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.
6,884 approved · 493 refused · 391 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Car Park Opposite Dunston Excelsior Club Staithes Road Gateshead
Received 16 Jun 2025Tynedale House Holburn Lane Ryton NE40 3PF
Received 16 Jun 2025Clara Vale Village Hall South View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SY
Received 17 Jun 202513 Buttermere Crescent Winlaton NE21 6PX
Received 17 Jun 202513 Hollinhill Rowlands Gill NE39 1AZ
Received 18 Jun 20251 Vicarage Close Springwell Road Wrekenton Gateshead NE9 7AA
Received 18 Jun 20257 Beda Hill Blaydon On Tyne NE21 4BD
Received 17 Jun 20255 Ridley Street Gateshead NE8 1YE
Received 18 Jun 202518 Warwick Avenue Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5JL
Received 18 Jun 2025Junction Of Stella Road And Stella Hall Drive Ryton
Received 22 May 202517 Stocksfield Gardens Gateshead NE9 7TQ
Received 16 Jun 202515 Jubilee Court Gateshead NE8 2EQ
Received 19 Jun 2025103 Dryden Road Gateshead NE9 5TS
Received 19 Jun 2025Baltic Business Quarter Multi Storey Car Park Hawks Road Gateshead NE8 3DF
Received 19 Jun 2025Meynell House Dipwood Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1DA
Received 19 Jun 2025JOHN WILLETTS FIREPLACES 141 High Street Gateshead NE9 7JR
Received 19 Jun 202520 Pinewood Gardens Gateshead NE11 0DJ
Received 20 Jun 2025High Street Wrekenton Gateshead
Received 22 May 2025Market Lane Gateshead NE16 4TJ
Received 22 May 2025Meresyde Felling NE10 8UN
Received 22 May 2025River Tyne Academy The Millway Centre Millway Gateshead NE9 5PQ
Received 23 Jun 2025Land To The North Of Cushy Cow Lane At Ryton, Gateshead
Received 23 Jun 2025Dunston Hill Hospital Whickham Highway Whickham NE11 9QT
Received 20 Jun 202529 Dartmouth Avenue Gateshead NE9 6XA
Received 23 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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