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.
6,295 approved · 457 refused · 366 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Bound By Kingsway North And Second Avenue Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0JU
Received 2 Dec 2022Wendover Belle Vue Bank Gateshead NE9 6BR
Received 28 Nov 2022Land To The West Of Kyo Lane
Received 2 Dec 2022Christ Church Carlisle Street Felling NE10 0HQ
Received 5 Dec 202213 Mayfield Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PJ
Received 6 Dec 2022Gregorys Carpets And 3 Split Crow Road Phoenix Park Split Crow Road Gateshead NE10 9JX
Received 6 Dec 2022Gibside Rowlands Gill
Received 6 Dec 2022The Old School House Schoolhouse Lane Byermoor Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5AN
Received 6 Dec 20222 Axwell Park Road Blaydon NE21 5NR
Received 7 Dec 202216 Parklands Way Wardley NE10 8YW
Received 5 Dec 202214 Hollinhill Rowlands Gill NE39 1AZ
Received 1 Nov 2022140 King Oswald Drive Blaydon On Tyne NE21 4FE
Received 7 Dec 20226 Beweshill Crescent Winlaton NE21 6BW
Received 7 Dec 202271 Glenluce Birtley DH3 2JA
Received 6 Dec 20223 Broadleaf Walk Northside Birtley DH3 1FB
Received 8 Dec 202219 East Park Road Gateshead NE9 5AX
Received 9 Dec 202230 Dartmouth Avenue Gateshead NE9 6NW
Received 9 Dec 2022147 Dryden Road Gateshead NE9 5TT
Received 9 Dec 202225 Knoll Rise Gateshead NE11 9QQ
Received 9 Dec 202215 Springsyde Close Whickham NE16 5UP
Received 9 Dec 2022Baltic Business Quarter Multi Storey Car Park Hawks Road Gateshead NE8 3DF
Received 7 Dec 202231 Hardman Gardens Ryton NE40 3HX
Received 12 Dec 2022The Spinney Whickham Park Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4EH
Received 13 Dec 202222 West Park Gardens Winlaton NE21 5RE
Received 12 Dec 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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