Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
6,672 approved · 485 refused · 382 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11 Eden Dale Ryton NE40 4PX
Received 21 Aug 202458 Wardley Drive Felling NE10 8AH
Received 22 Aug 2024Land Bounded By Hyde Park Street, Brighton Road Westminster Street, Dunsmuir Grove, And Rectory Road Gateshead NE8 4QH
Received 22 Aug 20241 Balfour Street Gateshead NE8 1YL
Received 22 Aug 2024Robins And Day Ltd Peugeot Gateshead Lobley Hill Road Gateshead NE8 4YJ
Received 23 Aug 2024Robins And Day Ltd Peugeot Gateshead Lobley Hill Road Gateshead NE8 4YJ
Received 23 Aug 202455 Whaggs Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PQ
Received 23 Aug 2024Robins And Day Ltd Peugeot Gateshead Lobley Hill Road Gateshead NE8 4YJ
Received 23 Aug 20241 Glendale Gardens Gateshead NE9 5SA
Received 23 Aug 2024Vacant Land Between Centralway And Princesway Gateshead
Received 27 Aug 2024North East Concrete Ltd Longshank Lane Birtley DH3 1QZ
Received 27 Aug 2024Hawthorn Lodge Mill Road Chopwell NE17 7TP
Received 27 Aug 202440 Queens Court Gateshead NE8 2TF
Received 27 Aug 20247 Jacksons Place Birtley DH3 1LF
Received 28 Aug 2024Rosslyn House Dene Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1DU
Received 28 Aug 2024Heathfield House Durham Road Gateshead
Received 28 Aug 2024Heathfield House Durham Road Gateshead
Received 28 Aug 202468 Brinkburn Avenue Gateshead NE8 4JU
Received 29 Aug 2024Hilltop Bungalow Fell Bank Chester Le Street DH3 1RG
Received 27 Aug 2024The Bungalow Lady Park Lamesley Chester Le Street NE11 0HD
Received 21 Aug 2024Robins And Day Ltd Peugeot Gateshead Lobley Hill Road Gateshead NE8 4YJ
Received 30 Aug 20241 Friarside Gardens Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4LF
Received 30 Aug 2024Sutherland House Burnopfield Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1QG
Received 23 Aug 2024Silverhills Pennyfine Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne
Received 30 Aug 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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