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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.
6,532 approved · 473 refused · 376 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land South Of Blackfell Way North Side Birtley Gateshead
Received 20 Dec 2023Dalmeny House Dipwood Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1BY
Received 20 Dec 20238 Regent Terrace Gateshead NE8 1LU
Received 20 Dec 20238 Regent Terrace Gateshead NE8 1LU
Received 20 Dec 2023Land Off Newburn Bridge Road Between Flogas And Blaydon Caravan Blaydon NE21 4NT
Received 21 Dec 20232 Satley Gardens Gateshead NE9 7ET
Received 18 Dec 2023Ateres Girls High School Willow Grove Felling Central Felling NE10 9PQ
Received 21 Dec 2023Bede Community Primary School Old Fold Road Gateshead NE10 0DJ
Received 21 Dec 2023Brackendene House Brackendene Drive Gateshead NE9 6DP
Received 21 Dec 2023Brackendene House Brackendene Drive Gateshead NE9 6DP
Received 21 Dec 20231 Edington Cottages Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SW
Received 22 Dec 2023Whickham Glebe Sports And Social Club Rose Avenue Whickham NE16 4NA
Received 22 Dec 2023Follingsby Park Follingsby Lane Felling
Received 22 Dec 2023OUSTON FARMS LTD Trench Hall Farm Ravensworth Park Access Road Sunniside Whickham Gateshead NE11 0HQ
Received 22 Dec 2023Domnick Hunter Parker Hannifin Durham Road Birtley DH3 2SF
Received 27 Dec 2023The Deuchar Arms Colegate Leam Lane Estate Felling Gateshead NE10 8PN
Received 27 Dec 2023Land To The South Of Whickham Highway
Received 22 Dec 2023Land To The South Of Whickham Highway
Received 22 Dec 202311 Glynfellis Felling NE10 8RH
Received 27 Dec 2023Saleems Leam Lane Takeaway 13 - 15 Glynfellis Felling NE10 8RH
Received 27 Dec 2023Hookergate School Spen Lane High Spen Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 2BX
Received 28 Dec 2023Gibside Chapel National Trust Hillhead Lane Byermoor Whickham
Received 29 Dec 20232 Southfield Gardens Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4QR
Received 3 Jan 2024Unit 6 Saltmeadows Road Gateshead NE8 3AH
Received 4 Jan 2024Records 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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