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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

9,656Searchable applications

406Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 7,116 approved or refused records

482Refused applications

6,634 approved · 482 refused · 381 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/00519/FUL
Installation of section of underground cable to facilitate Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) site (Amended 10/09/2024, 10/10/2024, 06/11/2024, 22/11/2024).
Stella South Sub Station Haugh Lane Ryton
Received 24 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00520/HNMA
Proposed Non material amendment of DC/21/01326/HHA to change the pitch angle of the roof of the rear extension
11 Mersey Place Gateshead NE8 3ST
Received 25 Jun 2024
Awaiting decision23/00275/DOC3
Discharge of condition 5 (CEMP), condition 11 (Ground Water Strategy, 13 (Drainage Construction Method Statement) and 15 (Employment and Training Plan) of application DC/23/00275/FUL.
Site Bounded By Mill Road, Hawks Road And South Shore Road Gateshead
Received 25 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00522/COU
Change of use from Army Cadet Training Facility (F1 Use Class) to a Class E (display or retail sale of goods other than hot food) (Amended Plans and Revised Description: 02/10/2024)
T A V R Territorial Army Centre Blaydon Bank Blaydon On Tyne NE21 4AU
Received 25 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00524/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 height of 3.9m, and eaves height of 2.9m.Kitchen extension to rear
73 Alwinton Gardens Gateshead NE11 0AP
Received 21 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00525/HHA
Demolish existing rear extension and then replace it with a part single storey (orangery) and part two storey rear extension
54 Sandy Lane Gateshead NE9 7YB
Received 26 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00526/HHA
Single storey side extension
5 The Hawthorns Eighton Banks Gateshead NE9 7LF
Received 26 Jun 2024
UnknownDC/24/00527/HHA
Retrospective planning permission for the installation of a privacy screen between number 161 and 159 Kells Lane
161 Kells Lane Gateshead NE9 5HR
Received 24 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00528/HHA
(Retrospective) Locate 3 air condition units to the rear of the property
27 Hunt Lea Whickham NE16 5TU
Received 27 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00529/DEM
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Demolition of 3 buildings (24, 58 and 111) within Akzo Nobel site.
Akzo Nobel Stoneygate Lane Felling Gateshead NE10 0JY
Received 27 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00530/COU
Change of use from retail shop to dog grooming salon.
JOHN WILLETTS FIREPLACES 141 High Street Gateshead NE9 7JR
Received 27 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00531/HHA
Two storey side extension & ground floor front extension to entrance and Lounge- (Revision of DC/23/00595/HHA)
84 Rugby Gardens Gateshead NE9 7JX
Received 27 Jun 2024
Decided23/00650/DOC2
Discharge of condition 12 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning application DC/23/00650/FUL
South Of H Beauty 26 - 32 Cameron Walk Metro Centre Gateshead NE11 9YE
Received 27 Jun 2024
UnknownDC/24/00533/COU
Change of use from agricultural land to private equestrian use including construction of stable block and stable/feed store and the creation of hardstanding (retrospective). (Amended plans and additional information received on 13.03.2025)
Agricultural Land Lying To The North Of Smailes Lane, Low Spen, Rowlands Gill
Received 28 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00534/HHA
Erection of two storey extension to the side/rear of dwellinghouse (as amended 15.10.24)
14 Axwell Park Road Blaydon NE21 5NR
Received 28 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00535/HHA
Demolish conservatory and detached garage and replace them with a single storey side extension and rear orangery
29 Beamish View Birtley DH3 1RS
Received 28 Jun 2024
Decided23/00079/DOC1
Discharge of condition 5 (CEMP) of planning application DC/23/00079/HHA
White House Lockhaugh Road Blaydon NE39 1QL
Received 28 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/00537/ADV
Display of 1No freestanding LED Screen (Additional information and amended plans received on 08.10.2024)
Blaydon Rugby Club Crowtrees Hexham Road Swalwell Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 3BN
Received 1 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00538/TPO
Tree works within the Axwell Park Woodland. The works include the removal of 3 Sycamore trees that are impacting on the stone retaining wall and the pruning of an additional Sycamore tree to provide safe access from the entrance at the top of Deer Park Way.
Woodland Axwell Park
Received 1 Jul 2024
Decided23/00867/DOC2
Discharge of planning condition 7 (Archaeological Results Report) of planning approval DC/23/00867/FUL.
Land Off Newburn Bridge Road, Between Flogas And Blaydon Caravan And Along Frontage Of Blaydon Caravan Blaydon NE21 4NT
Received 1 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00540/HHA
Installation of air source heat pump
6 The Avenue Gateshead NE9 5PN
Received 1 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00541/FUL
Installation of one flue and one intake grill.
Chubb Fire And Safety Unit 19A White Rose Way Follingsby NE10 8YX
Received 2 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00542/ADV
Display of two fascia signs.
Chubb Fire And Safety Unit 19A White Rose Way Follingsby NE10 8YX
Received 2 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00543/COU
Change of use of property from Beauty Salon (Sui Generis) to a mixed use (Residential Flat at Ground Floor (C3) and Beauty Salon at First Floor (Sui Generis) (Addiitonal information received 16.09.2024).
THALASSA 4 Jubilee Terrace Ryton NE40 4HL
Received 2 Jul 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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