Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
6,472 approved · 471 refused · 372 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 The Mount Ryton NE40 3NH
Received 20 Sept 202311 Thistle Avenue Ryton NE40 4TF
Received 20 Sept 20232 Stanners View Ryton NE40 3ST
Received 21 Sept 20233 Western Way Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 5NS
Received 21 Sept 2023Former Heworth Hall Centre Smithburn Road Bog House Estate Felling NE10 9DT
Received 21 Sept 202317 Southfield Gardens Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4QR
Received 22 Sept 202349 St Cuthberts Park Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5ED
Received 18 Sept 2023The Parsonage Derwent Avenue Rowlands Gill NE39 1BZ
Received 27 Sept 2023Land West Of Car Showroom Stoneygate Close Felling NE10 0AZ
Received 25 Sept 2023Brackendene House Brackendene Drive Gateshead NE9 6DP
Received 22 Sept 2023Mount Pleasant House Blaydon Bank Blaydon On Tyne NE21 4AY
Received 22 Sept 202311 Front Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4HF
Received 25 Sept 20233 Newbank Walk Winlaton NE21 6BQ
Received 26 Sept 2023Queen Elizabeth Hospital Queen Elizabeth Avenue Gateshead NE9 6SX
Received 26 Sept 202330 Durham Place Birtley DH3 2AZ
Received 18 Sept 20233 Rosehill Kellfield Road Gateshead NE9 5XU
Received 27 Sept 202348 Norman Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1JS
Received 21 Sept 2023Land On Church Street Gateshead
Received 27 Sept 20235 Holmewood Drive Rowlands Gill NE39 1EL
Received 26 Sept 2023Sentinal Sheds St Cuthberts Way Blaydon NE21 5QD
Received 28 Sept 2023Woodstone Cottage Lane Head Ryton NE40 3RP
Received 28 Sept 202313 Buttermere Crescent Winlaton NE21 6PX
Received 28 Sept 202334 Ashfield Park Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4SQ
Received 25 Sept 20239 - 15 Camborne Grove Gateshead NE8 4EX
Received 28 Sept 2023Records 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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