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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.
6,277 approved · 455 refused · 366 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Thistley Green Bill Quay Felling Gateshead NE10 0SU
Received 27 Oct 2022Land To The Rear Of 2 Ashfield Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PL
Received 17 Oct 2022Greba 21 Balfour Terrace Chopwell NE17 7JW
Received 3 Oct 202224 Younghall Close Greenside Ryton NE40 4QG
Received 12 Oct 202221 Elsdon Gardens Gateshead NE11 9TN
Received 27 Oct 202223 Park Terrace Bleach Green Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5ER
Received 28 Oct 202212 Huddart Terrace Northside Birtley Gateshead DH3 1NE
Received 28 Oct 2022Northern Gas Network Thornley Lane Rowlands Gill
Received 28 Oct 2022108 Rawling Road Bensham Gateshead Gateshead NE8 4QR
Received 1 Nov 2022Barmoor House 64 Main Road Barmoor Ryton Gateshead NE40 3AJ
Received 2 Nov 202214 Hollinhill Rowlands Gill NE39 1AZ
Received 1 Nov 2022Land Adjacent To 40 Carrsyde Close Whickham NE16 5UA
Received 2 Nov 2022The Sycamores 6 Holburn Lane Court Ryton Central Ryton Gateshead NE40 3PN
Received 3 Nov 2022168 Kells Lane Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 5HY
Received 3 Nov 2022Craigielea Nursing Home 739 Durham Road Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6AT
Received 3 Nov 202229-30 William Wailes Walk Former Gateshead College Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5EN
Received 3 Nov 2022Land Running Adjacent To Clockburn Lonnen, Land Near Hollingside Farm, Land Adjacent To Lambton Gardens At Burnopfield.
Received 5 Nov 2022ALLIED BAKERIES GATESHEAD F28 Kingsway North Gateshead NE11 0LT
Received 5 Nov 20229 Berkley Avenue Axwell Park Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5NN
Received 5 Nov 202210 Woodbine Terrace Bensham Gateshead Gateshead NE8 1RU
Received 7 Nov 2022The Spinney Whickham Park Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4EH
Received 3 Nov 2022Land To The South Of Evans Halshaw Vauxhall Dealership St James Road Gateshead NE8 3RG
Received 7 Nov 2022Site Of Garage Block North Of Emmaville Barmoor Ryton Gateshead NE40 3TR
Received 7 Nov 202217 Oakfield Road Gateshead NE11 0AA
Received 7 Nov 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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