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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.
6,274 approved · 455 refused · 366 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Cottage Pennyfine Road Sunniside Whickham NE16 5EP
Received 7 Oct 2022R. R. DONNELLY S303 Princesway Gateshead NE11 0NZ
Received 7 Oct 202212 Loup Terrace, The Oaks Care Home Blaydon Bank Blaydon Central Blaydon Gateshead NE21 4PU
Received 7 Oct 2022The Bay Horse Windy Nook Road Gateshead Gateshead NE10 9SL
Received 7 Oct 202215 Albert Street Victoria Garesfield Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 2JA
Received 10 Oct 202281 Church Road Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5RH
Received 10 Oct 202226 Saltwell Place Gateshead NE8 4QY
Received 7 Oct 2022398 Sunderland Road Gateshead Gateshead NE8 3QP
Received 10 Oct 2022Sandygate Cottage St Cuthberts Road Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EB
Received 6 Oct 20221 Saltwell Gardens Shipcote Gateshead NE9 5EG
Received 11 Oct 2022Lauderdale Lintzford Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1DF
Received 11 Oct 2022Bell Truck & Van Kingsway / Rede Street / Princesway Team Valley Trading Estate Gateshead NE11 0LT
Received 12 Oct 202237 Oakwood Avenue Gateshead NE9 6PR
Received 20 Sept 202215 North Dene Drive Shipcote Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5EH
Received 13 Oct 202210 Windermere Avenue Heworth Felling Gateshead NE10 0XP
Received 14 Oct 2022Jack And Jo's Nursery Garden Middle Hedgefield Farm Stella Road Ryton Gateshead NE21 4NN
Received 14 Oct 2022H Nichol & Son (Gateshead) Ltd South Shore Road Gateshead Quays Gateshead Gateshead NE8 3AE
Received 14 Oct 2022Unit 4 Metroasis Gateshead Gateshead NE11 9ZG
Received 15 Oct 20224 Ashfield Park Whickham Gateshead NE16 4SQ
Received 17 Oct 2022Dower House Main Section Shibdon Road Blaydon Central Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5NP
Received 17 Oct 2022Birchholme The Drive Gateshead NE9 5BL
Received 7 Oct 20226 Sundridge Drive Wardley Felling Gateshead NE10 8JF
Received 18 Oct 2022Land West Of Pennyfine Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EP
Received 18 Oct 202224 Berkley Avenue Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5NN
Received 12 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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