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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
9,912Searchable applications
406Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 7,321 approved or refused records
492Refused applications

6,829 approved · 492 refused · 390 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. DecidedDC/25/00229/HHA

    Proposed front and rear dormers and hip to gable to accommodate loft conversion.

    143 Bewick Road Gateshead NE8 1TY

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  2. DecidedDC/25/00230/HHA

    Proposed rear single storey extension.

    15 Ashtrees Gardens Gateshead NE9 5BH

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  3. DecidedDC/25/00259/HCPL

    Proposed rear box dormer

    9 Felton Crescent Gateshead NE8 4SQ

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  4. DecidedDC/25/00232/HHA

    Garage construction to side of property with new pitched roof. Existing pitched roof to rear to be demolished and replaced with flat roof with skylight.

    Roscrea 11 Sunderland Road Villas Heworth Felling NE10 8HA

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  5. DecidedDC/25/00233/HCPL

    Rear dormer window

    Oakworth House Greenside Road Ryton NE40 4DY

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  6. DecidedDC/25/00234/HHA

    Demolition of existing timber garage and store, with replacement masonry garage

    8 St Marys Terrace Ryton NE40 3AL

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  7. DecidedDC/25/00235/HHA

    Demolish conservatory and in its place erect a single storey rear extension plus to erect a two storey side extension

    124 Pennyfine Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EP

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  8. DecidedDC/25/00236/HHA

    Single storey front porch extension (as amended 10.04.25)

    13 Birch Road Blaydon NE21 5ET

    Received 25 Mar 2025
  9. Decided24/00934/DOC1

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (BNG) of Planning Application DC/24/00934/FUL.

    Land Between Queen Victoria Street Allotments And Wynn Gardens Felling

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  10. DecidedDC/25/00238/FUL

    Internal alterations, including a loft conversion and the addition of two roof dormer extensions, to facilitate a change of use from an A4 public house to five C3 residential apartments (amended plans and information 17th February 2026, 13th March 2026)

    Duke Of Cumberland Hotel Sunderland Road Gateshead NE10 0NS

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  11. DecidedDC/25/00239/FUL

    Variation of Conditions 2 and 3 of Planning Application DC/24/00276/FUL to allow for a change of the approved facade materials from brick, metal and glass to ceramic cladding to front and side elevations and render to rear elevation.

    SEVCON LTD N221 Kingsway South Gateshead NE11 0QA

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  12. DecidedDC/25/00240/COU

    Change of use from existing bank to retail unit (Use Class E) at ground floor level, 2no one bedroomed flats and 1no two bedroomed flat at first floor level (Use Class C3) (Amended Plans received 08.10.2025) .

    Newcastle Building Society 221 - 223 High Street Gateshead NE8 1AS

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  13. DecidedDC/25/00241/FUL

    Proposed addition of ramp access and handrail to main entrance of St Helens Church.

    St Helens Church Belle Vue Bank Gateshead NE9 6BR

    Received 2 Apr 2025
  14. UnknownDC/25/00242/TREE

    Fell four Conifer trees within the gardens of Trenance House, Lintzford Road, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1DG

    Trenance House Lintzford Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1DG

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  15. Awaiting decisionDC/25/00243/TREE

    Tree works at 9 station Road which includes the pruning of a Beech tree and the removal of a Lime tree

    9 Station Road Gateshead NE9 6DR

    Received 22 Mar 2025
  16. DecidedDC/25/00244/HHA

    Proposed front extension

    53 Broadbank Felling NE10 8XW

    Received 2 Apr 2025
  17. UnknownDC/25/00245/TREE

    Fell a Norway spruce located at 4 Mabel Street NE21 4QJ

    4 Mabel Street Blaydon NE21 4QJ

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  18. DecidedDC/25/00247/HHA

    Proposed single storey rear extension with associated access steps

    253 Coatsworth Road Gateshead NE8 4LJ

    Received 2 Apr 2025
  19. DecidedDC/25/00248/ADV

    Installation of digital advertisement display

    Land At Park Road Gateshead NE8 3EJ

    Received 3 Apr 2025
  20. DecidedDC/25/00249/FUL

    Conversion of garages to residential annex, including single storey extension (Amended plans received on 08.07.2025)

    The Cottage Mansion Heights Whickham NE11 9DL

    Received 4 Apr 2025
  21. Awaiting decisionDC/25/00250/TREE

    Tree works at Hadrian House Blaydon

    Hadrian House Garden Street Blaydon NE21 4AG

    Received 4 Apr 2025
  22. Decided22/01326/DOC9

    Discharge of planning conditions 51 (Noise Mitigation Measures) and 57 (Digital Infrastructure) of planning approval DC/22/01326/FUL for 49 houses.

    Hookergate School Spen Lane High Spen Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 2BX

    Received 7 Apr 2025
  23. DecidedDC/25/00253/HCPL

    Proposed single storey extension

    169 Dorset Avenue Birtley DH3 2DZ

    Received 7 Apr 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/00254/TPO

    T37 (Sycamore) and T38 (Sycamore) as shown on accompanying site plan. Crown reduce both trees by 2m to provide clearance from the house. Crown thin both trees by 15-20% to allow additional daylight into the garden and house.

    15 Elm Court Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PS

    Received 8 Apr 2025

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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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