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.
7,145 approved · 503 refused · 405 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Saltwell Road Gateshead
Received 3 Sept 2026Land To The West Of Kyo Lane
Received 3 Sept 20265A The Crescent Dunston Hill Gateshead NE11 9SJ
Received 4 Sept 2026The Gardens Axwell Park Blaydon
Received 4 Sept 202679 And 81 Church Road Gateshead NE9 5RH
Received 18 Aug 202633 Grayling Road Gateshead NE11 9ND
Received 15 Aug 20262 Lambton Avenue Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4SZ
Received 7 Sept 202672 The Cedars Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5TL
Received 7 Sept 20269 Humber Gardens Gateshead NE8 3SJ
Received 11 Aug 20262 Borrowdale Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4ES
Received 8 Sept 2026Land Adjacent To 7 Orchard Close Rowlands Gill NE39 1EQ
Received 2 Sept 2026Esso Crawcrook Filling Station Main Street Ryton NE40 4NF
Received 8 Sept 20265 Victoria Mews Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4NJ
Received 8 Sept 20264 Peterborough Close Gateshead NE8 1NL
Received 9 Sept 202664 Chesters Gardens Crawcrook Ryton NE40 4PL
Received 14 Aug 202681 Gainford Gateshead NE9 6PW
Received 10 Sept 2026Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Blaydon
Received 11 Sept 202616 Beaconsfield Crescent Gateshead NE9 5XR
Received 11 Sept 2026South Farm Barlow Road Barlow Blaydon On Tyne NE21 6JT
Received 14 Sept 202619 Heathfield Place Gateshead NE9 5AS
Received 15 Sept 2026South Farm Barlow Road Barlow Blaydon On Tyne NE21 6JT
Received 15 Sept 2026Ravenswood House Chowdene Bank Gateshead NE9 6JP
Received 17 Sept 2026Newlyn Stirling Avenue Rowlands Gill NE39 1PU
Received 17 Sept 2026Old Grove Farm Ryton Village East Ryton NE40 3QJ
Received 18 Sept 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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