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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

9,749Searchable applications

406Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 7,190 approved or refused records

486Refused applications

6,704 approved · 486 refused · 383 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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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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

DecidedDC/24/00876/NMA
Non-Material Amendment of planning application DC/21/00732/FUL to allow for the change of site entrance boundary treatment to timber knee height railing and the omission of the footway on the eastern side of the access.
Lands At & To The Rear: 21 & 23 Monkridge Gardens With Disused Pavilion & Hardstanding Off Monkridge Gardens Dunston Hill Gateshead Borough NE11 9XE
Received 11 Oct 2024
Decided23/00495/DOC2
Discharge of conditions 3 (External Materials) and 19 (Highways Works) of planning approval DC/23/00495/FUL for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and Associated Grid Connection.
Land Off Newburn Bridge Road Between Flogas And Blaydon Caravan Blaydon NE21 4NT
Received 11 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/00879/HHA
Proposed loft conversion with front and rear dormer windows. Two storey gable extension. Single storey rear extension, Detached Garage.
93 Broom Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4QZ
Received 4 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/00881/HHA
Propsed 2 storey side extension (description amended 5/3/25)
17 Earls Drive Gateshead NE9 6AA
Received 14 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/00882/ADV
Installation of 3no Internally illuminated fascia signs and 1no internally illuminated box sign.
Unit 23 Team Valley Retail Park Tenth Avenue West Gateshead NE11 0BD
Received 14 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/00887/TPO
T7 Lime (Common) - Remove. The tree works are proposed to stop the influence of the tree(s) on the soil below building foundation level and provide long term stability.
11 Earlswood Park Gateshead NE9 6AW
Received 15 Oct 2024
Decided21/00184/DOC8
Discharge of condition 28 (Landscaping for approval) of planning application DC/21/00184/FUL.
Land To The South Of Fletcher Road Gateshead
Received 15 Oct 2024
UnknownDC/24/00890/TREE
T1 - Acer pseudoplatanus - located nearest to house. Crown reduce all sides by 2.3 metres. Crown reduce height by 2.8 metres. Remove all deadwood Remove epicormic growth on main stem. Crown lift 3.4 metres from ground level. T2 - Acer pseudoplatanus - located furthest away from house - Crown reduce all sides by 2.5 metres. Crown reduce height by 2.5 metres. Remove deadwood. Remove epicormic growth on stem.
10 Kinfauns Terrace Gateshead NE9 5XJ
Received 15 Oct 2024
UnknownDC/24/00892/TREE
Tree pruning works at 84 Church Road.
84 Church Road Gateshead NE9 5XB
Received 15 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/00899/HHA
Retrospective Planning application for side extension / garage
1 Whickham Park Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4EH
Received 7 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/00900/ADV
Display of 1No illuminated fascia sign.
2 Brothers Supermarket Sunderland Road Gateshead NE8 3LG
Received 1 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/00901/DEM
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Demolition of existing buildings (former Churchills building) at Blaydon Industrial Park, Blaydon.
Blaydon Industrial Park Chainbridge Road Blaydon On Tyne
Received 16 Oct 2024
Decided16/00698/DOC8
Part discharge of condition 17 (verification) of planning application DC/16/00698/OUT for Plots 1 to 8, and verification of the ground gas membrane only installed in plots 10, 11, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137 138, 139, 140, 141 and 144 (Revised description)
Former Wardley Colliery Wardley Lane Felling Gateshead NE10 8AA
Received 16 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/00903/PIP
Permission of principle for the construction of 3No detached dwellings with off street parking.
1 Black Lane Winlaton NE21 6DX
Received 1 Oct 2024
UnknownDC/24/00904/TREE
- Reduce conifer hedge surrounding property plot to approx. 4-5m height- Prune cherry trees within hedge back to hedge line
The Lodge 27 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AR
Received 18 Oct 2024
Awaiting decisionDC/24/00908/TPO
T1 - Sycamore - located close to neighbouring garages raise crown to 3 to 4 metres and prune slight overhang with 6 Ivy lane
6 Ivy Lane Gateshead NE9 6QD
Received 21 Oct 2024
UnknownDC/24/00909/COU
Change of use of part of an existing ground floor dwelling (Use Class C3) to dog grooming (Sui Generis) (Retrospective) (Amended plans received on 06.03.2025)
Brackenrigg High Horse Close Wood Rowlands Gill NE39 1BQ
Received 22 Oct 2024
Awaiting decision23/00135/DOC1
Discharge of condition 6 (Cycle Parking) of planning application DC/23/00135/COU
Field Adjacent To Bowes Cottage Birkheads Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EL
Received 1 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/00911/HHA
Proposed flat roof rear dormer and two cabrio roof lights to front elevation
1 Pawston Road Rowlands Gill NE39 2EP
Received 22 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/00912/TPO
T1 - Quercus robur - Crown reduce branches hanging over fence boundary onto 5 The Court by 2 metres.Works were carried out at the beginning of this year to reduce overhang however the amount reduced was not sufficient.
5 The Court Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4HW
Received 23 Oct 2024
Decided22/00299/DOC2
Discharge of conditions 3 (DCMP), 6 (CEMP), 8 (Drainage Scheme) and 10 (DCMS) of planning application DC/22/00299/FUL (additional information received 20.1.25, 27.2.25, 1.4.25 and 2.6.25).
Site Of Play Area And Former Sunderland Road Library And Land To The North West Of King James Hospital, Sunderland Road, Gateshead
Received 23 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/00915/HHA
Side and rear single storey extension
30 Brightlea Birtley DH3 1RL
Received 23 Oct 2024
Awaiting decision24/00336/DOC1
Discharge of condition 4 (Submit Final Details of Acoustic Screens) of planning application DC/24/00336/FUL
North Eastern Co-op Society Ltd Derwent Street Chopwell NE17 7HS
Received 23 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/00917/HHA
Single storey rear extension, addition of a third storey to the principle building with associated changes to the size, shape and slope of the roof, change to the southeast roof from hipped to gable, whole sale changes to the design and location of windows, erection of a two storey front porch and a new boundary treatment, as amended on 07.03.2025
The Old Manse 2 Station Lane Birtley DH3 1DG
Received 10 Oct 2024

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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.

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