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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
9,288Searchable applications
400Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 6,827 approved or refused records
465Refused applications

6,362 approved · 465 refused · 368 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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

  1. DecidedDC/23/00277/FUL

    Erection of two-storey three-bedroom detached house on vacant land (Amended plans and additional information received on 15/09/2023, 07/02/2024, 14/02/2024 and 12/03/2024)

    Ethel Terrace (rear Of No 1) High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2BH

    Received 21 Mar 2023
  2. DecidedDC/23/00278/CPE

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR EXISTING USE OR DEVELOPMENT: Use of property as residential childrens care home (use class C2).

    Fairways Care Home 279 Easedale Gardens Gateshead NE9 7EE

    Received 28 Mar 2023
  3. DecidedDC/23/00279/CPL

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULESS FOR PRPOSED USE OR DEVELOPMENT: Use of the property as a residential care home for up to four children aged between five and eighteen years old, with care being provided by support staff onsite (Use Class C2).

    272 Saltwell Road Gateshead NE8 4TP

    Received 28 Mar 2023
  4. DecidedDC/23/00281/HHA

    single story rear extension

    8 Dodds Terrace Northside Chester Le Street DH3 1NQ

    Received 28 Mar 2023
  5. DecidedDC/23/00282/CPL

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR PROPOSED USE OR DEVELOPMENT: Use of part of the site as a container (open air) storage facility (temporary) including carrying out of other operations relating to siting of containers.

    Land East Of Scotswood View (North And West Of Cross Lane) Gateshead

    Received 28 Mar 2023
  6. UnknownDC/23/00283/TREE

    Tree works at 25 Grange Road

    25 Grange Road Ryton NE40 3LU

    Received 28 Mar 2023
  7. Decided20/00694/DOC2

    Discharge of conditions 6 (Remediation implemented), 16 (SuDS maintence implemented), 18 (Stairs and ramp details for approval), 20 (Materials implemented) and 22 (Landscaping scheme approval) on planning application DC/20/00694/FUL

    Hawks Road/Albany Road Gateshead NE8 3DF

    Received 28 Mar 2023
  8. DecidedDC/23/00285/FUL

    Installation of four rapid electric vehicle charging stations within car park, six existing parking spaces to become EV charging bays, along with associated equipment (one of the four EV charging bays will be fully accessible, allowing for unrestricted access to one EV charger with 1.2m access on 3 sides of the parking bay).

    Dfs Metro Park West Gibside Way Gateshead NE11 9XS

    Received 29 Mar 2023
  9. DecidedDC/23/00286/FUL

    Construction of 4 stables with wash down area, associated feed store/tack room, with utility room and toilet, provision of new relocated vehicular access, and improvements to existing boundary treatment.

    Golden Acres Land At Junction Of Hole Lane And Burnthouse Lane Sunniside Whickham Gateshead NE16 5NH

    Received 22 Mar 2023
  10. Unknown21/00922/DOC1

    Partial discharge of Condition 17 (Drainage Strategy) on planning application DC/21/00922/FUL

    Land Off Newburn Bridge Road, Between Flogas And Blaydon Caravan Blaydon NE21 4NT

    Received 30 Mar 2023
  11. DecidedDC/23/00289/TDPA

    DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: The removal of 1No existing 17.6m monopole, and associated compound. Installation of replacement base station, including 1No 30m lattice sharable mast, 6No antennas, 2No 600mm dishes, 7No cabinets, and ancillary development thereto.

    Land Opposite Grove Terrace Sunniside NE16 5EF

    Received 29 Mar 2023
  12. DecidedDC/23/00290/FUL

    Conversion from use class F1 to C3(a) forming 3 apartments with parking provision and communal garden and installation of new bin store (Proposed Use Class clarified 11th September 2023).

    The Ark Main Road Ryton NE40 4UG

    Received 30 Mar 2023
  13. DecidedDC/23/00291/HHA

    Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension with internal alterations. Conversion of existing garage, new car driveway and new entrance. (resubmission of DC/22/00186/HHA)

    25 Valley Drive Gateshead NE9 5DJ

    Received 30 Mar 2023
  14. DecidedDC/23/00293/HHA

    Single Storey Rear Extension

    3 Hartington Street Gateshead NE8 4EN

    Received 24 Mar 2023
  15. DecidedDC/23/00294/FUL

    Proposed development of 5no. dwellings with associated access and amenity space (additional information and amended 04/12/23 and 30/01/24).

    Former Co-Op Front Street Kibblesworth NE11 0XL

    Received 31 Mar 2023
  16. DecidedDC/23/00296/LBC

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: Increase in width of existing path from 1.25m to 3.2 m to match width of arch detail to front of house to create a driveway, creation of narrow brick on edge and stone path along the front of the house, erection of wrought iron trellis to the wall that infills the arch and create wrought iron window boxes to match in style to fit below the two ground floor windows, installation of electric vehicle charging point in concealed space in trellis and erection of 600mm high wrought iron railing type fencing to front boundary of property curving in to widened path. (Amended plans received: 11th January 2024)

    Park Cottage School Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4SL

    Received 3 Apr 2023
  17. Decided22/00487/DOC1

    Discharge of Conditons 5 (Construction Management Plan), 7 (Obscure Glazing), 10 (Pile Foundations), 12 (Landscape Details), 14 (CEMP Biodiversity), 16 (Bat roosting and bird nesting features), 18 (Lighting des strategy for biodiversity), 21 (Contamination) and 25 (Coal Mining) on planning application DC/22/00487/FUL

    17 Axwell Park Road Axwell Park Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5PB

    Received 3 Apr 2023
  18. DecidedDC/23/00298/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension and addition of roof lights to front and rear elevation. Addition of pitched roof to existing front porch.

    8 Redewater Gardens Whickham NE16 4LQ

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  19. DecidedDC/23/00301/FUL

    Erection of four-bedroom detached house.

    Land On Barlow Road (between Nos 33 And 35) Barlow Road Blaydon On Tyne Barlow NE21 6JU

    Received 4 Apr 2023
  20. DecidedDC/23/00302/HHA

    Demolish existing rear single storey offshoots and build a new larger single storey rear extension

    7 Ashgrove Terrace Gateshead NE8 1RL

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  21. DecidedDC/23/00303/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment of application DC/11/01356/FUL to allow change in material used to construct rear staircase (between Nos 25 and 26) from timber to steel, with Durbar treads.

    25 - 26 William Wailes Walk Shipcote Gateshead NE9 5EW

    Received 5 Apr 2023
  22. DecidedDC/23/00304/FUL

    Erection of new potting shed on allotment.

    Allotment Land West Of Greenridge Lead Road Greenside Ryton NE40 4JQ

    Received 5 Apr 2023
  23. DecidedDC/23/00305/FUL

    Erection of extension to the rear of building, addition of cladding and new bin store.

    KFC Clasper Way Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 3BE

    Received 5 Apr 2023
  24. DecidedDC/23/00306/ADV

    Display of various advertisements on elevations of building and at various locations around site.

    KFC Clasper Way Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 3BE

    Received 5 Apr 2023

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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.

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