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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 dates

10,306Searchable applications

413Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 7,636 approved or refused records

503Refused applications

7,133 approved · 503 refused · 404 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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

Decided22/00125/DOC15
Discharge of condition 63 (Drainage survey and investigation) of planning application DC/22/00125/FUL.
Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Received 4 Aug 2026
Decided26/00111/DOC1
Discharge of condition 4 (Cycle Parking) of planning application DC/26/00111/FUL.
School House Larkspur Gateshead NE9 6SS
Received 13 Aug 2026
UnknownDC/26/00649/TREE
Tree works at 12 Langdale Road. Please refer to LRLF for scope of works requested with this application.
12 Langdale Road Gateshead NE9 5RN
Received 13 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/00650/FUL
Installation of an ATM machine
Potters Cafe 174 Carr Hill Road Gateshead NE9 5NA
Received 14 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/00651/ADV
The installation of 1 illuminated top sign and 1 illuminated logo panel
Potters Cafe 174 Carr Hill Road Gateshead NE9 5NA
Received 14 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00652/TPO
Tree works at Castle Hill. See attched Arboricutural Statement for the work required - basic maintance site clearance work
Castle Hill Crawcrook Lane Ryton
Received 14 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00653/TPO
Tree works to T28 at 9 Axwell Park Road. See attached arboricultural statement justifying crown reduction of Sycamore tree by 3m.
9 Axwell Park Road Blaydon NE21 5NR
Received 14 Aug 2026
UnknownDC/26/00654/TREE
Tree works at William Wailes Walk. Please refer to WWWPVG for scope of works requested with this application.
Block 1 To 24 William Wailes Walk Shipcote Gateshead NE9 5EW
Received 14 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision22/00125/DOC16
Discharge of conditions 42 (Bat boxes), 44 (Bird nesting features) and 74 (Plot 276) of planning application DC/22/00125/FUL.
Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Received 4 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00656/FUL
Continued use of temporary car park on site of former Ciborio Ltd (renewal of temporary permission DC/23/00505/COU) until 14/10/2029
Site Of Former Ciborio Ltd Hawks Road Gateshead NE8 3AD
Received 17 Aug 2026
Decided24/00639/DOC2
Discharge of conditions 3 (Servicing and Waste Management) and 7 (Travel Plan) of planning application DC/24/00639/COU.
ONYX GROUP Onyx House Colmet Court Queensway Gateshead NE11 0SD
Received 18 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00357/DOC1
Discharge of condition 4 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of planning application DC/26/00357/FUL.
Wellburn Care Homes Ltd Eighton Lodge Low Eighton Gateshead NE9 7UB
Received 18 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00659/HCPL
Proposed ground floor rear extension (external dimensions are 3.5m wide x 1.8m deep x 2.5m to soffit)
4 St Agnes Gardens West Ryton NE40 4NP
Received 18 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00662/HHA
Proposed part two storey/part single storey side, single storey front and rear extensions and replacement of existing flat roof with a hipped pitched roof to the rear (Description of work amended 9/10/26)
5 Kenwood Gardens Gateshead NE9 6PN
Received 19 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/00663/FUL
Replacement of windows at Sunhill Court.
Sunhill Court Starling Walk Sunniside NE16 5PF
Received 19 Aug 2026
UnknownDC/26/00664/TREE
Tree works at Rosslyn.
Rosslyn House Dene Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1DU
Received 8 Jul 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00665/FUL
Change of use of existing b2/b8 industrial unit to create a mixed use to also allow for wholesale/retail sales on weekends between 8:30am and 3:00pm and Wednesdays between 5:30pm and 8pm.
Unit C2 Franklin Park Patterson Street Blaydon NE21 5TL
Received 19 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00666/HHA
First floor rear extension to existing terraced house.
3 Garden Terrace Ryton NE40 4NG
Received 20 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/00668/AGR
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Steel portal frame agricultural building (amended 08.09.2026)
Spenside Farm House Spen Lane Ryton NE39 2EU
Received 20 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision25/01062/DOC1
Discharge of conditions 3 (Submit flood emergency plan) and 8 (Submit cycle parking) of planning application DC/25/01062/FUL.
Jump Giants Forge Road Gateshead NE8 2RB
Received 21 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00670/FUL
Creation of new public realm and outside performance square with landscaping, infrastructure works and associated engineering operations (additional information recevied 9.10.26)
Site Bounded By Mill Road, Hawks Road And South Shore Road Gateshead
Received 21 Aug 2026
Awaiting decisionDC/26/00671/HHA
Proposed side extension to provide a wc, utility room and play area.
51 Elm Crescent Birtley Gateshead DH3 1GH
Received 21 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision24/00576/DOC6
Discharge of condition 4 of planning application DC/24/00576/FUL.
Maingate Car Park Kingsway North Gateshead
Received 24 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/00674/DEM
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Demolition of defunct chimney
International Paint Ltd Stoneygate Lane Felling NE10 0JY
Received 25 Aug 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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