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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
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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

9,866Searchable applications

406Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 7,283 approved or refused records

488Refused applications

6,795 approved · 488 refused · 388 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Awaiting decisionDC/25/00108/FUL
MOCK APPLICATION
Civic Centre Regent Street Gateshead NE8 1HH
Received 13 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/00109/FUL
Proposed conversion of existing building to 1no. dwelling with associated access and amenity space
West Byermoor Farm Fellside Road Whickham NE16 6BE
Received 14 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/00110/FUL
Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission DC/19/00813/REM to allow amendments to site layout and house type substitution at plots 104 to 108 (Amended Plans received on 21.07.2025. Additional information received on 12.08.2025)
Former Wardley Colliery Wardley Lane Felling Gateshead NE10 8AA
Received 17 Feb 2025
Decided16/00698/DOC9
Discharge of conditions 15 (Remediation) of Planning Application DC/16/00698/OUT. (Amended plans and additional information received on 18/03/2025 and 19/03/2025)
Former Wardley Colliery Wardley Lane Felling Gateshead NE10 8AA
Received 17 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/00112/HHA
Proposed Porch, Front canopy, Single storey rear extension of garage building and the addition of a pitched roof over said garage (as amended 18.01.2026)
2 Borrowdale Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4ES
Received 17 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/00113/FUL
Change of use of land to a mixed use comprising agricultural and use as a holiday let (Sui Generis) including the construction of a shepherds hut and associated development (Retrospective) (Amended plans and additional information received on 19.08.2025, 20.08.2025 and 01.09.2025)
Land North Of Willies Well Ryton
Received 18 Feb 2025
Decided22/00720/DOC2
Discharge of Conditions 8 (CMP - Sub), 12 (remediation scheme), 20 (Drainage Scheme) of Planning Application DC/22/00720/FUL
Car Park Opposite Dunston Excelsior Club And Part Lower Deck Of Dunston Staiths Gateshead
Received 18 Feb 2025
Awaiting decision19/00821/DOC9
Discharge of conditions 46 (Drainage Scheme) of Planning Application DC/19/00821/FUL
Former Dunston Hill Community Primary School Dunston Bank Gateshead
Received 18 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/00117/FUL
Proposed change of use of part ground floor, first and second floors from offices to 6no. apartments (use class C3). Proposed extensions and addition of external access staircase to rear elevation, proposed access balcony with roof to north elevation and alterations to fenestration and addition of render to entire building.
191 High Street Gateshead NE8 1AS
Received 18 Feb 2025
Decided24/00935/DOC1
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Materials Schedule) of Planning Application DC/24/00935/FUL
Land Between Queen Victoria Street Allotments And Wynn Gardens Felling
Received 18 Feb 2025
Decided19/01250/DOC5
Discharge of Conditions 36 (SUDS Details), 40 (raised table), 42 (off site highway works), 44 (on site highway works), 46 (cycle route signage and markings) of Planning Applications DC/19/01250/FUL.
Land South Of Blackfell Way North Side Birtley Gateshead
Received 18 Feb 2025
Decided24/00682/DOC1
Discharge of Conditions 5 (AMS + revised car park), 9 (Alternative cycle parking) of Planning Application DC/24/00682/COU (Amended 16.04.2025 and 25.04.2025)
Complete Office Environment Group 8 - 10 Saltmeadows Road Gateshead NE8 3AH
Received 18 Feb 2025
Decided22/01217/DOC3
Discharge of Condition 7 (Cycle Storage) of Planning Application DC/22/01217/OUT (amended plans received 21.03.2025).
The Deuchar Arms Colegate Leam Lane Estate NE10 8PN
Received 18 Feb 2025
UnknownEIA/25/001
DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER (DCO) - EIA SCOPING OPINION REQUEST - Gateshead Council Consultation in repsect of an EIA Scoping Opinion Request submitted to the Planning Inspectorate in relation to Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project.
Morven Wind Farm Sunderland
Received 13 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/00122/HHA
Proposed first floor rear balcony with ballustrade above existing single storey extension, and associated works
28 Barlow Lane Winlaton NE21 6EZ
Received 19 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/00123/NMA
Non-Material Amendment of planning application DC/23/00408/FUL to allow for the rewording of condition 5 (scheme for off-site ecological mitigation)
Quarryfield Road Car Park Quarryfield Road Gateshead
Received 20 Feb 2025
Decided24/00660/DOC1
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Submit Noise Management Plan), 6 (Submit External lighting) of Planning Application DC/24/00660/FUL. (Additional information received on 14/04/25)
The Runhead Holburn Lane Ryton NE40 3DF
Received 21 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/00126/HHA
Proposed raising of garage roof
37 Dartmouth Avenue Gateshead NE9 6XA
Received 21 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/00127/FUL
Full Planning Application for the erection of an Upside Down House and Spinning House entertainment facilities (D2) and ticket office for a period of 12 months, from 18th March 2025. Retrospective.
Metrocentre Yellow Car Park The Galleria Metro Centre Whickham
Received 21 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/00129/COU
Change of Use of Former Care Home (Use Class C2) to Office (Use Class E) with Associated Storage (Use Class B8) and Improvements to Existing Vehicular Access (Amended plans and additional information received on 04.06.2025)
Leven House Rest Home 323 Market Lane Gateshead NE16 3DZ
Received 21 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/00130/HHA
Proposed conversion of garage into a habitable room
18 Heathfield Place Gateshead NE9 5AS
Received 25 Feb 2025
Decided22/01114/DOC4
Discharge of Conditions 26 (external lighting), 32 (Ecological Management Plan) and 42 (Travel Plan) of Planning Application DC/22/01114/FUL (Amended 16.04.2025)
Land Bounded By Hyde Park Street, Brighton Road Westminster Street, Dunsmuir Grove, And Rectory Road Gateshead NE8 4QH
Received 25 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/00132/COU
Change of use of two rooms plus the welcome space and two toilets in the existing outbuilding from incidental to residential use to business use for massage therapy. The applicant uses an online booking system to manage and to record the bookings. Retrospective.
2 Moss Crescent Ryton NE40 4XL
Received 25 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/00133/OHL
Replacement of 31 wood poles and 28 spans of existing Open Wire Conductor with Aerial Bunched Conductor (ABC)
Smailes Lane Highfield
Received 7 Feb 2025

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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.

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