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.
7,076 approved · 500 refused · 402 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Raynor Strathmore Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1JB
Received 8 Apr 202610 - 25 St Marys Green Whickham NE16 4DN
Received 8 Apr 2026Brackendene House Brackendene Drive Gateshead NE9 6DP
Received 8 Apr 2026Lazy Bar Ranch 24 North Side Birtley DH3 1RD
Received 8 Apr 2026Hill House Belle Vue Bank Gateshead NE9 6BT
Received 9 Apr 202614 Deneside Avenue Gateshead NE9 6AD
Received 9 Apr 2026St Peters Rc Church Kells Lane Gateshead NE9 5HY
Received 10 Apr 2026Garage Block Adjacent 7 Glenbrooke Terrace Gateshead NE9 6AJ
Received 10 Apr 2026Garage Block Adjacent 7 Glenbrooke Terrace Low Fell Gateshead Gateshead NE9 6AJ
Received 10 Apr 202696 Malvern Gardens Gateshead NE11 9LL
Received 10 Apr 20269 Spa Well Close Blaydon NE21 6LX
Received 10 Apr 2026Beamish Park Hotel Beamish Burn Road Newcastle Upon Tyne
Received 13 Apr 20263 Essex Gardens Gateshead NE9 5BB
Received 14 Apr 20265 Fellgate Gardens Felling NE10 8TA
Received 15 Apr 202653 Earlswood Park Gateshead NE9 6AZ
Received 15 Apr 2026Lady Park Farm Cottage Lady Park Lamesley Chester Le Street NE11 0HD
Received 15 Apr 2026GB Fuels Ltd Albany Road Gateshead NE8 3BP
Received 16 Apr 2026Land East Of Woodside Lane And North Of A695
Received 16 Apr 202619 Heathfield Place Gateshead NE9 5AS
Received 17 Apr 202632 Hewitson Terrace Felling NE10 9HQ
Received 17 Apr 202627 Beweshill Crescent Winlaton NE21 6BW
Received 16 Apr 2026Queen Elizabeth Hospital Queen Elizabeth Avenue Gateshead NE9 6SX
Received 17 Apr 202610 The Cedars Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5TH
Received 14 Apr 20265 Holly Gardens Gateshead NE9 5TP
Received 20 Apr 2026Records 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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