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.
6,276 approved · 455 refused · 366 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11 Woodbine Terrace Bensham Gateshead NE8 1RU
Received 18 Oct 20227 Gill Burn Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 2PT
Received 18 Oct 2022Unit 5 Queens Park Team Valley Gateshead Gateshead NE11 0QD
Received 18 Oct 2022Lockhaugh Lodge 43 Glamis Crescent Rowlands Gill NE39 1AT
Received 30 Sept 202214 Willow Court Ryton Central Ryton Gateshead NE40 3PE
Received 19 Oct 2022Dunmarvic Strathmore Avenue Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 1HY
Received 19 Oct 202233 Meadow Rise Beacon Lough Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6GB
Received 20 Oct 20226 Littledene Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5AF
Received 21 Oct 2022Denton Dipwood Road Rowlands Gill Central Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 1DB
Received 21 Oct 202211 Larkspur Road Whickham Gateshead NE16 4LE
Received 22 Oct 20223 Highridge Northside Birtley Gateshead DH3 1BG
Received 23 Oct 2022Maxton Church Drive Sheriff Hill Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5RB
Received 24 Oct 202244 Cornmoor Road Whickham Gateshead NE16 4PU
Received 24 Oct 202237 Dryden Road Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5HP
Received 24 Oct 202227 Heathfield Place Gateshead NE9 5AS
Received 20 Oct 2022The Deuchar Arms Colegate Leam Lane Estate Felling Gateshead NE10 8PN
Received 24 Oct 202224 Grosvenor Avenue Swalwell Whickham Gateshead NE16 3ES
Received 24 Oct 2022Land To The West Of Harlow Green Community Primary School Durham Road Gateshead NE9 7TB
Received 24 Oct 2022Broom Lane Whickham Gateshead NE16 4QP
Received 25 Oct 2022Former Debenhams Unit Metro Centre Gateshead NE11 9YG
Received 25 Oct 202231 Ashfield Park Whickham Gateshead NE16 4SQ
Received 26 Oct 20229 Haswell Close Wardley Felling Gateshead NE10 8UE
Received 26 Oct 2022Bensham Grove Community Centre 364 Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 2XE
Received 20 Oct 20229 Station Road Gateshead NE9 6DR
Received 26 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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