Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
6,801 approved · 488 refused · 389 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
82 Manor Gardens Felling NE10 8UZ
Received 26 Feb 20258 Greenacre Park Gateshead NE9 6HF
Received 26 Feb 2025Linden Forge 3 Lintzford Grange Rowlands Gill NE39 1HL
Received 26 Feb 2025Land To West Of Long Rigg Road And South Of J R Adams Newcastle Ltd Unit 5 Hannington Works Long Rigg Swalwell NE16 3AS
Received 18 Feb 2025Barmoor House 64 Main Road Ryton NE40 3AJ
Received 26 Feb 20252 Worley Avenue Gateshead NE9 6AL
Received 21 Feb 20255 Jasmine Villas Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4JH
Received 28 Feb 202572 Saltwell Road South Gateshead NE9 6HA
Received 3 Mar 2025Glenholme The Drive Gateshead NE9 5BL
Received 3 Mar 2025Chowdene House Chowdene Bank Gateshead NE9 6JE
Received 3 Mar 20251 Oakwood Avenue Gateshead NE9 6PR
Received 4 Mar 2025Aviary South Ferndene Park Main Road Ryton
Received 3 Mar 2025STREET RECORD Craigielea Lodge Gateshead
Received 4 Mar 2025Wardley Welfare Ground Wardley Lane Felling NE10 8BB
Received 4 Mar 2025173 Kells Lane Gateshead NE9 5HS
Received 4 Mar 2025Conamore 2 Whickham Park Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4EH
Received 4 Feb 202586 Oak Avenue Gateshead NE11 9UR
Received 4 Mar 202511 Thorneyholme Terrace Blaydon Bank Blaydon On Tyne NE21 4PS
Received 3 Mar 2025MITHALI BALTI 5 Collingwood Street Felling NE10 9NA
Received 5 Mar 2025221 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AB
Received 5 Mar 2025SUNLIGHT 503 - 505 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5EY
Received 5 Mar 202510 Carlton Terrace Gateshead NE9 6DE
Received 4 Mar 202586 Celandine Way Gateshead NE10 8QW
Received 4 Mar 202571 Queen Elizabeth Avenue Gateshead NE9 6RE
Received 11 Feb 2025Records 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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