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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.
6,538 approved · 475 refused · 376 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24 Beaconsfield Avenue Gateshead NE9 5XT
Received 29 Jan 2024Land To The North Of Holly Riding School Holly Farm Fellside Road Whickham NE16 5LA
Received 29 Jan 2024Former Dunston Hill Community Primary School Dunston Bank Gateshead
Received 29 Jan 20242 Pattinson Gardens Felling NE10 0AL
Received 29 Jan 2024Park View Lodge The Drive Gateshead NE9 5BL
Received 29 Jan 20249 Valley View Rowlands Gill NE39 2JH
Received 29 Jan 2024Rooftop Gateshead Metro Interchange West Street Gateshead
Received 30 Jan 2024Woodland View Shepton Cottages Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5LF
Received 30 Jan 2024Fell Close 15 Barlow Road Barlow Blaydon On Tyne NE21 6JU
Received 31 Jan 20241 Whaggs Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PF
Received 31 Jan 2024Land Next To The Grange St Cuthberts Road Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EB
Received 31 Jan 2024Saltwell Business Park 3 Mcmillan Close Low Fell Gateshead NE9 5BF
Received 1 Feb 2024Quarryfield Road Car Park Quarryfield Road Gateshead
Received 1 Feb 202436 Celandine Way Gateshead NE10 8QP
Received 31 Jan 2024Stampley Moss Farm Thornley Lane Blaydon NE21 6LB
Received 1 Feb 202453 King Oswald Drive Blaydon On Tyne NE21 4FD
Received 1 Feb 2024Heworth Leisure Centre High Lanes Felling NE10 0PD
Received 2 Feb 202440 Whitehall Road Gateshead NE8 4ES
Received 1 Feb 20244 King George Avenue Gateshead NE11 9UP
Received 2 Feb 20244 King George Avenue Gateshead NE11 9UP
Received 2 Feb 202411 Ventnor Gardens Gateshead NE9 6EA
Received 5 Feb 20245 Holmside Terrace Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5LJ
Received 5 Feb 20244 Ashfield Terrace Hexham Old Road Ryton NE40 3LB
Received 5 Feb 2024Metinvest/Spartan UK Ropery Road Gateshead NE8 2RD
Received 6 Feb 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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