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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

9,589Searchable applications

406Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 7,061 approved or refused records

477Refused applications

6,584 approved · 477 refused · 379 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

DecidedDC/24/00308/HHA
Garage conversion to make habitable with associated works to its height and access
17 Birchwood Avenue Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5QS
Received 15 Apr 2024
Decided12/01266/DOC9
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Additional Wheelwash Measures) and 14 (Dust Scheme) of planning application DC/12/01266/MIWAS
Blaydon Quarry Lead Road Blaydon NE21 4SX
Received 15 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00310/HHA
Single storey rear extension, replacement of roof tiles, addition of solar panels and rooflights
10 Edington Gardens Ryton NE40 3SS
Received 15 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00311/HNMA
Changing front extension roofing material from slate to single ply membrane and omission of rear window.
9 South View Bungalows Rowlands Gill NE39 2AT
Received 12 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00312/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension, replacement of existing lounge window with french doors with raised patio area, alteration to existing entrance gate to the rear garden.
51 Bedford Avenue Birtley DH3 2AL
Received 16 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00313/CPL
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR PROPOSED USE OR DEVELOPMENT: Conversion of existing dwellinghouse to 4 bed HMO (House in Multiple Occupation).
131 Windy Nook Road Gateshead NE9 6QP
Received 16 Apr 2024
Decided21/01043/DOC1
Discharge of condition 4 (Protective Fencing) of planning application DC/21/01043/FUL (Amended plan received on 13/05/2024)
Whitehill Drive Sf Whitehill Drive White House Way Gateshead NE10 8PW
Received 15 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00314/FUL
Proposed removal of Condition 4 (No Amplified Sound) of application DC/18/00116/FUL (resubmission).
The Railway Tavern Abel House Station Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1QD
Received 17 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00315/COU
Conversion of upper floors to create 2no. C4 use HMOs and 2no. Sui Generis (large size) HMOs.
243-247 (Odd) High Street And 3-11 (Odd) Park Lane Gateshead NE8 1EP
Received 17 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00316/HHA
Single storey rear/side extension and re-roofing of original house (description amended 6/6/24)
9 Alverstone Avenue Gateshead NE9 6EU
Received 17 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00317/HNMA
Alterations to pitched roof
27 Braeside Gateshead NE11 9RD
Received 18 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00318/FUL
Continued provision of temporary infrastructure to be erected as and when required in relation to events to be held on Baltic Square over a period of 5 years (events held in this space likely to be very varied in nature but would require similar infrastructure such as but not limited to Tipi tents, Marquees, Pop Up furniture e.g. mini marquees, food and drink vehicles, outdoor furniture, fencing, bin and storage containers, generators, lighting, crowd control, staging and concert infrastructure, sporting infrastructure such as start and finish lines, running tracks, floor coverings, temporary seating and racking).
Baltic Square South Shore Road Gateshead Quays Gateshead
Received 17 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00319/FUL
Installation of 2no. bus shelters, one to be located at the entrance of the Emergency Care Centre and one to the entrance of the Tranwell Unit (Additional information received 10.05.2024).
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Queen Elizabeth Avenue Gateshead NE9 6SX
Received 18 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00320/FUL
Installation of new windows to rear elevation to allow extra light and ventilation into office space
Liveability Coburg House 1 Coburg Street Gateshead NE8 1NS
Received 18 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00321/HCPL
Proposed single storey side extension to replace existing garage
Ingleboro Smailes Lane Rowlands Gill NE39 1JQ
Received 19 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00322/HHA
Proposed Side Extension & Internal Alterations
36 St Albans Terrace Gateshead NE8 4HA
Received 19 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00323/NMA
Proposed non-material amendment of application DC/20/00119/FUL to allow construction of electrical substation within the public open space to serve the housing development under construction.
Land At Former Freight Depot St James Road Gateshead NE8 3EQ
Received 19 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00324/FUL
Erection of sub-station
Amazon UK Services Ltd DNE2 Follingsby Lane Felling NE10 8YA
Received 19 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00325/HHA
Proposed rear single storey extension
50 Seaton Close Felling NE10 8SG
Received 17 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00326/FUL
Installation of new windows to first floor elevations and alterations to existing first floor mezzanine layout
Nano Purifications Ltd Dukesway Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0PZ
Received 23 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00327/HHA
Single storey rear and side extension, demolition of the existing garage and erection of new outbuilding (as amended 02.07.24)
Bankfield Strathmore Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1HX
Received 23 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00328/NPA
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Installation of roof mounted Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment.
Newcastle University Research Reserve 1 Dukesway Court Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0QX
Received 23 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00329/HHA
Retrospective planning application for retention of existing fencing above brick perimeter wall to eastern boundary
20 Valley Drive Gateshead NE9 5DE
Received 23 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00330/FUL
Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission DC/20/00231/FUL to allow revised design of steel frame storage building. (Additional informaiton submitted on 28.06.2024. Amended plans received on 03.07.2024)
Power Wholesale Ltd Revolution House Clockmill Road Gateshead NE8 2QX
Received 23 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.

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