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.
6,897 approved · 493 refused · 393 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Wardley Colliery Wardley Lane Felling Gateshead NE10 8AA
Received 22 Jul 2025121 Whaggs Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PP
Received 22 Jul 2025Land To The South West Of Clara Vale Methodist Church Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SW
Received 23 Jul 2025Curleys Bar And Park Lane Club 266 High Street And 2 Park Lane Gateshead NE8 1AS
Received 23 Jul 202554 Saltwell Road South Gateshead NE9 6HA
Received 22 Jul 2025Garage Block Adjacent 27 South Lea Blaydon
Received 3 Jul 2025Garage Block Adjacent 26 Lime Street Bleach Green Blaydon
Received 3 Jul 2025Garage Block Rear Of 21 Hadrian Gardens
Received 4 Jul 2025Garage Block Rear Of 60 Greenrigg
Received 4 Jul 20253 Lochfield Gardens Kibblesworth Bank Kibblesworth NE11 0XQ
Received 22 Jul 2025Komatsu Uk Ltd Durham Road Chester Le Street DH3 2QX
Received 23 Jul 20257 Christon Way Felling NE10 0TE
Received 22 Jul 2025White House Ryton Village Ryton NE40 3QQ
Received 23 Jul 2025White House Ryton Village Ryton NE40 3QQ
Received 23 Jul 2025Lancefield Kellfield Avenue Gateshead NE9 5YP
Received 24 Jul 202514 The Ridge Ryton NE40 3LN
Received 24 Jul 202584 Marian Drive Felling NE10 0TJ
Received 24 Jul 202517 Grasmere Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4EU
Received 25 Jul 2025Ottercop 1 East View Rowlands Gill NE39 2LQ
Received 25 Jul 2025Hazel Cottage Blackhouse Lane Ryton NE40 3AE
Received 25 Jul 2025Holmeside Hall Social Club Myrtle Avenue Gateshead NE11 9UD
Received 28 Jul 202517 Southlands Gateshead NE9 7BP
Received 25 Jul 202547 Devon Crescent Birtley DH3 1HS
Received 25 Jul 2025Belmont 55 Grange Road Felling NE10 8UU
Received 25 Jul 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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