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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 dates9,738Searchable applications
406Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 7,179 approved or refused records
486Refused applications
6,693 approved · 486 refused · 383 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Awaiting decisionDC/24/00837/TREE
Tree works at Dene Head House NE40 3QL
Dene Head House Ryton Village Ryton NE40 3QL
Received 1 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00838/PIP
Permission in Principle for construction of 2/3 storey 5-bedroom dwelling.
Vacant Plot Between 10-12 Langdale Road Gateshead NE9 5RN
Received 23 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00839/FUL
Change of use of land from agriculture to the keeping of horses including creation of private horse arena and installation of hardstanding for access and parking
Land Opposite Greenwell Farm Cottage Liddells Fell Road NE21 4TA
Received 23 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00840/COU
Change of use of part of detached garage (use class C3) to dog grooming business (sui generis) (retrospective application).
One Acre Oak Hookergate Lane Rowlands Gill NE39 2AB
Received 25 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00841/LBC
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: Proposed installation of fitted furniture into two attic rooms.
Bensham Grove Community Centre 364 Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 2XE
Received 1 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00843/HHA
Demolition of conservatory. Erection of single storey rear extension with a parapet flat roof (as amended 04.12.2024)
11 Whickham Lodge Rise Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4RY
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00846/HHA
Render on insulation board to the walls of the rear elevation of the dwelling.
12 Selborne Avenue Gateshead NE9 6ET
Received 24 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00847/HHA
Single storey front extension, garage conversion, new pitched roof to front and existing rear extension (as amended 06.01.25)
2 Reedside Ryton NE40 3DB
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00849/HHA
Proposed 2 storey side and single storey front extensions
45 Cromer Avenue Gateshead NE9 6UL
Received 3 Oct 2024 - UnknownDC/24/00851/TREE
Crown reduce and reshape 2 lime trees by 2m at 7 William Wailes Walk NE9 5EW
Block 1 To 24 William Wailes Walk Shipcote Gateshead NE9 5EW
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00852/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension
7 Glynwood Gardens Gateshead NE9 5RR
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00854/HHA
Garden shed in side garden (Retrospective)
17 Hartside Birtley DH3 2EP
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00856/HHA
Replacement PVCu windows to the front of the property and a new rear PVCu back door
14 St Cuthberts Park Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5ED
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00857/HHA
Single storey extension to rear and three storey extension to side of existing property and three dormer windows to rear elevation (as amended 27.05.2025)
74 Windsor Road Birtley DH3 1PH
Received 7 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00858/HHA
Two story gable extension (as amended 10.02.25)
13 Stephenson Way Blaydon NE21 6QP
Received 8 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00863/HHA
Demolition of existing detatched garage, proposed 2 storey side extension and single storey front extenion and enlargement of existing driveway
11 Dartmouth Avenue Gateshead NE9 6XA
Received 30 Sept 2024 - UnknownDC/24/00864/TREE
To remove Sycamore tree at 9 Maple Grove NE8 4SL
9 Maple Grove Gateshead NE8 4SL
Received 8 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00865/TELFUL
Proposed removal of 6 no. antennas and 2 no. equipment cabinets and installation of a 7.5m high stub tower mounted on steel support grillage including 6 no. antennas, 1 no. equipment cabinet and ancillary development including ERS units and freestanding handrail.
Park House Park Road Gateshead
Received 8 Oct 2024 - UnknownDC/24/00866/TREE
Tree works at St Cuthberts House NE9 6US
St Cuthberts House Sidmouth Road Gateshead NE9 6US
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00869/TPO
T1 and T2 Sycamores located at 341 Durham Rd growing along the boundary with 18 Lavender Gardens - remove epicormic regrowth on both trees up to 6m high, and remove selected low 30-60mm diameter branches to allow light in.
341 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AJ
Received 9 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00870/HHA
Proposed 2 storey side/rear extension, single storey rear and front extensions
33 Sunderland Road Villas Heworth Felling NE10 8HB
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00871/FUL
Change of use of existing 3 no. industrial units to 8 no. smaller industrial units (use class B2/B8) and associated external works (amended plans received 10.2.25, 11.3.25, 17.4.25 and 16.6.25)
Unit T1 Felling Business Centre Green Lane Felling NE10 0QH
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided21/00153/DOC3
Discharge of conditions 9 (Access and ramp - Sub), 11 (Ped Access - Sub), 13 (Servicing - Sub), 15 (Cycle Parking - Sub), 17 (Motorcycle Parking - Sub), 19 (EV Charging - Sub), 21(Traffic Calming), 23 (Travel Plan - Sub) of planning application DC/21/00153/COU.
Former Evans Halshaw Car Showroom Tyne Street Blaydon
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/00875/COU
Temporary change of use of land from car park to event space, including installation of a temporary ice rink (Use Class F2) with associated works (retrospective).
Metrocentre Yellow Car Park Metro Centre Whickham
Received 10 Oct 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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