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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

9,184Searchable applications

402Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 6,748 approved or refused records

456Refused applications

6,292 approved · 456 refused · 366 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas22 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas5 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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More application records

Decided15/01004/DOC8
Discharge of condition 17 (Final design of bus stops) of planning application DC/15/01004/FUL.
Land North Of A695 Crawcrook
Received 23 Nov 2022
Decided22/00969/DOC1
Discharge of condition 4 (Noise Management Plan) of planning application DC/22/00969/COU.
12 High Level Parade Wellington Street Gateshead Gateshead NE8 2AJ
Received 24 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01313/HHA
Proposed two storey side / rear extension, new dormer to rear, alterations to existing dormer at the rear and amendments to fenestration (amended description - 03.02.2023)
9 The Court Whickham Gateshead NE16 4HW
Received 24 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01314/NPA
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Installation of up to circa 38Nr. solar photovoltaic panels to the roof of Felling Health Centre to provide additional capacity to existing panels located on pitched roof. Maximum additional output to not exceed 8.8kW.
Felling Health Centre Stephenson Terrace Felling NE10 9QG
Received 23 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01315/TPO
Tree works on land attached to Millway Centre
River Tyne Academy The Millway Centre Millway Gateshead NE9 5PQ
Received 23 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01317/HHA
New conservatory at rear of house
8 Woodgate Gardens Felling NE10 0ST
Received 23 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01318/FUL
Variation of condition 4 of application DC/17/01193/FUL to allow for a wider range of uses of Unit 26.
Team Valley Retail World Tenth Avenue West Gateshead NE11 0BD
Received 25 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01319/HHA
3m Extension to existing sun room at rear
54 Whaggs Lane Whickham Gateshead NE16 4PQ
Received 25 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01320/FUL
Erection of a stable building (private use)
Hillcrest Stannerford Road Clara Vale Ryton Gateshead NE40 3SN
Received 26 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01321/FUL
Internal alterations, new glazed front doors, street level lift door entrance with enclosing external timber frame lobby (revised application) (Amended Plans received 03.03.2023 and Amended Materials Schedule 25.04.2023).
Chowdene Chapel 660 Durham Road Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6JA
Received 26 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01322/HHA
Proposed single storey front and side extension
44 Watermill Lane Bog House Estate Felling Gateshead NE10 0PE
Received 26 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01323/HHA
Single Storey Side and Rear Extension
23 Oakwood Avenue Lyndhurst Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6PR
Received 27 Nov 2022
Decided21/01470/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 10 (Lighting Scheme), 12 (Bat and Bird Boxes) and 14 (Phase 2 Assessment) on planning application DC/21/01470/FUL (gas monitoring report submitted 22.12.2022, revised lighting scheme and bat/bird box specification received 28.02.2023).
Land To The North Of Cushy Cow Lane At Ryton, Gateshead
Received 28 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01325/TPO
Fell Sycamore tree located on drive to ground level
8 Deer Park Way Axwell Park Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5PD
Received 22 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01326/FUL
Demolition of former Hookergate Secondary School and construction of 49 residential units and associated highways and drainage infrastructure. Units consisting of 13no, 3-bedroom dwellings, 24no, 4-bedroom & 12no, 5-bedroom, semi-detached and detached dwellings (amended plans and information received 20 Feb 2023).
Hookergate School Spen Lane High Spen Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 2BX
Received 28 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01327/NMA
Infill window to the side of porch and replace with smaller window. Reposition gas and electric metres
28 Broadwater Felling NE10 8XS
Received 7 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01329/FUL
Proposed extension on north elevation of existing factory building.
Washington Metalworks Limited Bath Road Felling Gateshead NE10 0LH
Received 29 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01330/FUL
Demolition of existing brick bin store enclosure and relocation to new position, installation of palisade fence and gate to create a new bin store secure enclosure atop earth retaining wall and installation of palisade fence and gate to create new air source heat pump secure enclosure containing 5 no. air source heat pumps
Clover Hill Community Primary School Glenhurst Drive Whickham NE16 5SJ
Received 22 Nov 2022
DecidedDC/22/01331/HHA
Resubmission of application DC/20/00290/HHA for a 2 storey extension to side of house and single storey rear extension, to increase the projection of the rear extension from 1.5m to 2.5m
15 Belle Vue Bank Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6BQ
Received 29 Nov 2022
UnknownTREE/22/108
Tree works at 137 Kells Lane
137 Kells Lane Gateshead NE9 5HR
Received 30 Nov 2022
Decided22/00314/DOC1
discharge of condition 3 (tree protection), 4 (implement tree protection), 5 (fencing details), 6 (implement fencing), 7 (windows and doors), 8 (implement windows and doors) 9 (louvered screen) and 10 (implement louvered screen)
South Bank Building Kingsway South Gateshead NE11 0JS
Received 1 Dec 2022
UnknownTREE/22/110
Tree works to Avenue at Gibside Rowlands Gill in order to restore view between Monument and Chapel
Garden House Hillhead Lane Byermoor Whickham NE16 6BG
Received 1 Dec 2022
DecidedDC/22/01336/FUL
Variation of Condition 1 of application DC/20/00069/REM to introduce amended plans as approved plans and documents, resulting in changes to layout and housetypes (additional information received 17/01/23, 19/01/23, 22/02/23 and 12/04/23 and amended plans.received 18/01/23, 22/02/23 and 12/04/23).
Land At Highfield Road Rowlands Gill
Received 1 Dec 2022
DecidedDC/22/01337/FUL
Erection of hotel and associated works (amended 05/01/23, 9/2/23, 13/2/23, 22/02/23, 23/02/23 and 07/03/23 and additional information received 23/02/23 and 07/03/23).
Land Bounded By Hawks Road To The North And Quarryfield Road To The West Gateshead Quays Gateshead
Received 30 Nov 2022

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What these statistics cover

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.

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