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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 dates9,521Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 7,007 approved or refused records
474Refused applications
6,533 approved · 474 refused · 376 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/00044/HHA
Proposed single storey extension to side and rear
17 Fellmere Avenue Felling NE10 0XL
Received 18 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00045/TPO
Felling of 1 Beech tree to front of Victoria Mews.
1 - 6 Victoria Mews Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4NJ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - UnknownDC/24/00046/TREE
To prune a Cherry tree and a Pine Tree located at 3 Whickham Park
3 Whickham Park Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4EH
Received 18 Jan 2024 - UnknownDC/24/00047/TREE
Tree pruning works at Beaconsfield Cottage Beaconsfield Crescent Low Fell
Beaconsfield Cottage Beaconsfield Crescent Gateshead NE9 5XR
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00048/COU
Change of use from external children's play area to commercial/display area, including associated works.
Land North Of Yellow Mall Metrocentre Gateshead
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00049/ADV
Display of 2. no external V-shaped totem signage.
Land North Of Yellow Mall Metrocentre Gateshead
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00051/HHA
Single storey extension to rear and side with raised platform with privacy screen and external outside steps.
2 Clifton Gardens Gateshead NE9 5DL
Received 22 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00052/AGR
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Upgrading of existing woodland track (resubmission).
Chopwell Wood Gateshead Rowlands Gill NE39 2AF
Received 22 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00053/HHA
Current single driveway, path to front door and grass area to be replaced by resin, making a double driveway.
5 Battle View Stella Ryton NE21 4FR
Received 22 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00054/HCPL
Loft conversion and rear dormer
7 Birch Crescent Northside Birtley Gateshead DH3 1FH
Received 22 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00055/HHA
Two storey side extension
2 Axwell View Winlaton NE21 6NF
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00056/HHA
Single Storey Rear Extension and associated landscaping
Kenora Lodge Stargate Lane Ryton NE40 3DX
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00057/HHA
Single storey rear extension
24 Stanhope Street Ryton NE40 4AL
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00058/OHL
The replacement of existing open-wire conductors with Aerial Bundled Conductors (ABC).
River View Blackhall Mill NE17 7TQ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00059/FUL
Erection of new 30m x 15m (450m2) agricultural building, with new access track, new entrance walls and gates and erection of 2.1m chain link fence along southern boundary (part retrospective).
Land North Of Banesley Lane Ladypark Gateshead
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00062/ADV
Display of 2No Internally Illuminated 7500x5000mm architecture structure incorporating 2 internally Illuminated advertisement displays measuring 7.5m x 5m (additional information received 13/03/24).
Storey Court Blaydon-On-Tyne NE21 5NH
Received 24 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00063/HHA
Single storey side extension
17 May Avenue NE21 6SF
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decided19/01250/DOC2
Discharge of conditions 24 (Biodiversity Method Statement) and 28 (Eco Management Plan) of planning application DC/19/01250/FUL (amended ecology information received 25.03.2024, 07.05.2024 and 07.06.2024).
Land South Of Blackfell Way North Side Birtley Gateshead
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Awaiting decisionETW/24/001
Fell Poplar tree located in a small copse of trees to the rear of 8 & 10 Breckenbeds Road. The tree has a significant cavity and decay within its roots and poses a serious hazard to the Railway and its operating apparatus. A replacement Hawthorn tree will be planted as a replacement as close to the same location as practicable.
Rear Of 8-10 Breckenbeds Road Gateshead
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00069/ADV
Display of 3No Non-Illuminated Free-standing Display Signs and 5No Non-Illuminated 2500mm x 900mm Flagpoles and 2No. Wall Mounted Signs 1500mm x 3000 on Show Homes (Amended 29/04/24 and 24/05/2024)
Land At Former Freight Depot St James Road Gateshead NE8 3EQ
Received 25 Jan 2024 - UnknownDC/24/00070/TREE
To fell Sycamore tree located to the front of 30 Worley Avenue (extensive stem decay)
30 Worley Avenue Gateshead NE9 6AL
Received 25 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00071/HNMA
Reduction in size of existing extension. Removal of extension to rear of garage.
51 Ashfield Park Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4SQ
Received 25 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00073/COU
Change of use from retail (Class E) and Mall space (Sui Generis) to leisure with bar area (Sui Generis).
Unit 234 Yellow Mall Metrocentre Gateshead
Received 26 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00074/HHA
SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO FORM UTILITY, STUDY AND WC.
32 Denewell Avenue Gateshead NE9 5HD
Received 26 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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