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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.
6,873 approved · 492 refused · 391 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Victoria Mews Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4NJ
Received 2 Jun 2025Tynedale House Holburn Lane Ryton NE40 3PF
Received 2 Jun 202513 Beechwood Avenue Gateshead NE9 6PP
Received 3 Jun 2025Complete Office Environment Group 8 - 10 Saltmeadows Road Gateshead NE8 3AH
Received 3 Jun 202522 Broom Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4QP
Received 7 May 2025144-145 Balmoral Drive Felling NE10 9TS
Received 19 May 202514 Orange Grove Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4TA
Received 3 Jun 2025Ethel Terrace (rear Of No 1) High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2BH
Received 19 May 202595 Woodside Gardens Gateshead NE11 9RB
Received 4 Jun 2025Greenbank Gateshead Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5LE
Received 4 Jun 202536 Hillside Dunston Hill, Gateshead NE11 9QR
Received 3 Jun 2025The Grange Hedley Lane Kibblesworth NE16 5EQ
Received 4 Jun 20257 Park View Avenue Shipcote Gateshead NE9 5EN
Received 3 Jun 2025Unit I70 Queensway Gateshead
Received 4 Jun 2025Cleveland Hall Community Association Lyndhurst Community Education Centre Beacon Lough Road Gateshead NE9 6TA
Received 4 Jun 2025Whickham Thorns Outdoor Activity Centre Market Lane Gateshead NE11 9NX
Received 4 Jun 202522 Kenmore Crescent Ryton NE40 4QY
Received 4 Jun 20256 Whickham Lodge Rise Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4RY
Received 5 Jun 2025Parkside 46 Shibdon Road Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5LT
Received 5 Jun 2025Blaydon Leisure And Primary Care Centre Shibdon Road Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5NW
Received 5 Jun 2025348 Old Durham Road Gateshead NE8 4BQ
Received 6 Jun 20251 Shotley Gardens Gateshead NE9 5DP
Received 5 Jun 2025Liddells Fell House Liddells Fell Road NE21 4SY
Received 14 May 202525 Warrenmor Felling NE10 8XD
Received 23 May 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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