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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 dates10,284Searchable applications
412Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 7,620 approved or refused records
502Refused applications
7,118 approved · 502 refused · 404 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00664/DOC2
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials - Sub), 7 (EV Charging - Sub), 10 (Remediation), 11 (Remediation Implementation), 12 (Verification Report), 15 (Implement Stabilisation Strategy), 16 (Coal Legacy - Statement), 17 (Bird and Bat Boxes), 19 (Bins) of planning application DC/24/00664/FUL.
Monaville Gateshead Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5LQ
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/00583/HHA
Two storey wrap-around and a single storey front extension
70 Calder Walk Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5XG
Received 16 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00584/HHA
Proposed extension to front of garage and conversion to habitable room
25 Briardene Drive Felling NE10 8AN
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/00585/CPL
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: The formation of a security fence and entrance gate
Northumbria Probation Service Probation And After Care Office Warwick Street Gateshead NE8 1PZ
Received 17 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00586/GPDE
Single storey rear extension measuring 5m long by 4.5m wide
30 Mount Road Birtley DH3 1BB
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/00587/HCPL
Install two roof light windows to the front side of the roof.
89 Whaggs Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PQ
Received 21 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00588/HHA
Proposed first floor side extension
12 Calderwood Crescent Gateshead NE9 6PH
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided22/00125/DOC14
Discharge of conditions 46 (Updated BNG assessment) and 47 (HMMP) of planning application DC/22/00125/FUL.
Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided24/00413/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 4 (CEMP) and 6 (Management Plan) of planning application DC/24/00413/FUL.
South Shore Road Gateshead Quays Gateshead NE8 3AF
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/00590/FUL
Change of use from refurbished workshops (Use Class B2) to gym (Use Class E).
6 Saltmeadows Road Gateshead NE8 3AH
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/00591/FUL
Change of use of a garden room sized 3m by 3m located in the side garden of the property into a studio room to carry out aesthetic and beauty procedures.
7 Blaxton Place Whickham NE16 5BU
Received 22 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00592/ADV
Single illuminated six sheet display with automatic change of images at ten second images
Ellison Walk Gateshead
Received 22 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00593/CPL
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR A PROPOSED USE: Creation of one single 4-bedroomed dwellinghouse from a 2-bedroomed ground floor flat and a 3-bedroomed first floor flat
17-19 Camborne Grove Gateshead NE8 4EX
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/00594/FUL
Construction of 15 permit parking bays, 3no. Signs and associated earthworks. (Amended plans received on 17.09.26)
Ridley Terrace Heworth Felling
Received 22 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00595/HHA
The construction of a single storey rear extension to create an additional GF WC and larger open plan kitchen/family area.
39 Parkfield Ryton NE40 3RN
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/00596/HHA
Proposed changes to the house include the introduction of a single storey side/rear extension with a mono pitched roof (living room), a single storey side extension with an intersecting gable roof (dining room), altering and adding new doors and windows to three sides of the house, removal of the chimney stack and pots on the north end of house and installation of zinc cladding to the rear. Also, convert the detached garage building into a home office by swapping a window on the south face for a new access door, replacing the roller shutter door on the east gable for a glazed wall and inserting 6 new rooflights on to the roof.
Marshall Lands Farm House Broom Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4RA
Received 22 Jul 2026 - UnknownDC/26/00597/TREE
Tree works at 17A Saltwell View. To reduce 2No trees canopies back by 1.5m to provide clearance from building.
17A Saltwell View Gateshead NE8 4JS
Received 23 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00598/NMA
Non-Material Amendment of Planning Application DC/25/01078/FUL to allow changes to decrease the size of the existing window in the ground floor bathroom.
Norcare Ltd Bibby House 37 Hallgarth Felling NE10 8XJ
Received 23 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00599/ADV
Display of 1No post mounted pictorial sign with 2No amenity boards fitted below, 2No fascia signs, 1No signwritten name and logo, 1No V shaped freestanding post sign, 1No directional sign, 2No amenity boards, 1No brewers board, and 1No door plaque.
Bay Horse Inn Front Street Whickham NE16 4EF
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/00600/HHA
Removal of front hedge, erection of boundary wall and installation of electric gates.
9 Cornmoor Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PU
Received 15 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00601/HHA
Proposed ground floor rear extension with sukkah roof
19 Westbourne Avenue Gateshead NE8 4NF
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/00602/HHA
Erection of a two-storey side extension and front porch.
Brendholme Strathmore Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1JB
Received 18 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/00604/HHA
Merging of two flats into a house and conversion of its roof space into a loft with two rooflights at the front and two more at the back, removal of the two storey gable offshoot, installation of a new external staircase and a metal access ramp to front of the property.
41 Cotswold Gardens Gateshead NE11 9LD
Received 24 Jul 2026 - UnknownDC/26/00605/TREE
Tree Works at 13 Cedar Crescent. 30% reduction to the height of the trees.
13 Cedar Crescent Gateshead NE9 6ER
Received 24 Jul 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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