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.
6,301 approved · 457 refused · 367 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Blaydon Shopping Centre Wesley Court Blaydon
Received 26 Dec 2022The Glasses Factory 32 Wesley Court Blaydon NE21 5BT
Received 29 Dec 2022Jack And Jo's Nursery Garden Middle Hedgefield Farm Stella Road Ryton NE21 4NN
Received 30 Dec 202233 St Cuthberts Park Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5ED
Received 4 Jan 2023Failte 60 Sunderland Road Villas Heworth Felling NE10 8HE
Received 5 Jan 2023Whickham Library 9 St Marys Green Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4DN
Received 3 Jan 2023Park House Park Cottages Blackhall Mill NE17 7TG
Received 3 Jan 202385 Dominies Close Rowlands Gill NE39 1PB
Received 3 Jan 2023223 Prince Consort Road Gateshead NE8 4DT
Received 4 Jan 2023Former Wardley Colliery Wardley Lane Felling NE10 8AA
Received 22 Dec 2022Former Wardley Colliery Wardley Lane Felling NE10 8AA
Received 21 Dec 2022Former Wardley Colliery Offices Wardley Lane Felling NE10 8AA
Received 21 Dec 202219 Grange Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5AD
Received 6 Jan 2023Land East Of Woodside Lane And North Of A695
Received 6 Jan 20231 Brackendene Park Gateshead NE9 6BW
Received 6 Jan 202313 Beaconsfield Crescent Gateshead NE9 5XR
Received 9 Jan 2023Plot A Maiden Over Car Park Low Heworth Lane Gateshead NE10 0YJ
Received 6 Jan 20235 Greenwell Close Winlaton NE21 6BE
Received 10 Jan 20234 Hedley Hall Cottages Hedley Hall Kibblesworth Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5FA
Received 10 Jan 20233 Greenwell Close Winlaton NE21 6BE
Received 10 Jan 2023Block Of 6 Garages Garth Farm Road Winlaton Blaydon Upon Tyne NE21 6DF
Received 9 Jan 2023Papermill Cottages Mount Escob Farm Birtley DH9 0SA
Received 10 Jan 202332 Elsdon Road Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5HZ
Received 11 Jan 2023Byermoor Farm Fellside Road Whickham NE16 6BE
Received 11 Jan 2023Records 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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