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.
6,912 approved · 496 refused · 394 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
669 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5HB
Received 19 Aug 202540 Dunvegan Vigo Chester Le Street DH3 2JH
Received 19 Aug 2025Hookergate School Spen Lane High Spen Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 2BX
Received 20 Aug 20257 Orchard Close Rowlands Gill NE39 1EQ
Received 20 Aug 2025Ashtrees High Horse Close Rowlands Gill NE39 1AN
Received 20 Aug 202590 Westbourne Avenue Gateshead NE8 4NP
Received 21 Aug 2025Site Of Old Carr Hill Clinic Carr Hill Road Gateshead NE9 5LS
Received 12 Aug 2025The Old Manse 2 Station Lane Birtley DH3 1DG
Received 11 Aug 2025Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Blaydon
Received 21 Aug 2025Blaydon Quarry Lead Road Blaydon NE21 4SX
Received 21 Aug 2025Whickham Thorns Outdoor Activity Centre Market Lane Gateshead NE11 9NX
Received 21 Aug 20256 Onslow Gardens Gateshead NE9 6HL
Received 25 Aug 202540 Fallowfeld Felling NE10 8QD
Received 25 Aug 2025Lyndhurst Bowling Club 735 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6AR
Received 27 Aug 202515 Whickham Highway Whickham NE11 9RQ
Received 26 Aug 2025Discover Leisure PLC Portobello Road Birtley DH3 2SN
Received 26 Aug 2025177 Whitehall Road Gateshead NE8 4PS
Received 27 Aug 2025Woodside Ryton
Received 6 Aug 20251 Dockendale Mews Dockendale Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4EN
Received 27 Aug 202510 Swards Road Bog House Estate Felling NE10 9UR
Received 27 Aug 2025Edward Road Birtley
Received 19 Aug 20259 - 15 Camborne Grove Gateshead NE8 4EX
Received 28 Aug 2025Supershine Car Wash Tyne View House Askew Road West Gateshead NE8 2JX
Received 27 Aug 2025Hazelhurst 32 Dene Avenue Rowlands Gill NE39 1DR
Received 22 Aug 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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