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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.
6,684 approved · 485 refused · 383 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Former Whickham Social Club School Street Whickham Newcastle NE16 4AY
Received 10 Sept 2024Blaydon Quarry Lead Road Blaydon NE21 4SX
Received 11 Sept 202419A Saltwell View Gateshead NE8 4NT
Received 5 Oct 20232 Brothers Supermarket Sunderland Road Gateshead NE8 3LG
Received 5 Sept 202411 Marian Drive Felling NE10 0TJ
Received 11 Sept 2024The Edge Fifth Avenue Gateshead NE11 0XA
Received 12 Sept 2024Lands At & To The Rear: 21 & 23 Monkridge Gardens With Disused Pavilion & Hardstanding Off Monkridge Gardens Dunston Hill Gateshead Borough NE11 9XE
Received 13 Sept 2024Rede House Dipwood Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1BY
Received 13 Sept 2024Gateshead Council Depot The Court Yard Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AW
Received 13 Sept 202427 Elmwood Gardens Gateshead NE11 0BX
Received 5 Sept 2024Land To The South West Of West Cottage Bradley Hall Farm Ryton NE41 8JP
Received 16 Sept 2024Ashfield Strathmore Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1HZ
Received 16 Sept 2024Lintzford Farm House Lintzford Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1LZ
Received 16 Sept 2024Elizabeth Cottage 21 Ashfield Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PL
Received 17 Sept 2024Robins And Day Ltd Peugeot Gateshead Lobley Hill Road Gateshead NE8 4YJ
Received 18 Sept 202454 Brightlea Birtley DH3 1RL
Received 18 Sept 202429 William Wailes Walk Shipcote Gateshead NE9 5EW
Received 19 Sept 2024Sainsbury's Eleventh Avenue Gateshead NE11 0JY
Received 19 Sept 20247 Coalway Drive Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4BT
Received 11 Sept 202422 Lady Park Lamesley Chester Le Street NE11 0HD
Received 11 Sept 2024Unit I70 Queensway Gateshead
Received 19 Sept 2024Land To The South East Of Weir View Cottage Lintzford Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1NB
Received 9 Sept 2024Stirling House Stirling Lane Rowlands Gill NE39 1PS
Received 20 Sept 2024Mill Reef 35 Axwell Park Road Blaydon NE21 5PB
Received 20 Sept 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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