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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.
6,323 approved · 460 refused · 368 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
110 Durham Road Gateshead NE8 4EL
Received 30 Jan 202314 Pennyfine Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EP
Received 2 Feb 2023Dene Head House Ryton Village Ryton NE40 3QL
Received 3 Feb 202316 Pennyfine Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EP
Received 3 Feb 202332 Gilliland Crescent Birtley DH3 1NJ
Received 3 Feb 20239 Stella Hall Drive Ryton NE21 4LB
Received 3 Feb 2023Tesco Express 92 Coatsworth Road Gateshead NE8 1QP
Received 3 Feb 2023Wernick Hire Ltd Wellington Road Gateshead NE11 9JL
Received 3 Feb 202334 Glenbrooke Terrace Gateshead NE9 6AJ
Received 3 Feb 2023Anndale Stannerford Road Ryton NE40 3SN
Received 3 Feb 2023Oakfield House Gateshead Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5LQ
Received 6 Feb 2023NEWCASTLE TOOL AND GAUGE LTD Unit 1 Queens Court North Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0BU
Received 7 Feb 2023NEWCASTLE TOOL AND GAUGE LTD Unit 1 Queens Court North Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0BU
Received 7 Feb 20234 Beech Grove Court Crawcrook Ryton NE40 4DA
Received 7 Feb 202314 Maple Road Bleach Green Blaydon NE21 5FA
Received 7 Feb 20236 Sidmouth Road Gateshead NE9 6US
Received 7 Feb 2023Beamish Park Hotel Beamish Burn Road Marley Hill Gateshead NE16 5EG
Received 7 Feb 2023Earlsway Trade Park Earlsway Gateshead Team Valley Trading Estate NE11 0RY
Received 7 Feb 2023Stable House 23A Front Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4HQ
Received 3 Feb 202313 Larkspur Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4LE
Received 8 Feb 20231 Cowen Road Blaydon NE21 5TW
Received 8 Feb 2023Sands Industrial Estate Hexham Road Swalwell Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 3AA
Received 7 Feb 202311 Rosslyn Avenue Gateshead NE9 5YH
Received 9 Feb 2023Old Boyd Works Chainbridge Road Blaydon On Tyne
Received 9 Feb 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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