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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

9,673Searchable applications

406Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 7,130 approved or refused records

483Refused applications

6,647 approved · 483 refused · 381 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/00571/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension
1A Sherburn Park Drive Rowlands Gill NE39 1QW
Received 8 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00572/TPO
Tree works at 15 Axwell View Whickham
15 Axwell View Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4JS
Received 10 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00573/NMA
Non-Material Amendment of Planning Application DC/19/00821/FUL to allow variation of the wording of condition 46 relating to timescales for submission of details.
Former Dunston Hill Community Primary School Dunston Bank Gateshead
Received 10 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00574/NMA
Non-Material Amendment of planning application DC/16/00320/FUL to allow for the creation of a landscaped bund feature along the southern edge of the development.
Land To The South Of Cushy Cow Lane Ryton Tyne & Wear
Received 10 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00575/FUL
Addition of 6no. storage containers within car park to provide external storage unit (Retrospective application) (supporting information received 30.10.2024).
FREEMAN CATERING BUTCHERS Z353A Dukesway Court Team Valley Gateshead NE11 0BH
Received 10 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00576/FUL
Installation of 8no. Electric Vehicle (EV) charging spaces and associated ancillary works at Maingate Kingsway North car park.
Maingate Car Park Kingsway North Gateshead
Received 10 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00577/NMA
Non-Material Amendment of Planning Application DC/16/00698/OUT to amend the wording of Condition 47
Former Wardley Colliery Wardley Lane Felling Gateshead NE10 8AA
Received 11 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00578/HHA
Proposed removal of existing roof and ridge raise to new roof, single storey extension to side and new render to replace existing pebbledash on ground floor walls (Plans amended 17/8/24)
5 Lyndhurst Drive Gateshead NE9 6BB
Received 12 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00579/TPO
2 x Large Sycamore trees - To reduce the crown as 1 tree by approx 3 meters in height and 2 meters on the spread with a 10% thin
11 Holly Gardens Gateshead NE9 5TP
Received 12 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00580/GPDE
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH A PROJECTION OF 3.85M AND OVERALL FLAT ROOF HEIGHT OF 2.82M
21 Telford Street Gateshead NE8 4TT
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00581/FUL
Alterations to building including Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on roof, 3no. EV parking spaces and installation of 2no. wall mounted VRF units (part retrospective)
GAZELLE TRANSPORT Unit 17B Follingsby Park Follingsby Lane Felling NE10 8YA
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00582/HHA
Proposed single storey front, and two storey rear extension. Velux windows to side roof. Detached outbuilding to rear. Widended access, hardstanding and associated works (as amended 14.10.24)
5 Ashleigh Close NE21 5NG
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00583/FUL
Proposed replacement shopfront including windows and doors.
H Hair And Beauty 712 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6JB
Received 15 Jul 2024
UnknownDC/24/00584/TREE
Tree works at The Lodge 27 Durham Road
The Lodge 27 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AR
Received 16 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00586/FUL
Creation of a new front elevation including a new shopfront and ground floor level and erection of a new boundary wall to the rear with a new roof to provide and enclosed storage area in the rear yard (Amended Plans received 24.04.25).
101 - 103 Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 1PU
Received 16 Jul 2024
Decided20/01011/DOC2
Discharge of conditions 14 (Bat Mitigation Sub) and 16 (External Lighting Sub) of planning application DC/20/01011/FUL
Hadrian Architectural Addison Industrial Estate Blaydon On Tyne NE21 4TE
Received 15 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00588/FUL
Construct 1No new two storey house
Land Between Hoyson Villas And Reay Street (Plot 4) Felling
Received 9 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00589/HCPL
Loft conversion to existing loft space in materials to match existing roof space with velux to frontage
7 Derwent View Winlaton NE21 6LW
Received 16 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00590/HHA
Demolition of existing side extension with replacement side extension at single storey.
7 Derwent View Winlaton NE21 6LW
Received 16 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00595/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension and side extension
26 Thistledon Avenue Whickham NE16 5YS
Received 10 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00597/FUL
Change of use and conversion of basement to form 3no. residential units (Use Class C3) including external alterations.
23 - 27 Clavering Road Whickham NE16 3EX
Received 17 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00617/HHA
The installation of a dropped kerb on a classified road that meets the requirements listed (as per application 7871-6868-9047-0543) for the construction of a drive that meets the requirements. Drive will be constructed of permeable material alongside a suitable runoff to soil bed on the property.
1 Barlow View Lead Road Greenside Ryton NE40 4TA
Received 18 Jul 2024
UnknownDC/24/00618/TREE
Tree Maintenance works in the Grounds of Whinney House
Whinney House Durham Road Gateshead
Received 18 Jul 2024
DecidedDC/24/00619/HHA
First floor side (south) extension over garage with a matching mono-pitched roof, and the conversion of said garage to part habitable room and part storage space, as amended 13.11.2025
18 Burnthouse Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5AW
Received 18 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.

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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