 5YE
Received 28 Sept 202223 Orchard Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1DN
Received 8 Sept 2022Bensham Grove Community Centre Sydney Grove Bensham Gateshead NE8 2XD
Received 29 Sept 2022Bensham Grove Community Centre Sydney Grove Bensham Gateshead NE8 2XD
Received 29 Sept 2022Dne2 Follingsby Lane Follingsby Felling Gateshead NE10 8YA
Received 30 Sept 202234 Lorton Road Sheriff Hill Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6TE
Received 3 Oct 20222 Tyne View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SZ
Received 30 Sept 202220 Heathfield Place Gateshead NE9 5AS
Received 3 Oct 2022Land Off Burnthouse Lane Burnthouse Lane Whickham Fell Gateshead NE16 5SZ
Received 4 Oct 2022Saltwell Park Car Park East Park Road Gateshead
Received 21 Sept 2022Land Adjacent To 12 Tyne View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SZ
Received 1 Sept 2022Jump Giants Forge Road Gateshead NE8 2RB
Received 29 Aug 2022Land To The South Of Fletcher Road Gateshead
Received 4 Oct 2022Former Parkdale Press Premises Clavering Road Swalwell Whickham Gateshead NE16 3BX
Received 4 Oct 202264 Rectory Road Gateshead NE8 1XL
Received 4 Oct 2022DACON FABRICATIONS LTD U238 Dukesway Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0PZ
Received 7 Sept 2022Riverdale Paper Plc Earlsway Gateshead NE11 0RQ
Received 9 Sept 20222 Tyne View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SZ
Received 3 Sept 2022SLATERS ELECTRICALS LTD Scotswood Bridge Works Chainbridge Road Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5TE
Received 9 Sept 202211 Hollydene Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 1LQ
Received 5 Oct 2022Palintest Eighth Avenue Gateshead
Received 6 Oct 2022J D Wetherspoon Plc Front Street Whickham Gateshead NE16 4EG
Received 6 Oct 202220 Orchard Dene Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 1DW
Received 6 Oct 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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