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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.
6,373 approved · 466 refused · 368 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
58 Church Road Gateshead NE9 5RJ
Received 25 Apr 20237 Hartside Crescent Winlaton NE21 6HL
Received 26 Apr 2023Land West Of Gibside Way Metro Retail West Gateshead Metro Centre Retail Park NE11 9XS
Received 26 Apr 2023Stamullen Whickham Highway Whickham NE11 9QH
Received 25 Apr 20235 Linley Hill Whickham NE16 5TP
Received 24 Apr 202313 Edington Gardens Ryton NE40 3SS
Received 27 Apr 2023Land Rear Of 'The Cottage' Gateshead Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5LQ
Received 27 Apr 2023Former Whitley Court Wrekenton NE9 7AD
Received 27 Apr 2023Shadon House Northumberland Place Barley Mow Chester Le Street DH3 2AP
Received 25 Apr 202338 Windermere Street West Gateshead NE8 1TX
Received 24 Apr 2023Thornbank Stirling Avenue Rowlands Gill NE39 1PU
Received 28 Apr 2023Oak Cottage Blackhouse Lane Ryton NE40 3AE
Received 27 Apr 20238 Carlton Terrace Gateshead NE9 6DE
Received 28 Apr 202326 Beweshill Crescent Winlaton NE21 6BW
Received 1 May 202369 Greenford Kibblesworth Gateshead NE11 0TW
Received 1 May 2023Land West Of Gibside Way Metro Retail West Gateshead Metro Centre Retail Park NE11 9XS
Received 1 May 2023Land West Of Gibside Way Metro Retail West Gateshead Metro Centre Retail Park NE11 9XS
Received 1 May 2023Land Rear Of 'The Cottage' Gateshead Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5LQ
Received 1 May 2023Highbury Hexham Old Road Ryton NE40 3JH
Received 26 Apr 202336 Glenbrooke Terrace Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6AJ
Received 25 Apr 202355 Hollinhill Rowlands Gill NE39 1BA
Received 27 Apr 202332 Monkridge Gardens Dunston Gateshead NE11 9XE
Received 2 May 202318 Jasmine Terrace Chester Le Street DH3 1RW
Received 2 May 20238 Whickham Lodge Rise Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4RY
Received 4 May 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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