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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates9,819Searchable applications
406Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 7,246 approved or refused records
487Refused applications
6,759 approved · 487 refused · 386 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- DecidedDC/24/01148/COU
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to children's home (use class C2) including garage conversion, erection of a porch and boundary treatment (red line boundary amended 22.01.2025, amended plans received 05.02.2025, amended site management plan received 06.02.2025).
Fell View Rockcliffe Way Gateshead NE9 7XS
Received 16 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/01149/HCPL
Replace window with bi-fold door at rear of house
Rosedale House High Horse Close Rowlands Gill NE39 1AN
Received 16 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/01150/HHA
Proposed 2 storey side extension
742 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6UN
Received 13 Dec 2024 - UnknownDC/24/01151/TREE
Tree works at Methodist Church Rowlands Gill
Methodist Church Strathmore Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1HX
Received 16 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/01152/FUL
Proposed installation of eight air source heat pumps (ASHP).
Dunston Leisure Centre Dunston Bank Gateshead NE11 9PY
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided17/00170/DOC5
Discharge of Condition 10 (Biodiversity Method Statement Ph A and B), 12 (CMP Ph A and or B), 14 (Tree protection Ph A and B), 32 (PROW lighting drainage), 54 (IMP Access Details Ph A and B) of Planning Application DC/17/00170/FUL
Land To The South Of Whickham Highway
Received 16 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/01154/FUL
Proposed erection of 4.8 metre high fence to provide external garden centre associated with B&M store.
B&M Unit 8 Team Valley Retail Park Tenth Avenue West Gateshead NE11 0BD
Received 17 Dec 2024 - UnknownDC/24/01155/TREE
Tree works at 6 Whickham Park
Dingli 6 Whickham Park Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4EH
Received 17 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/01163/FUL
New paving slabs to create footpath on grassed area (Amended plans received 02.05.25)
21 Boltons Bungalows Chopwell NE17 7EP
Received 17 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/01164/HHA
(Part retrospective) Remove conservatory at rear of house and in its place erect an orangery to create an open plan kitchen, dining and living area.
13 Southlands Gateshead NE9 7BP
Received 23 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/01165/HHA
Two storey rear extension
7 West Row Portobello Chester Le Street DH3 2JR
Received 13 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/01166/LBC
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: Renovation and reglazing of existing windows. Replacement of decayed windows and doors
Brackendene House Brackendene Drive Gateshead NE9 6DP
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided21/00605/DOC1
Discharge of Planning Condition 9 (Drainage Stratergy) of Planning Approval DC/21/00605/FUL - for the erection of a storage building with external hardstanding and new site access (UPDATED DRAINAGE STRATEGY received 9 May 2025).
MH Southern Green Lane Felling Gateshead NE10 0JS
Received 17 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/01168/HCPL
Conversion of existing garage to habitable guest bedroom including infill extension between main dwelling and detached garage
10 Elm Crescent Birtley Gateshead DH3 1GH
Received 18 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/01169/HNMA
Changing the pitched roof to a flat living green roof, Fixing of a house sparrow nest box and a bat roosting box
40 Glamis Crescent Rowlands Gill NE39 1AT
Received 19 Dec 2024 - UnknownDC/24/01170/TREE
Tree works at 9 Strathmore Avenue Rowlands Gill
9 Strathmore Avenue Rowlands Gill NE39 1HY
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/01171/LBC
Proposed removal of existing internal pendant light fittings and replacement with chandelier style lighting and integral radiant heaters.
GATESHEAD COUNCIL St Marys Heritage And Visitor Centre Oakwellgate Gateshead NE8 2AU
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/01173/COU
Change of use from garage forecourt to public realm
Railway Arches Askew Road Gateshead
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/01174/FUL
Proposed conversion of existing garages into 5no. bungalows (heat pump specification, amended site layout plan and Phase 2 investigation report received 21.03.2025, amended tree report received 28.03.2025, amended plans received 11.04.2025).
Garage Block Penrith Grove Gateshead
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00667/DOC1
Discharge of Planning Conditions 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan ), 6 (Habitat Managament and Monitoring Plan), 10 (Updated Great Crested Newt Method Statement) of Planning Approval DC/24/00667/FUL for a two storey extension (REVISED HMMP received 25 Feb 2025).
Thorp Academy Main Road Ryton NE40 3AH
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00519/DOC1
Discharge of Planning Condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Glan Plan) of Planning Approval DC/24/00519/FUL for the installation of section of underground cable to facilitate Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)(REVISED info received 10 Jan 2025).
Stella South Sub Station Haugh Lane Ryton
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided21/00605/DOC2
Discharge of Planning Condition 11 (Biodiversity Method Statement) of Planning Approval DC/21/00605/FUL - for the erection of a storage building with external hardstanding and new site access (REVISED BMS rev 1 received 21 Feb 2025).
MH Southern Green Lane Felling Gateshead NE10 0JS
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided23/00530/DOC3
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Phase 2 Risk Assessment), 4 (Remediation Strategy), 8 (Land Gas Risk Assessment) of Planning Application DC/23/00530/FUL.
A M Graham Fabrications Atlas Works West View Terrace Gateshead NE11 9EL
Received 20 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/01182/FUL
Proposed installation of three air source heat pumps and 2.4 metre high fencing enclosure.
Blaydon Leisure And Primary Care Centre Shibdon Road Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5NW
Received 20 Dec 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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