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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 dates

9,539Searchable applications

405Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 7,023 approved or refused records

475Refused applications

6,548 approved · 475 refused · 376 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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/24/00131/HHA
Front porch/living room extension
5 Rookery Lane Whickham NE16 5TX
Received 16 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00132/TPO
Beech tree T1 located at Holmwood 7 Main Rd Ryton, raise crown to 4m. Reduce branches back from the property on the southern aspect of the tree by 3-4m. Crown clean dead wood and tidy up previously created branch stubs to correct pruning points.
Holmwood 7 Main Road Ryton NE40 3BT
Received 19 Feb 2024
UnknownDC/24/00133/TREE
Tree works at Woodthorn and Bloomfield House which include the removal of T1 Conifer and T2 Ash tree located at Bloomfield House and the pruning of T3 Beech tree and T4 Beech tree located to the rear of Woodthorn House.
Woodthorn Strathmore Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1HZ
Received 19 Feb 2024
UnknownDC/24/00134/TREE
Remedial tree works St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Church which includes the felling of two Ash trees and the pruning of a line of Lime trees and an Apple tree.
St Mary And St Thomas Aquinas Church Stella Road Ryton NE21 4LR
Received 16 Feb 2024
UnknownDC/24/00135/TREE
Remedial tree pruning works at 1 Rosehill Low Fell
1 Rosehill Kellfield Road Gateshead NE9 5XU
Received 16 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00136/FUL
Conversion of existing outhouse to work-live unit (amended plans and additional information received 18.06.2024).
27 - 29 Derwent Street Chopwell NE17 7HZ
Received 19 Feb 2024
Awaiting decisionDC/24/00137/HHA
Retrospective permission for rear patios, associated steps and hard landscaping
32 St Helens Crescent Gateshead NE9 6DH
Received 20 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00138/HHA
Proposed single storey side extension and 3 rear dormers to existing main roof to accomodate loft conversion (Revision of DC/23/00440/HHA to amend the dormer design)
Yewtree House 1 Leam Court Felling NE10 8XX
Received 20 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00139/HHA
Proposed siting of two 13KW Air Source Heating units.
Longfield House Farm Lobley Hill Road Byermoor NE16 5DZ
Received 14 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00142/NMA
Removal of wooden outdoor stairs. Replacement with metal stairs (retrospective application).
53-54 William Wailes Walk Shipcote Gateshead NE9 5EW
Received 19 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00143/HHA
Proposed part 2 srorey/part single storey rear extension
37 Valley Drive Gateshead NE9 5DJ
Received 20 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00144/ADV
Display of 1 x 48 sheet LED illuminated advertising display panel 6.2m wide x 3.2m high on gable wall of 328 Dunston Road.
328 Dunston Road Gateshead NE11 9PB
Received 20 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00146/ODPA
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Proposed renovation of a section of the first floor to be converted to two C3 apartments. Access to these apartments is via a door onto Front Street (amended 14/03/24).
38 - 42 Front Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4DT
Received 20 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00151/FUL
Proposed service yard extension and erection of canopy (Additional information received on 28.03.2024 and 08.05.2024. Amended plans received on 08.05.2024)
Dalziel Ltd William Street Felling NE10 0JW
Received 21 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00152/ODPA
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Conversion of former NE40 Studios to 1no dwellinghouse with no external works.
GRADON ARCHITECTURE NE40 Studios Main Road Ryton NE40 3GA
Received 21 Feb 2024
Decided23/00735/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 4 (Driveway Details) and 6 (Fence Details) of planning application DC/23/00735/HHA
Park Cottage School Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4SL
Received 21 Feb 2024
Decided23/00296/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 2 (Driveway Details) and 4 (Fence Details) of planning application DC/23/00296/LBC
Park Cottage School Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4SL
Received 21 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00155/HHA
Proposed single storey side/rear extension, front extension and replacement rear extension. Proposed render finish to existing brickwork and changes to windows.
51 Cornmoor Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PU
Received 22 Feb 2024
Decided23/00225/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 5 (Cycle Link), 7 (Cycle Storage), 9 (EV Charging), 11 (CMP), 13 (Contaminated Land), 17 (Drainage), and 19 (Drainage Management) of planning application DC/23/00225/FUL
Land To West Of Long Rigg Road And South Of J R Adams Newcastle Ltd Unit 5 Hannington Works Long Rigg Swalwell NE16 3AS
Received 22 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00157/COU
Proposed change of use of open space (adopted highway land) at rear of property to private garden including erection of boundary treatment.
Land To Rear Of 23 The Brambles Birtley DH3 1RT
Received 22 Feb 2024
Awaiting decision22/01326/DOC8
Discharge of planning condition 6 (Drainage Investigation Works) of planning approval DC/22/01326/FUL for 49 houses (REVISED INFO received 11 September 2025).
Hookergate School Spen Lane High Spen Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 2BX
Received 22 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00159/HHA
Proposed Single Storey Front Extension
17 Catcheside Close Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5RX
Received 22 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00160/NMA
Proposed non-material amendment of application DC/23/00586/FUL to allow addition of chimney breast serving living area on side elevation and installation of PV Panels on rear and side elevation of roof.
Land Adjacent 7 Bowes Close Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne
Received 22 Feb 2024
DecidedDC/24/00163/COU
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to residential childrens home (Use Class C2) for 3 children.
11 Park Terrace Gateshead NE11 9PA
Received 23 Feb 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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