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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
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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

10,263Searchable applications

411Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 7,603 approved or refused records

502Refused applications

7,101 approved · 502 refused · 403 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

DecidedDC/26/00479/HHA
Proposed Installation of a 1800mm high double-sided close-boarded timber gate at the front boundary and a 1800mm high close-boarded timber fence at the front-side boundary line
69 Fisherwell Road Felling NE10 0RB
Received 16 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/00480/TPO
Tree works to TPO area 199 at 28 Heathfield Place. To reduce the height by 4-5m and the width on the adjacent side of the garden by 2m.
28 Heathfield Place Gateshead NE9 5AS
Received 16 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00481/HHA
Proposed side extension, new front porch entrance, extend existing dormers and new gravelled parking to the rear
13 Gullane Close Felling NE10 0TQ
Received 15 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00482/FUL
Proposed change of use of existing class A4 Pub to C4 Small Shared Houses in Multiple Occupation with internal alterations to form five residential cluster flats
Duke Of Cumberland Hotel Sunderland Road Gateshead NE10 0NS
Received 16 Jun 2026
Decided26/00204/DOC1
Discharge of condition 4 (Details of the proposed decking and attached privacy screen) of planning application DC/26/00204/HHA.
37 Joicey Road Gateshead NE9 5TH
Received 16 Jun 2026
Decided20/00119/DOC13
Part discharge of conditions 57 (Contaminated Land Verification - Sub) and 58 (Unidentified Contamination) related to plots 1-2, 7-9, 125-128, 156-159, 167-168, 176-205 of planning application DC/20/00119/FUL.
Land At Former Freight Depot St James Road Gateshead NE8 3EQ
Received 17 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/00485/DEM
The property is a former carehome. The property is a 2 storey building with a pitched roof, set within its own grounds. The property is surplus to the councils property stock. Demolition will be by hand and machine, using a demolition excavator with a 360 grab arm.
Eastwood Promoting Independence The Drive Bog House Estate Felling NE10 0PY
Received 8 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/00486/HHA
Single storey rear extension
84 Whitehall Road Gateshead NE8 4ET
Received 17 Jun 2026
Decided25/01386/DOC2
Discharge of condition 6 (Lighting Plan - Amenity) of planning application DC/25/01386/FUL.
Power League Ropery Road Gateshead NE8 2HD
Received 17 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00490/HCPL
Demolish conservatory to rear of property then replace it with a single storey garden room extension, add bi-fold doors to the front elevation of the house, turn the front platform balcony to a Juliette one, enlarge the size of the rear dormer window and change the shape of the garage roof to flat as amended 23.07.2026
5 Lydford Way Birtley DH3 2LT
Received 17 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00491/FUL
Installation 6no rooflights, positioned along the front roof slope, and 2no rooflights on the south-west roof slope of the rear off-shoot, re-roofing of the existing building roof using Welsh slate and installation of a blank boarded sign on the roof eaves of the roof slope.
Yeshiva Gedola Nezer Hatorah 82 Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 1PS
Received 18 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/00492/NPA
The proposed development is for the installation of a roof mounted 25.5kW Solar system with 15.54kWh battery storage (located in the loft space of the building). The panels will be positioned on the slated tiled sloping roof sides of the rear of the building (over the main hall and bar area) on the SW facing side to maximise sun capture. The design of the PV panels means that they will NOT protrude more than 0.2m beyond the plane of the sloped roof and will NOT be installed less than 1m from the external edge of the roof. (Additional information provided: 30th September 2026)
Marley Hill And District Community Centre Church Street Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5DW
Received 18 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00493/HEDGE
High hedge complaint relating to Hedge situated along the garden boundary between 64 and 77 Dominies Close.
77 Dominies Close Rowlands Gill NE39 1PB
Received 4 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/00494/HHA
Front garden boundary treatments
19 Queen Victoria Street Gateshead NE10 0QN
Received 19 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00497/HHA
Two storey wrap-around development to enlarge house size, removal of one chimney stack and the widening of existing driveway and dropped kerb (Amended 20.08.2026)
Sunnymead Dunston Bank Gateshead NE11 9QA
Received 19 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/00498/HHA
Proposed single storey rear extension
29 Hawksfeld Felling NE10 8LQ
Received 19 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00499/FUL
Erection of 2.4m security perimeter fence (additional information received 15.09.26 and 17.09.26)
Land To The West Of Sainsbury's Supermarket Eleventh Avenue Gateshead Team Valley
Received 19 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/00500/HHA
Two storey extension to side , Single storey extension to rear.
57 Earlswood Park Gateshead NE9 6AZ
Received 19 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00502/FUL
Erection of Class E(a) retail foodstore, with access and related highway works, car parking, landscaping and other associated works, including demolition of existing buildings.
Blaydon Industrial Park Chainbridge Road Blaydon On Tyne
Received 22 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/00503/CPL
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR A PROPOSED USE: Occupation of Flat 3 Chase Court by any person of the retirement age, whether or not a House Manager.
3 Chase Court Whickham NE16 4NL
Received 22 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00504/FUL
Change of use of the property from three self-contained flats (Use Class C3) to a 9-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis) accommodating up to 9 occupants. Removal of the existing external rear staircase and internal works (Additional information received 28.08.26 and Amended information received 15.09.26)
81 Durham Road Gateshead NE8 4AP
Received 22 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00505/TREE
Tree works at The Bridle Path. Maple tree to be pruned for 2m crown reduction. Cherry tree to be felled.
The Bridle Path Front Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4JJ
Received 23 Jun 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00506/FUL
Development of 10 bungalows, open space, and associated landscaping and infrastructure (Amended plans and additional information received on 01.10.2026)
Land To The North Of Gosforth Terrace/Fisherwell Road Former Tyneview Social Club Pelaw Gateshead NE10 0RB
Received 23 Jun 2026
DecidedDC/26/00507/ADV
Installation of 3No Totem Signs (C, D, and E)
Hilton Newcastle Gateshead Bottle Bank Gateshead NE8 2AR
Received 23 Jun 2026

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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.

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