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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
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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

9,596Searchable applications

406Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 7,066 approved or refused records

478Refused applications

6,588 approved · 478 refused · 380 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/00331/COU
Change of use for conversion of existing integral garage to beauty treatment room (Class E).
5 Blaxton Place Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5BU
Received 24 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00332/FUL
Proposed construction of warehouse building and maintenance building as well as addition of cycle store/ smoking shelter and car parking (gas risk assessment received 20.06.2024, drainage info received 27.06.2024, ecology info received 04.07.2024, amended plans received 23.07.2024).
GB Fuels Ltd Albany Road Gateshead NE8 3BP
Received 24 Apr 2024
UnknownDC/24/00333/TREE
Beech tree T1 located on land at Hedge Field House Stella Road, Monolith to a height of 5m as tree is in a hazardous condition (advanced decline)
Hedgefield House Stella Road Ryton NE21 4LR
Received 23 Apr 2024
UnknownDC/24/00334/TREE
Willow tree T14 fell to ground level as in a hazardous condition
River Tyne Academy Birtley Lane Birtley DH3 2PP
Received 24 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00335/NMA
Proposed non-material amendment of application DC/23/00170/FUL to allow reconfiguration of the approved enclosure for the air source heat pumps at Blaydon Jobcentre.
Blaydon Jobcentreplus St Cuthberts Way Blaydon NE21 5AD
Received 25 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00336/FUL
Rear windows boarded over with composite panels, new plant on flat roof level bases, new handrail edge protection, new ventilation, new external LED lighting to replace existing, new Soham doors to replace existing and new resin floor to lobby area.
North Eastern Co-op Society Ltd Derwent Street Chopwell NE17 7HS
Received 25 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00337/HHA
Demolition of derelict conservatory and erection of side extension to western elevation (as amended 06.08.24)
6 Delhi View Ryton NE40 4QR
Received 25 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00338/FUL
Rear and side extension, conversion of attic space, introduction of dormer windows to roof frontage, with associated external works to provide 2no. additional use class E units. (Amended plans and additional information received on 12.08.2024, 24.09.2024, 29.10.2024 and 04.11.2024)
Angel Care North Ltd The Bungalow Front Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4EF
Received 26 Apr 2024
UnknownDC/24/00339/TREE
Tree works at Popplewell House 6 Langdale Road
Popplewell House 6 Langdale Road Gateshead NE9 5RN
Received 26 Apr 2024
Decided23/00397/DOC2
DIscharge of condition 6 (Repair Methodology) of planning application DC/23/00397/LBC
11 Woodbine Terrace Bensham Gateshead NE8 1RU
Received 29 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00342/HHA
Proposed first floor side extension
24 Oakridge Whickham NE16 5YD
Received 22 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00343/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse (Use class C3) (resubmission) (Amended Plans received 01.04.2026)
Chapel Row Birtley Chester Le Street Co Durham
Received 23 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00344/DEM
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Demolition of 2 no. guyed steel lattice masts, ancillary equipment and buildings.
Arqiva Transmitting Station Dents Hall Farm Off Folly Lane Tyne And Wear Ryton NE40 4SD
Received 29 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00345/HHA
Garage conversion and roof alterations
Dockendale House Dockendale Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4EN
Received 29 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00346/HHA
Installation of an air source heat pump at the rear of the property
59 Coltsfoot Gardens Felling NE10 9RE
Received 29 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00347/HHA
Single storey rear extension
21 Cromer Avenue Gateshead NE9 6UJ
Received 30 Apr 2024
Decided23/00558/DOC1
Discharge of condition 5 (Replacement Boiler) of planning application DC/23/00558/LBC
18 Woodbine Terrace Bensham Gateshead NE8 1RU
Received 29 Apr 2024
Awaiting decision12/00356/DOC1
Discharge of condition 6 (Car Park Management Plan) of planning application DC/12/00356/FUL
Tesco Stores LTD Ellison Street Gateshead Tyne And Wear NE8 1BU
Received 22 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00349/HHA
Single storey extension to side and rear, single storey extension to front, and associated works.
8 Western Way Ryton NE40 3LR
Received 1 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/00350/HHA
Proposed single and two storey rear extensions (as amended 26.09.24)
8 Gill Burn Rowlands Gill NE39 2PT
Received 26 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00351/HHA
Replacement of existing timber gate with new timber gate
Boundary Cottage 8 - 10 Chowdene Bank Gateshead NE9 6JD
Received 29 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/00352/HHA
Remove existing conservatory and then on the same footprint build an orangery.
32 Jubilee Avenue Gateshead NE9 7HN
Received 1 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/00354/FUL
Variation of conditions 1 (approved plans) and 3 (Construction Management Plan) and removal of condition 5 (supporting column layout) of application DC/23/01071/FUL for the installation of solar PV panels on the upper level of the multi-storey car park (amended and additional information received 12/06/24).
Gateshead College Baltic Campus Quarryfield Road Gateshead NE8 3BE
Received 1 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/00355/LBC
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: Proposed boundary wall construction in natural stone, to Northern boundary of site, match existing stone boundary wall to Southern boundary of site.
Dower House Main Section Shibdon Road Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5NP
Received 1 May 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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