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.
6,824 approved · 492 refused · 390 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Daisy Cottage Ivy Lane Gateshead NE9 6QD
Received 13 Mar 20252 Cedar Crescent Gateshead NE9 6ER
Received 24 Mar 2025Woodville 130 Pennyfine Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EP
Received 26 Mar 20252A Derwent Way NE21 5PA
Received 26 Mar 2025Heathfield House Durham Road Gateshead
Received 26 Mar 2025Heathfield House Durham Road Gateshead
Received 26 Mar 2025Agricultural Building To The North West Of Pockerley Riding School Birtley
Received 26 Mar 202573A And 73B Durham Road Gateshead NE8 4AP
Received 26 Mar 2025Unit A10 Stonehills Buildings Gateshead NE10 0HW
Received 26 Mar 2025Gateshead Leisure Centre Alexandra Road Gateshead NE8 4HU
Received 26 Mar 2025Thorp Academy Main Road Ryton NE40 3AH
Received 27 Mar 2025Trinity Centre High Street Gateshead NE8 1EP
Received 27 Mar 20257 Lyndhurst Grove Gateshead NE9 6AU
Received 27 Mar 202545 Cornmoor Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PU
Received 27 Mar 2025Complete Office Environment Group 8 - 10 Saltmeadows Road Gateshead NE8 3AH
Received 27 Mar 2025Grange House Gateshead Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5LQ
Received 28 Mar 202518 Whaggs Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PF
Received 28 Mar 202520 Rectory Road Bog House Estate Felling NE10 9DH
Received 28 Mar 2025Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School Market Lane Gateshead NE11 9NX
Received 28 Mar 2025Jewish Study School Halls Of Residence The Borough Arms 82 Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 1PS
Received 28 Mar 202512 Cornmoor Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PU
Received 28 Mar 202524 Windermere Street Gateshead NE8 1TU
Received 28 Mar 202519 Lindale Avenue Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5QT
Received 31 Mar 2025Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane Gateshead NE10 8YA
Received 31 Mar 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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