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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.
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 dates9,519Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 7,005 approved or refused records
473Refused applications
6,532 approved · 473 refused · 376 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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
- DecidedDC/24/00004/HHA
Installation of a modular metal mesh access ramp to allow for disabled access
6 Brinkburn Avenue Whickham NE16 3HU
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00013/ADV
Display of 3no. internally illuminated fascia signs and 1no. non-illuminated fascia sign (Retrospective).
Unit 15A Team Valley Retail Park Tenth Avenue West Gateshead NE11 0BD
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00014/TPO
T21 Fagus sylvatica (Beech) - Branches encroaching upon building, low branches above driveway. Reduce crown by 1.5 to 2.0m.T22 Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) - Dieback in crown. Major deadwood in crown. Cavity at ground level(W). Remove major deadwood. Reduce height by c.3.0 to 4.0m. Reshape canopy to balance crown.
24 Berkley Avenue Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5NN
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00019/COU
Partial change of use of recycling site to a dog day centre involving the construction of non-load bearing partitions internally as well as the use of some of the external area for external exercise with a 10m fence enclosing and securing the area.
Whinfield House Sites 9 And 10 Woodside Walk Rowlands Gill NE39 1EH
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00020/HNMA
Proposed Non Material Amendment of DC/21/01240/HHA.1- Remove Velux windows from the plans2- Increase width of the brickwork for the front part of the East corner (full height) to 665mm from approx.400mm wide following Building Control inspection.
Lockhaugh Lodge 43 Glamis Crescent Rowlands Gill NE39 1AT
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00021/HHA
Install a heat pump at the rear of the property, with the optimal position located adjacent to the garage and within 1 metre of the boundary with St. Peter's RC primary school.
48 Eastwood Gardens Gateshead NE9 5UB
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00022/FUL
Variation of condition 1 of approval ref: DC/17/00158/FUL to allow alterations to the internal ground floor layout resulting in alteration to the external elevations in terms of positioning of the window and door openings (retrospective).
Land NE Of Maiden Hill Farm Woodside Lane Ryton NE40 4SN
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00023/ADV
Display of 1No Non-Illuminated 5283x533xmm Fascia Sign and 1No Non-Illuminated 4620x533mm Fascia Sign
Costco Wholesale Mandela Way Whickham NE11 9DH
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decided20/00197/DOC3
Discharge of conditions 4 (Landscaping - Sub), 14 (BEP - Sub), 18 (Lighting - Sub), 35 (EV Charging - Sub), 37 (Cycle Storage - Sub) of planning application DC/20/00197/FUL
Land Rear Of 'The Cottage' Gateshead Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5LQ
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00026/FUL
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear to create a new retail unit, change of use to first and second floors from office (use class E) to 2no residential flats (use class C3) and the erection of a rear pitched roof extension (Amended Plan received 13.11.2024 and amended description 08.10.24).
503 - 505 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5EY
Received 10 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00027/HHA
Single storey extension to the side of the property
32 Calderwood Crescent Gateshead NE9 6PJ
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decided22/00489/DOC1
Part discharge of conditions 3 (Final CPMP), 9 (Cycle Parking), and 13 (Physical Measures) of planning application DC/22/00489/COU
Birtley Childrens Centre Pembroke Avenue Birtley DH3 2DJ
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/23/01109/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension
38 Stella Hall Drive Ryton NE21 4LE
Received 22 Oct 2023 - DecidedDC/24/00028/FUL
Demolition of the existing office, workshop and storage on site. Construction of a new office, workshop and storage, as well as hard landscaping for B8 Use (Storage and Distribution). (Amended description: 04.07.2024)
Green Lane Industrial Estate Pelaw Felling NE10 0UW
Received 11 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00029/COU
Retrospective change of use from a motor vehicle hiring business (Sui Generis) to a Fitness Studio (Class E(d)).
LG Fitness Yarmouth House Staithes Road Gateshead NE11 9DR
Received 12 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00030/FUL
Continued siting of a container to provide external storage.
GATESHEAD COUNCIL Depot West Of 18 Lenin Terrace Chopwell NE17 7EN
Received 12 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00032/HHA
Two storey side extension and works to driveway
23 Hanover Walk Winlaton NE21 6ES
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00033/FUL
Replacement of existing two lane cricket practice nets located towards the north eastern corner of the cricket club with a new two lane facility
Gateshead Fell Cricket Club Eastwood Gardens Gateshead NE9 5UB
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00034/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension
49 Derwent Water Drive Stella Blaydon On Tyne NE21 4FJ
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decided18/00443/DOC3
Discharge of conditions 3 (Delivery Plan - Sub) and 22 (Highway Works - Sub) of planning application DC/18/00443/FUL
Land To The West Of Moorland View/Valley Dene Chopwell NE17 7EX
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00039/HHA
New ramp and porch to front with canopy to front
56 Coanwood Way Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5XR
Received 15 Jan 2024 - UnknownDC/24/00041/TREE
Reduce height and spread of tree located to the side of property
116 Church Road Gateshead NE9 5XE
Received 11 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00042/NMA
Proposed non-material amendment of application DC/21/00184/FUL to allow removal of electrical substation adjacent to Westlake plots 16-30 and repositioning of the electrical substation at site entrance and subsequent amendment of approved wording of condition 1 and condition 14 to update plan references.
Land To The South Of Fletcher Road Gateshead
Received 17 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00043/FUL
Installation of plant, satellite dishes, access ladder and edge protection alongside the relocation of cycle lockers associated with planning permission reference DC/23/00141/FUL for the re-configuration and extension to the existing Crawcrook DIY and Trade building with associated car park re-configuration.
Crawcrook DIY And Trade 12 Main Street Ryton NE40 4ND
Received 18 Jan 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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