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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

10,168Searchable applications

410Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 7,523 approved or refused records

499Refused applications

7,024 approved · 499 refused · 400 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Sept 2016 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

Decided25/00598/DOC1
Discharge of condition 1 (Demolition Management Plan) of planning application DC/25/00598/DEM
Komatsu Uk Ltd Durham Road Chester Le Street DH3 2QX
Received 8 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/00010/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension , front extension and first floor extension above existing attached garage.
18 Park View Winlaton NE21 6NH
Received 9 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/00011/AGR
Secure agricultural garage to store quads, feed & small scale farming equipment.
South Farm Barlow Road Barlow Blaydon On Tyne NE21 6JT
Received 9 Jan 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00012/FUL
Erection of 3no. assisted living dwellings (Use Class C2) and associated works (amended plans received 25.08.26)
Vacant Land Junction Of Blaydon Bank And Litchfield Lane Winlaton
Received 9 Jan 2026
UnknownDC/26/00013/TREE
Sycamore tree T1 Located at Sowlers wood Dene Road reduce canopy
Sowlers Wood Dene Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1DU
Received 12 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/00014/FUL
Demolition of existing industrial unit (Use class E/B2) and development of car repairs garage and MOT centre (Use Class B2)
R Brown The Windowmaker Ellison Road Gateshead NE11 9SS
Received 13 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/00015/FUL
Extension to existing waste recycling building.
1 Cowen Road Blaydon NE21 5TW
Received 13 Jan 2026
Awaiting decision21/00938/DOC8
Discharge of conditions 30 (Post Completion Noise Assessment)and 32 (Agree Plant Noise Barriers) of planning application DC/21/00938/FUL.
North East Concrete Ltd Longshank Lane Birtley DH3 1QZ
Received 13 Jan 2026
UnknownDC/25/01391/TREE
Tree works at 10 Carlton Terrace
10 Carlton Terrace Gateshead NE9 6DE
Received 18 Dec 2025
Decided25/00110/DOC1
Discharge of condition 9 (Mine Shaft Treatment - Submit) of planning application DC/25/00110/FUL
Former Wardley Colliery Wardley Lane Felling Gateshead NE10 8AA
Received 13 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/00018/TPO
Tree Worls at 1 Sandhill Mews
1 Sandhill Mews Blaydon NE21 5SF
Received 13 Jan 2026
UnknownDC/26/00019/TREE
G1 - group of conifers - remove
2 Whickham Lodge Front Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4HH
Received 14 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/25/01392/DEM
Demolition of 4 Unit Garage Block.
Garage Block Adjacent To 78 Stephenson Way Blaydon NE21 6QW
Received 8 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/26/00021/HHA
Demolition of the existing garage to side and construction of a new two storey extension, demolition of existing conservatory to rear and construction a single storey rear extension, porch to front (as amended 21.03.26)
28 Burnhills Gardens Greenside Ryton NE40 4RB
Received 13 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/00024/HHA
Part retrospective application for a second access with an entrance made up by a pair of stone pillars with electric swing gates and the replacement of the existing brick pillars at the original access with a pair of stone pillars with electric swing gates and works to the front garden
18 Whaggs Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PF
Received 6 Jan 2025
Decided25/00286/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 5 (CEMP - Sub), 9 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) and 12 (Landscaping - Sub of planning application DC/25/00286/FUL.
Poundstretchers Hexham Road Swalwell Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 3AA
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided24/00500/DOC3
Discharge of condition 2 (Demolition Management Plan) of planning application DC/24/00500/DEM
Computer House 353 High Street Gateshead
Received 22 Jan 2026
Decided24/00935/DOC8
Discharge of condition 7 (Road Condition Assessment - Sub) of planning application DC/24/00935/FUL.
Land Between Queen Victoria Street Allotments And Wynn Gardens Felling
Received 23 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/00052/HHA
Two storey side extension
6 School Houses Axwell Park Blaydon NE21 6RN
Received 26 Jan 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00055/FUL
Proposed self-build bungalow with intergrated garage/store.
Land Adjacent To Havelock Terrace Chopwell Newcastle Upon Tyne NE17 7JQ
Received 23 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/00056/FUL
Proposed change of use of land to private equestrian use including the creation of a 20 metre x 40 metre equestrian exercise area with fence and gates and new tree and hedge planting (additional information submitted 15.07.2026, 05.08.2026, 28.08.2026, 04.09.2026)
Land To South Of Clara Vale Village Hall South View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SN
Received 27 Jan 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00061/FUL
Change of use of land to self storage facility (Use Class B8) including construction of hardstanding and erection of 2no. storage units (retrospective)
Land To The West Of Travis Perkins Factory Road Blaydon NE21 5RX
Received 27 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/00066/FUL
Use of the Site as a Class E Bakery, Shopfront Alterations, Installation of Plant and New Signage (further information rec'd 26.05.26)
2-3 Parsons Drive Ryton NE40 3RA
Received 28 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/00067/ADV
Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs and one internally illuminated projecting sign.
2-3 Parsons Drive Ryton NE40 3RA
Received 28 Jan 2026

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What these statistics cover

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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