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.
6,418 approved · 467 refused · 371 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Sept 2016 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11 Ashfield Avenue Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4SS
Received 28 Jun 20239 Ashfield Terrace Hexham Old Road Ryton NE40 3LB
Received 28 Jun 2023Willies Well Crawcrook
Received 30 Jun 2023Metrocentre Gateshead NE11 9YG
Received 30 Jun 2023Orchard House 1 Orchard Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1ED
Received 3 Jul 20235 And 6 Holmside Terrace Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5LJ
Received 30 Jun 202351 Western Way Ryton NE40 3LS
Received 30 Jun 202331 Horsley Gardens Gateshead NE11 9TL
Received 30 Jun 20232 East View Ryton NE40 3SP
Received 30 Jun 2023The Nook Ryton Village West Ryton NE40 3QL
Received 3 Jul 2023Metrocentre Unit 128 And 1/60A Upper And Lower Yellow Mall Gateshead NE11 9YG
Received 3 Jul 2023Land Adjacent 7 Bowes Close Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne
Received 4 Jul 202310 Shotley Gardens Gateshead NE9 5DP
Received 2 Jul 2023Happy Buddah 1 - 2 Durham Road Chester Le Street DH3 1LE
Received 4 Jul 2023Happy Buddah 1 - 2 Durham Road Chester Le Street DH3 1LE
Received 4 Jul 2023First Floor 14 Regent Terrace Gateshead NE8 1LU
Received 4 Jul 202315 Turner Close Ryton NE40 3JR
Received 4 Jul 202384 Rugby Gardens Gateshead NE9 7JX
Received 4 Jul 202314 The Mount Ryton NE40 3NH
Received 4 Jul 2023Fellside Bungalow Greenside Road Ryton NE40 4LF
Received 5 Jul 2023Car Park For Cameron Retail Park Hollinside Road Whickham NE11 9XU
Received 5 Jul 2023Alexandra Hall 163 Alexandra Road Gateshead NE8 1RB
Received 5 Jul 2023UNION ELECTRIC STEEL Close Works Coulthards Lane Gateshead Quays Gateshead NE8 3DX
Received 6 Jul 202313 Wagtail Close Winlaton NE21 6NZ
Received 5 Jul 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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