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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

9,633Searchable applications

406Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 7,097 approved or refused records

480Refused applications

6,617 approved · 480 refused · 381 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/00434/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension
73 Beechwood Avenue Gateshead NE9 6PP
Received 29 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/00435/HNMA
Mono-pitched roof (with rooflights) to extension to be omitted and replaced with flat roof with roof lantern. All other aspects to remain unchanged in terms of size, scale etc.
3 Hall Road Bungalows Chopwell NE17 7AF
Received 29 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/00436/HNMA
Non material amendment of DC/22/00249/HHA to amend the roof design
25 Sherburn Park Drive Rowlands Gill NE39 1QR
Received 29 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/00437/HHA
Proposed new balcony to rear elevation with associated access steps. New rear gate and roller shutter.
24 Essex Gardens Gateshead NE9 5BB
Received 21 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/00438/HHA
Single storey rear extension. Featuring a flat roof with decking, to be used as a balcony with access from the first floor.
6 Skipper Close Gateshead NE11 9NG
Received 29 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/00439/FUL
Construction of a pedestrian/cycle link, reconfiguration of car park and access/egress, with landscaping and associated works (Amended - 04/11/24 & 30/04/25).
Land At Green Mall Car Park And St Michaels Way MetroCentre
Received 29 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/00440/ADV
Display of 1No externally illuminated Fascia Sign, and 1 No non-illuminated Totem Sign (amended 18/07/24).
S303 Princesway Gateshead NE11 0NZ
Received 29 May 2024
UnknownDC/24/00441/TREE
Tree works at Sandiacre, Low West Avenue Rowlands Gill
Sandiacre Low West Avenue Rowlands Gill NE39 1EA
Received 29 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/00442/GPDE
Proposed single storey rear extension. 4m projection with tiled pitch roof
12 Ascot Crescent Gateshead NE8 4YB
Received 23 May 2024
Decided19/01250/DOC4
Discharge of condition 35 (Verification Report) of planning application DC/19/01250/FUL
Land South Of Blackfell Way North Side Birtley Gateshead
Received 30 May 2024
Decided23/00505/DOC1
Discharge of condition 2 (Full Travel Plan) of planning application DC/23/00505/COU
Site Of Former Ciborio Ltd Hawks Road Gateshead NE8 3AD
Received 30 May 2024
Decided21/01405/DOC4
Discharge of conditions 16 (Submit Phase II PCC), 17 (Submit Remediation Strategy PCC), 40 (Submit Materials), and 42 (Submit Hard Landscaping Details) of planning application DC/21/01405/FUL (Additional information received on 14.06.2024, 31.07.2024, 07.08.2024, 03.09.2024 and 23.09.2024)
Chase Park Front Street Newcastle Upon Tyne
Received 31 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/00448/NMA
Non-Material Amendment of planning application DC/23/00929/FUL to allow for the demolition of existing flat roof garage and back of house area to be replaced with new build store, kitchen, and W/C area of the same footprint as existing garage, with a pitched roof.
Holy Rosary Presbytery 8 Watson Street Gateshead NE8 2PQ
Received 31 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/00449/HHA
Wraparound extension to rear and side of property
15 Follingsby Drive Felling NE10 8YH
Received 3 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00450/LBC
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: Display of sign with the name of 'Meikles' on the face of the bay window.
Alan Hall Solicitor First Floor 15 Walker Terrace Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 1EB
Received 3 Jun 2024
Decided22/00299/DOC1
Discharge of condition 13 (Replacement Play Area) of planning application DC/22/00299/FUL (amended description 28.8.24)
Site Of Play Area And Former Sunderland Road Library And Land To The North West Of King James Hospital, Sunderland Road, Gateshead
Received 4 Jun 2024
Decided16/00320/DOC12
Part discharge of condition 50 (Contamination III) of planning application DC/16/00320/FUL
Land To The South Of Cushy Cow Lane Ryton Tyne & Wear
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00453/FUL
Erection of two single storey units to be used for the ancillary servicing and maintenance of vehicles.
Follingsby Park Follingsby Lane Felling
Received 4 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00454/ADV
Installation of external signage scheme
The Storage Place Brewery Lane Felling NE10 0EY
Received 4 Jun 2024
Decided24/00138/DOC1
Discharge of condition 4 (Bat Method Statement) of planning application DC/24/00138/HHA
Yewtree House 1 Leam Court Felling NE10 8XX
Received 5 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00457/ADV
Installation of 1no non-illuminated fascia sign.
Alan Hall Solicitor First Floor 15 Walker Terrace Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 1EB
Received 5 Jun 2024
UnknownDC/24/00458/TREE
Fell tree located to rear of 4 Belle Vue Bank
Pemburey Lodge 4 Belle Vue Bank Gateshead NE9 6BR
Received 5 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00459/ADV
Display of 1No Illuminated Fascia Sign and 1No Non-Illuminated Fascia Sign
CENTURY SMOOTH RADIO D13 Offices 1 To 2 Marquis Court Kingsway South Gateshead NE11 0RU
Received 6 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00460/HHA
Front porch extension, and enlarged driveway landscape works
3 Ashleigh Close NE21 5NG
Received 6 Jun 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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