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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 dates9,563Searchable applications
406Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 7,040 approved or refused records
476Refused applications
6,564 approved · 476 refused · 377 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/00226/FUL
Variation of condition 1 of application ref DC/19/00705/FUL to allow amendment for platform lift access.
Former Bling Bling Car Wash Durham Road Birtley Birtley DH3 1LS
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00228/HHA
Demolition of existing single storey side and rear extension. The erection of a new single storey side and rear extension , raised decking area to rear. 12no solar panels on south elevation. Proposed electronically controlled vehicle access gates with corresponding manually operated pedestrian access gate to Dene Road access
Allonby House Dene Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1DU
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Decided23/01045/DOC1
Discharge of condition 16 (Drainage Construction Method Statement) of planning application DC/23/01045/FUL
Land Between Queen Victoria Street Allotments And Wynn Gardens Felling
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00231/FUL
Erection of new build 4 bedroom detached house (resubmission).
Land On Barlow Road (between Nos 33 And 35) Barlow Road Blaydon On Tyne Barlow NE21 6JU
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00233/TPO
Tree works on the building plot located to the front of 6 to 14 Ivy LaneT1 - Sycamore - protected by TPO ref 126 remove due to poor quality and replant within 4m of the original location.T2 - Sycamore - protected by TPO ref 126 remove due to hazardardous condition and replant within 4m of the original location.
Land To The Front Of 6-14 Ivy Lane Ivy Lane Gateshead NE9 6QD
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00236/NMA
Non-Material Amendment of planning application DC/23/00525/FUL seeking the the variation of Condition 9 allowing the substitution of the approved remediation strategy.
The Former Whickham Social Club School Street Whickham Newcastle NE16 4AY
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00238/HHA
Front and rear single storey extensions
89 Salcombe Gardens Gateshead NE9 6UD
Received 21 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00239/NMA
Non-Material Amendments of planning application DC/19/00813/REM to allow amendments to the approved Site Layout Plan, consisting of the reduction of the rear gardens of plots 13-44 and 62, the installation of palisade fencing to the rear of plots 13-44 and 62, relocating the garage of plot 41 to the western elevation, relocation of plots 39-41 1m to the west, installation of a 2.4m high timber fence around the pumping station compound, and the change to fence type C (1.8m rear garden hit and miss fence / enclosure) of rear and shared boundaries (Amended plan and additional information received on 24.03.2025)
Former Wardley Colliery Wardley Lane Felling Gateshead NE10 8AA
Received 21 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00240/HHA
Two storey extension to side of property. Single storey ext to rear of property.
6 Fountains Close Gateshead NE11 9PX
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00241/PIP
Application for Permission in Principle for the demolition of boarding kennels and cattery along with the associated residential dwelling, and the construction of between five and six dwellings
Thornley Bank Boarding Kennels Hollinhill Lane Rowlands Gill NE39 1BG
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00242/NMA
Non-Material Amendment of planning application DC/23/00738/FUL to allow the relocation of the oil tank within the service building, a reduction in size of the generator, the addition of two new temporary generators, part replacement of a timber fence with a steel mesh wiring fence, and the inclusion of gates for access to the oil tank
East Of Former House Of Fraser Store (Unit 65B) And North Of St Michaels Way Metro Centre Gateshead
Received 21 Mar 2024 - UnknownDC/24/00243/TREE
T1 Sycamore - Fell. Very heavy lean to north. Root system on south side root ball compromised. Hangs over adjacent property.T2 Sycamore - Fell. Poor crown. Root system compromised on south side.
7 Whickham Lodge Rise Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4RY
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00244/HHA
Proposed part 2 storey/part single storey extensions to the rear
57 Eastbourne Avenue Gateshead NE8 4NH
Received 21 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00245/FUL
Proposed removal of conditions 15 (no widening of drives without planning permission), 21 (final details of bus stop location) and 22 (implement details agreed under condition 21) of planning permission DC/18/00612/FUL.
34A Beechwood Gardens Gateshead NE11 0BY
Received 21 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00246/HHA
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING 2 STOREY GARAGE PROPOSED SINGLE/PART 2 STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE OF EXISTING HOUSE
Long Acre Lodge Long Acre Farm Birtley DH3 1RQ
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00247/GPDE
Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.9m, with a maximum flat roof height of 3.3m
73 Alwinton Gardens Gateshead NE11 0AP
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00248/HCPL
Garage conversion
20 Parklands Way Felling NE10 8YW
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00250/COU
Change of use of vacant betting shop (Sui Generis) to Class E restaurant (amended plan received: 21.08.2024)
Just A Bet 10 Derwent Street Chopwell NE17 7AA
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00251/COU
Erection of new 2.0m high metal mesh fence to western boundary, new 1.0m high metal railings to northern boundary and change of use of land to north west side from public open space to enclosed private land associated with almshouses.
King James Hospital Sunderland Road Gateshead
Received 26 Mar 2024 - UnknownDC/24/00253/TREE
Vaious tree works within the Woodland located close to Woodcutters Cottage.
The Woodcutters Cottage Mansion Heights Whickham NE11 9DL
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00254/FUL
Erection of new 2.7m high double palisade timber fence with galvanized frame and 1 x access gate.
Tesco Express 92 Coatsworth Road Gateshead NE8 1QP
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00255/HHA
Single storey extension to rear , first floor extension to side and single storey extension to front
56 Cragside Gardens Gateshead NE11 0AQ
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided23/00676/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 4 (Tree Protection), 5 (Foundations), and 6 (No Dig Construction) of planning application DC/23/00676/HHA
5 High Horse Close Rowlands Gill NE39 1AN
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00257/HHA
Proposed Front Porch Extension
61 Dominies Close Rowlands Gill NE39 1PB
Received 25 Mar 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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