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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

9,580Searchable applications

406Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 7,053 approved or refused records

477Refused applications

6,576 approved · 477 refused · 379 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

DecidedDC/24/00282/LBC
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: Replacement of existing timber frame casement windows to double glazed timber sash windows, replacement of existing timber 6 panel front door and door frame with new timber 6 panel front door, repointing of front and rear and extraction of current mortar and replacement with lime-based mortar and re-rendering of gable ends to match existing (Amended Plan received 02/01/2025).
13 Woodbine Terrace Bensham Gateshead NE8 1RU
Received 5 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00283/FUL
Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) and condition 3 (materials) of planning permission DC/23/00094/FUL to allow changes to design of dwellinghouse and curtilage area as well as re-positioning of detached garage.
Oakfield House Gateshead Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5LQ
Received 5 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00284/HHA
Single storey extension to rear and side
52 Cypress Crescent Gateshead NE11 9XA
Received 8 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00286/HHA
SINGLE STOREY FRONT ENTRANCE PORCH WITH FLAT ROOF INCORPORATING FLAT ROOF LIGHT.
14 Millfield Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4QA
Received 8 Apr 2024
Unknown19/00556/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 6 (Phase II Investigation), 7 (Remediation Scheme), 11 (Drainage), and 18 (Access Details) of planning application DC/19/00556/OUT
Vacant Land Between Centralway And Princesway Gateshead
Received 8 Apr 2024
Awaiting decisionDC/24/00288/TREE
Cypress tree T1 located SE corner of the garden at Arleydale Dene Avenue fell to ground level
Arleydale Dene Crescent Rowlands Gill NE39 1DS
Received 5 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00289/HHA
Proposed single storey side extension
5 Leafield Close Birtley DH3 1RX
Received 9 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00290/HHA
Proposed 2 storey rear extension
44 Lincoln Street Gateshead NE8 4EE
Received 8 Apr 2024
UnknownDC/24/00291/TREE
Removal of conifer tree T1 at 17 Dene Avenue
17 Dene Avenue Rowlands Gill NE39 1DZ
Received 21 Mar 2024
DecidedDC/24/00292/HHA
Proposed two storey rear extension
1 Glebe Avenue Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4LU
Received 2 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00293/HHA
Proposed Porch
20 Woodgate Gardens Felling NE10 0ST
Received 8 Apr 2024
UnknownDC/24/00294/TREE
T3 Conifer reduce the height down to that of the adjacent trellis
Tardis 2 Friarside Crescent Rowlands Gill NE39 1DQ
Received 9 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00295/HHA
Loft conversion with rear dormer, front dormer and rooflight including internal alterations and alterations to rear access door and steps.
112 Rodsley Avenue Gateshead NE8 4LA
Received 9 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00296/HHA
Proposed extensions to front and rear including conversion of garage and soft and hard landscaping works (Scheme Amended 8/10/24)
237 Kells Lane Gateshead NE9 5HU
Received 10 Apr 2024
Decided22/01038/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 7 (RAMS), 12 (Protective Fencing), 13 (Ecology - Boundary Treatment), and 15 (BNG Compensation Scheme) of planning application DC/22/01038/FUL
Site 18 - 19 Whinfield Way Highfield Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 1EH
Received 10 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00298/TPO
Tree works to trees located within the shared space connected to Grange Manor apartments, please refer to the submitted schedule ref GLW for the proposed scope of works.
Grange Manor Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5JS
Received 10 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00299/HHA
Add dormer windows to front, rear and side (west) of bungalow roof, hipped to gable roof.
6 Highfield Birtley DH3 1QQ
Received 10 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00300/HHA
Single storey rear extention to enlarge kitchen and family room, render to walls and the conversion of attached outbuilding to a garage.
1 Northcote Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5RU
Received 10 Apr 2024
Decided23/00397/DOC1
Discharge of condition 1 (Materials) of planning application DC/23/00397/LBC
11 Woodbine Terrace Bensham Gateshead NE8 1RU
Received 11 Apr 2024
Decided21/00851/DOC1
Part discharge of condition 3 (DCEMP) for demolition phase only and full discharge of condition 5 (BNG) of planning permission DC/21/00851/FUL
Land At South Shore Road Gateshead
Received 11 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00303/GPDE
Sunroom Extension To The Rear With A Lean-To Roof.Prior Approval for single storey rear extension measuring 5 metres in depth, 2.2 metres to eaves and 4 metres to the ridge
11 Oak Terrace Bleach Green Blaydon NE21 5HL
Received 11 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00305/HHA
Conversion of garage to habitable space, its extension at the back and the addition of a mono-pitched roof on top
31 North Dene Birtley DH3 1PZ
Received 15 Apr 2024
Awaiting decision20/01011/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 3 (Contamination I), 4 (Contamination II), 5 (Contamination III), 6 (Remediation), 7 (Unexpected Contamination) 8 (Layby Details), 10 (DCMP), and 18 (Materials) of planning application DC/20/01011/FUL
Hadrian Architectural Addison Industrial Estate Stella Ryton NE21 4TE
Received 11 Apr 2024
Awaiting decisionDC/24/00307/FUL
Erection of a steel apex portal frame shed building with open sides to be used for storage of general-purpose plant equipment. (additional and amended information received 17.03.2025)
Land Between TDG Storage And Bath Road Gateshead
Received 15 Apr 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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