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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,652 approved · 483 refused · 381 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
12 Woodmans Way Whickham NE16 5TR
Received 16 Jul 202411 Marian Drive Felling NE10 0TJ
Received 16 Jul 2024Land Adjacent To Fellows House Ryton Village Ryton NE40 3QH
Received 19 Jul 2024103 Chaucer Close Gateshead NE8 3NQ
Received 19 Jul 2024Dene House Chowdene Bank Gateshead NE9 6JE
Received 18 Jul 202411 Orchard Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4TF
Received 22 Jul 202416 Claremont Place Gateshead NE8 1TL
Received 22 Jul 20242 Redhill Drive Whickham NE16 5TY
Received 22 Jul 202425 Pottersway Gateshead NE9 5QE
Received 22 Jul 202430 South Hill Road Gateshead NE8 2XZ
Received 22 Jul 2024Land Bounded By Hawks Road To The North And Quarryfield Road To The West Gateshead Quays Gateshead
Received 23 Jul 2024Land Bounded By Hawks Road To The North And Quarryfield Road To The West Gateshead Quays Gateshead
Received 23 Jul 2024112 Church Road Gateshead NE9 5XE
Received 23 Jul 2024Manse 9 Buttermere Avenue Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4EX
Received 23 Jul 2024ONYX GROUP Onyx House Colmet Court Queensway Gateshead NE11 0SD
Received 23 Jul 2024Riverside Primary Academy Colliery Road Gateshead NE11 9DX
Received 24 Jul 202416 King George Avenue Gateshead NE11 9UP
Received 24 Jul 2024192 Alexandra Road Gateshead NE8 4EB
Received 17 Jul 2024222 And 224 Eastbourne Avenue Gateshead NE8 4NL
Received 26 Jul 2024NORTHUMBRIA PROBATION SERVICE Cuthbert House Hostel Derwentwater Road Gateshead NE8 2SH
Received 26 Jul 202411 Holly Gardens Gateshead NE9 5TP
Received 29 Jul 2024Gateshead Leisure Centre Alexandra Road Gateshead NE8 4HU
Received 29 Jul 202410 Sidney Grove Gateshead NE8 2XD
Received 29 Jul 202427 Milton Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 3JD
Received 30 Jul 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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