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.
6,865 approved · 492 refused · 391 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Old Farm Court Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5LB
Received 21 May 202576 Manor Gardens Felling NE10 8UZ
Received 21 May 2025The Nook Ryton Village West Ryton NE40 3QL
Received 22 May 2025Go North East Mandela Way Whickham NE11 9DH
Received 22 May 2025Anndale Stannerford Road Ryton NE40 3SN
Received 23 May 2025Derwent Lodge 4 Lake Approach Axwell Park NE21 5PE
Received 26 May 202541 Marian Drive Felling NE10 0TJ
Received 23 May 202510 Shibdon Way Blaydon NE21 5NX
Received 26 May 20257 Victoria Street Crawcrook Ryton NE40 4NH
Received 26 May 20251 Lenin Terrace Chopwell NE17 7EN
Received 26 May 202515 Cleasby Gardens Gateshead NE9 5HL
Received 27 May 2025Land North Of Mount Lane Springwell
Received 28 May 2025IPac Packaging Innovations Ltd Unit 2 Albany Road Gateshead NE8 3AT
Received 28 May 20258 Regent Terrace Gateshead NE8 1LU
Received 29 May 2025Land North Of O'Connor Utilities Ltd Portobello Road Birtley
Received 29 May 202517 Burnthouse Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5AW
Received 28 May 2025Land At Former Freight Depot St James Road Gateshead NE8 3EQ
Received 29 May 20253 Tyne View Avenue Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4ST
Received 30 May 2025Linden Lea 102 Shibdon Road Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5LX
Received 30 May 20258 Elmtree Drive Ryton NE40 4LR
Received 29 May 202510 Enfield Road Gateshead NE8 4JJ
Received 23 May 2025Goodall Bates And Todd Ltd Albany Road Gateshead NE8 3BP
Received 30 May 2025Orchard House Lead Road Greenside Ryton NE40 4JQ
Received 30 May 2025Cooper House Farm House Riding Lane Kibblesworth Birtley Gateshead NE11 0JA
Received 2 Jun 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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