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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 dates10,194Searchable applications
411Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 7,545 approved or refused records
499Refused applications
7,046 approved · 499 refused · 400 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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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More application records
- DecidedDC/26/00132/GPDE
Single storey rear extension
66 Valley Dene Chopwell NE17 7EZ
Received 10 Feb 2026 - UnknownDC/26/00133/TREE
Poplar tree T1 pollard, located at The Cottage Church Drive Gateshead
The Cottage Church Drive Gateshead NE9 5RB
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00134/HCPL
Proposed rear single storey extension
The Hawthorns Station Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1JP
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/00136/FUL
Proposed demolition of attached brick outhouse to rear of properties and build up new brickwork to level of existing concrete slab. Construction of new canopy over rear door, install new side boundary fence and wooden sheds.
1-8 Lily Close NE21 4EG
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00138/HCPL
Conversion of garage, replacement of garage door to window
2 Cypress Road Bleach Green Blaydon Gateshead NE21 5FF
Received 23 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00140/HHA
Proposed single storey side/rear extension.
Woodlea Selkirk Crescent Birtley DH3 1NS
Received 19 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00142/HHA
Proposed ground floor extension to the front, side, and rear and associated access
5 Mersey Road Gateshead NE8 3SR
Received 24 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00143/FUL
Proposed installation of an external ventilation and extraction system to serve existing hot food takeaway.
Lobley Hill Fish Shop 2 Rothbury Gardens Gateshead NE11 0AT
Received 24 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00145/HHA
Single storey rear extension (orangery,) First floor side extension with a front bay window, two storey rear extension, and a Front porch (as amended 13.05.2026)
19 Burdon Park Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5HA
Received 24 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00146/HHA
Proposed erection of single storey rear extension with pitched roof and 2no rooflights and associated access
12 Maple Grove Gateshead NE8 4SL
Received 24 Feb 2026 - UnknownDC/26/00147/TREE
Tree works at Lilac Cottage. Please refer to FSW for scope of works requested.
Lilac Cottage 14 Front Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4EL
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00148/HHA
Proposed part single/part 2 storey rear extension with succah roof & associated access steps and new dormer to original rear roof slope (amended plans received 24/4/26 to retain the 2 storey rear extension to half the span of the rear elevation and reduce the proposed 2 storey side element to single storey)
49 Exeter Street Gateshead NE8 4EY
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00149/HHA
Proposed single storey, pitched roofed, double doored, residential garage to side of existing dwellinghouse.
Rose Cottage Coach Road Lamesley Birtley Gateshead NE11 0HE
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00151/FUL
Replacement of existing timber walkway with a new Steel structure to the rear of the properties providing access to the rear parking courtyard.
3-15 Lobley Hill Road Gateshead NE8 4XF
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00152/FUL
Retrospective change of use of Unit 4 from Class F1 (Learning and Non-Residential institutions) to Class B2 (General Industrial) for use as a motor vehicle repair workshop, including proposed MOT testing facilities, with amendments to car parking and provision of cycle parking within the wider site (Amended Plans received 14.04.26, 15.06.26 and 30.07.26).
Old Van Hee Buildings Temple Street Felling NE10 0HN
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00153/FUL
Installation of EV charger and Kerbo charging channel (part retrospective)
Blackhall Mill Community Centre Adjacent 28 River View Blackhall Mill NE17 7TQ
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided25/00502/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 4 (Noise Mitigation Measures) and 6 (Cycle Parking) of planning application DC/25/00502/COU.
First Floor 507 - 513 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5EY
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/00155/FUL
Installation of 2 no. Air Source Heat Pumps and 2 no. replacement external plant areas and associated works. Additional information and amended plans submitted: 22nd May 2026, 26th June 2026, 10th September 2026
IKEA Metro Park West Pinetree Way Metro Centre NE11 9XS
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00156/HHA
Proposed new gable roof to existing flat roof and new canopy across the front of the property (application amended to remove front porch and change original proposed pitched roof to gable above existing flat roof first floor extension 9/7/26)
7 Studley Gardens Gateshead NE9 6HN
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00157/HHA
Proposed porch to front elevation. side and rear single storey extensions. (Amended 2/4/26 from flat roof to pitched)
53 Ulverston Gardens Gateshead NE9 6NB
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00158/HNMA
Convert the existing detached garage into a store and garden room
36 Wynbury Road Gateshead NE9 6TS
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00160/FUL
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of planning permission DC/23/00304/FUL to increase the height and overhang of the roof and the size of the building footprint, enable changes to windows and doors and include a chimney to the west elevation (part-retrospective) (amended plan received 28.04.2026)
Allotment Land West Of Greenridge Lead Road Greenside Ryton NE40 4JQ
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/00161/FUL
The proposal is for the former bowling green to be utilised as a place for recreational growing of plants and other landscaping aspects with associated facilities and a reduced bowling green (Additional information submitted: 11th September 2026)
Bowling Green Derwent Park Burnopfield Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1LG
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00162/CPL
Proposed facade remedial works to upgrade cavity fire barriers and replacement of existing combustible cladding with minimum fire rated A2-s1, d0 as recommended by fire consultants based on the fire risk assessment of external walls per PAS 9980:2022.
The Armstrong Tynemouth Pass Gateshead
Received 2 Mar 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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