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From the council’s own planning register, read in full from 2006. One of the councils’ registers on one map in Town Planner Pro.
Town Planner Pro holds 25,223 planning applications from the planning register of Gateshead, read in full from 2006 to 5 November 2026. Of the 12,648 approved or refused, 91% were approved. In the last twelve months 149 were approved or refused, 88% approved. Figures as at 11 November 2026; the register was last read on 9 November 2026.
25,223
applications held
91%
of those approved or refused, approved
149
approved or refused in the last 12 months, 88% approved
451
pending on the register
By year
By the year the council validated each application (received, where no date of validation is given). % approved is of those approved or refused.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused | Withdrawn | % approved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to date | 731 | 84 | 16 | 6 | 84% |
| 2025 | 980 | 97 | 4 | 2 | 96% |
| 2024 | 874 | 98 | 7 | 0 | 93% |
| 2023 | 949 | 84 | 0 | 8 | 100% |
| 2022 | 976 | 79 | 2 | 5 | 98% |
| 2021 | 1,269 | 87 | 4 | 11 | 96% |
| 2020 | 1,117 | 115 | 1 | 7 | 99% |
| 2019 | 1,270 | 128 | 2 | 6 | 98% |
| 2018 | 1,305 | 128 | 2 | 2 | 98% |
| 2017 | 1,400 | 383 | 21 | 28 | 95% |
| 2016 | 1,250 | 954 | 70 | 65 | 93% |
| 2015 | 1,155 | 802 | 53 | 58 | 94% |
| 2014 | 1,136 | 794 | 51 | 45 | 94% |
| 2013 | 1,197 | 910 | 78 | 58 | 92% |
| 2012 | 1,114 | 867 | 64 | 52 | 93% |
| 2011 | 1,176 | 916 | 90 | 59 | 91% |
| 2010 | 1,120 | 717 | 49 | 50 | 94% |
| 2009 | 1,068 | 796 | 57 | 43 | 93% |
| 2008 | 1,039 | 689 | 74 | 75 | 90% |
| 2007 | 1,885 | 1,391 | 188 | 158 | 88% |
| 2006 | 1,913 | 1,241 | 228 | 147 | 84% |
90% of the applications held are on the map, placed by the council’s own point or red line, the property, or the postcode. Outcomes are the register’s; an application whose outcome is not yet read counts in none of the three.
The appeals decided here are in the appeal record for Gateshead.
Newest applications in Gateshead
The 40 most recently validated, newest first.
- Pendingvalid 5 November 2026DC/26/00832/FUL
Food Frost Ltd G184 Queensway Gateshead NE11 0NY
Change of use from wholesale warehouse to supermarket. Changes to car parking and alterations to entrance doors to the side and rear. Addition of a mezzanine floor. No Alterations to front or extensions to the building.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 4 November 2026DC/26/00879/CPL
Unit 6 Team Valley Retail Park Tenth Avenue West Gateshead NE11 0BD
Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use: Use of part of the premises for an ancillary pet care and treatment facility
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 3 November 2026DC/26/00850/FUL
Shadon House Northumberland Place Barley Mow Chester Le Street DH3 2AP
Construction of 22no. dwellings with associated infrastructure and landscaping
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 3 November 2026DC/26/00876/HHA73
Newby Cottage 59 Cornmoor Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PU
To vary condition 1 and 3 of application DC/26/00184/HHA to allow use of cladding instead of brick to the south side elevation
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 202625/00859/DOC1
Site Of Old Carr Hill Clinic Carr Hill Road Gateshead NE9 5LS
Discharge of conditions 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), 9 (PCC CEMP), 11 (Landscaping), 13 (Bird Boxes), 15 (Bat Boxes), 17 (External Lighting), 22 (PCC Phase 2 Assessment) of planning application DC/25/00859/FUL.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026DC/26/00848/ADV
Kfc Stoneygate Lane Felling NE10 0RF
Proposed 20 New building Signage and 12 Site Signage
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026DC/26/00847/FUL
Kfc Stoneygate Lane Felling NE10 0RF
Installation of cladding around drive thru windows; installation of red LED lights to building soffit; re-spraying of sections of building cladding, building blade feature, shopfront frames, entrance door, delivery driver entrance door, rear double doors, entrance portal and building cappings; installation of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage to both the building and site.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 29 October 2026DC/26/00814/FUL
Foresters Arms Site Askew Road West Bensham Gateshead NE8 2PB
Construction of 5no. dwellings with associated access and car parking
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 29 October 2026DC/26/00866/TPO
28 Woodlands Park Drive NE21 5PQ
Tree works in TPO zone 007 at 28 Woodlands Park Drive. T2 (beech) fell to ground level due to root plate movement.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 29 October 2026DC/26/00714/FUL
Community Diagnostic Centre 34 Cameron Walk Metro Centre Gateshead NE11 9YR
Construction of an external plant enclosure serving the second phase of the NHS Community Diagnostic Centre at the Metrocentre.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 28 October 2026DC/26/00864/HHA
Mason House Rockwood Hill Road Greenside Ryton NE40 4AR
Single storey kitchen extension
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 28 October 2026DC/26/00854/TPO
25 Axwell Park Road Blaydon NE21 5PB
Tree works to T65 at 25 Axwell Park Road.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 26 October 202626/00164/DOC2
Rosehill Cottage Rogues Lane Rowlands Gill NE39 2ET
Discharge of condition 1 (DMP PCC) of planning application DC/26/00164/DEM.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 23 October 2026DC/26/00827/HHA
38 Thornley Lane Blaydon NE39 1AY
Single storey rear extension
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 23 October 2026DC/26/00824/FUL
Northumbria Probation Service Probation And After Care Office Warwick Street Gateshead NE8 1PZ
The erection of a security fence and access gate
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 23 October 2026DC/26/00843/NMA
503-505 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5EY
Non-Material Amendment of Planning Application DC/24/00026/FUL to allow for internal reconfiguration
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 22 October 202622/01009/DOC1
West Farm Kibblesworth Bank Kibblesworth NE11 0JB
Discharge of conditions 3 (Phasing plan), 9 (Construction Management Plan), 12 (Materials to be approved) , 25 (Landscape details), 30 (Highways surfacing), 34 (EV parking provision), 41 (Lighting scheme), 60 (Ecological mitigation strategy), 64 (HMMP) and 95 (Coal mining and remediation work) of planning application DC/22/01009/FUL.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 21 October 2026DC/26/00845/FUL
Volvo Construction Equipment Portobello Road Birtley DH3 2RR
Material change external cladding replaced
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 20 October 2026DC/26/00706/ADV
Swinburne Street Gateshead
Display of freestanding hoarding
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 20 October 2026DC/26/00841/FUL
81 Durham Road Gateshead
Change of use of the property from three self-contained C3 flats to a 9-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis) accommodating up to 9 occupants. Internal reconfiguration of the existing property to facilitate the proposed HMO layout.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 20 October 2026DC/26/00819/TREE
18 Alderley Road Gateshead NE9 6DN
Tree works at 18 Alderley Road. To fell tree to ground level.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 20 October 2026DC/26/00837/ADV
Vue 2 Trinity Square Gateshead NE8 1AG
Display of 4No vinyl advertisements
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 19 October 2026DC/26/00501/FUL
Land At Derwenthaugh Road/A694 Swalwell Blaydon
Formation of new vehicular access, erection of an EV charging hub, drive thru coffee unit and associated works
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 19 October 2026DC/26/00816/HHA
67 Parkdale Rise Whickham NE16 5JR
Remove conservatory and replace with a Rear/Side Single Storey Extension (orangery with lantern)
The council’s page - No outcome on the registervalid 19 October 2026DC/26/00863/TREE
Dartmouth Lodge Derwent Crook Drive Gateshead NE9 6DQ
Reducing a line of conifer trees to a height of 20ft at Dartmouth Lodge.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 19 October 2026DC/26/00835/HNMA
10 The Grove Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4QY
Non material amendment to reduce the size of the existing extension and the omission of attached single storey store, alteration to the fenestration front and rear.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 19 October 2026DC/26/00833/HHA
2 Leazes View Rowlands Gill NE39 2JU
Removal of existing hedge, pedestrian gate and driveway gate at front garden and installation of a 1.8m high double-sided close boarded timber fence and matching gates.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 16 October 2026DC/26/00831/HHA
The Lodge South Close Ryton NE40 3LW
Proposed three storey side extension to existing property.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 16 October 2026DC/26/00828/TPO
Rear Of 10 Hunt Lea Whickham NE16 5TU
Tree works to T218 at the rear of 10 Hunt Lea.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 16 October 2026DC/26/00829/HHA
41 Joicey Road Gateshead NE9 5TH
Proposed side extension to form cloaks room & wc
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 15 October 202617/00170/DOC14
Land To The South Of Whickham Highway
Partial discharge of condition 17 (Drainage Construction Method Statement) for Phase A (Charles Church Area) only of planning application DC/17/00170/FUL.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 15 October 2026DC/26/00776/GPDE
14 Rectory Road Bog House Estate Felling NE10 9DH
Proposed single storey rear extension with hipped roof and 2 rooflight
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 15 October 2026DC/26/00797/TPO
17 Winslow Gardens Gateshead NE9 6HH
T57 and T58 - 2 x Lime - crown lift to 6m removing three overhanging (one on eastern and two on western) branches to boundary and trimming any smaller growth with hedge trimmer; reduce shading T62 - Sycamore - crown lift to 5m; reduce shading T61 - Copper Beech - crown lift to 5m; reduce shading T59 - Ash - crown lift to 5m; reduce shading
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 14 October 2026DC/26/00781/LBC
@ The Castle St Hildas Church Stella Road Ryton NE21 4NN
Change of use from indoor children's soft play (former class use D2) to Day Nursery (Class use E (f)). New doorway/opening in the external wall of a church. Internal alterations and external works to form secure outdoor area.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 14 October 2026DC/26/00780/FUL
@ The Castle St Hildas Church Stella Road Ryton NE21 4NN
Change of use from indoor children's soft play (former class use D2) to Day Nursery (Class use E (f)). New doorway/opening in the external wall of a church. Internal alterations and external works to form secure outdoor area.
The council’s page - No outcome on the registervalid 14 October 2026DC/26/00822/TREE
11 Orchard Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1ED
Tree works at 11 Orchard Road. T1 - Beech - crown reduce and reshape by 2-3m.
The council’s page - No outcome on the registervalid 14 October 2026DC/26/00865/TREE
Dipwood House Dipwood Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1DD
Tree works at Dipwood House.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 14 October 202625/00893/DOC1
Discover Leisure Plc Portobello Road Birtley DH3 2SN
Discharge of condition 17 (PCC Final Drainage Strategy) of planning application DC/25/00893/FUL.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 13 October 2026DC/26/00818/NMA
Land To The South Of Whickham Highway
Non material amendment pertaining to condition 1 of hybrid planning permission ref DC/17/00170/FUL to make changes to the approved Charles Church layout in Phase A
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 13 October 2026DC/26/00792/FUL
Design Works Business Centre William Street Felling NE10 0JP
Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide 19 flexible employment units (Use Classes E(g)(iii), B2 and B8) and ancillary site office, together with associated access, servicing, car and cycle parking, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, landscaping, sustainable drainage infrastructure (SuDS), biodiversity enhancements, boundary treatments, lighting, bin storage and all associated works.
The council’s page
Latest decisions in Gateshead
- Approveddecided 4 November 202618/00859/DOC14
Land East Of Collingdon Road High Spen
Discharge of planning condition 8 (Ecology Method Statement) of planning approval DC/18/00859/FUL for 185 houses.
The council’s page - Split decisiondecided 4 November 202624/01144/DOC1
Tyneside Locomotive Museum Trust Burdon Plain Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5ET
Discharge of conditions 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), 5 (HMMP), 6 (HMMP timescales), 7 (Manage HMMP), 8 (Landscape Plan), 10 (CEMP), 12 (Phase II Risk Assessment), 13 (Remediation and monitoring), 14 (Undesirable material), 16 (Verification reports), 17 (Intrusive site investigations), 18 (Signed statement) of planning application DC/24/01144/FUL (additional information provided: 6th October 2026)
The council’s page - Approveddecided 30 October 202622/01326/DOC5
Hookergate School Spen Lane High Spen Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 2BX
Discharge of conditions 16 (Drainage Scheme), 20 (Drainage Management Plan DMP) of planning approval DC/22/01326/FUL for 49 houses (REVISED INFO received 21 August 2026 and 7 September 2026)
The council’s page - Approveddecided 30 October 202622/01326/DOC8
Hookergate School Spen Lane High Spen Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 2BX
Discharge of planning condition 6 (Drainage Investigation Works) of planning approval DC/22/01326/FUL for 49 houses (REVISED INFO received 11 September 2025).
The council’s page - Approveddecided 30 October 2026DC/26/00232/FUL
Curleys Bar 266-268 High Street Gateshead NE8 1AS
Demolition of 'Curleys Bar' to ground level only, leaving all foundations in place. The site will be finished with Carboniferous Limestone and the creation of a timber knee rail fence with a kerb on the boundary line on the footpath.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 29 October 2026DC/26/00532/FUL
Amazon NCL1 Follingsby Park South Follingsby Lane Felling
Reconfiguration of existing service yard/onsite bus area, demolition of existing gates house and erection of new gatehouse, alterations to car park, installation of landscaping and associated ancillary works.
The council’s page - Withdrawndecided 29 October 2026DC/26/00695/ADV
Crowhall Lane Felling
Two digital 75-inch LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit
The council’s page - Temporary Permissiondecided 29 October 2026DC/26/00697/ADV
Wesley Court Blaydon
Two digital 75-inch LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
The council’s page - Refuseddecided 29 October 2026DC/26/00448/FUL
Land Between Hoyson Villas And Reay Street Felling
Construct 5No new 3 storey houses - Two pairs of semi-detached houses and 1No central detatched house.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 29 October 2026DC/26/00696/FUL
Wesley Court Blaydon
The proposed removal of an existing Telephone Kiosk, and the deployment of a replacement Street Hub 3 unit
The council’s page - Temporary Permissiondecided 29 October 2026DC/26/00690/FUL
Metrocentre Yellow Car Park The Galleria Metro Centre Whickham
Full Planning Application for the erection of an Upside Down House entertainment facility (Class E(d)) and ticket office for a period of 24 months, from 7th September 2026.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 29 October 2026DC/25/01309/FUL
The Bensham Jockey 259 Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 1UU
Conversion of existing building from pub and 3 flats to retail on ground floor (Use Class E) with 7 serviced apartments (Use Class C1) on upper floors with various changes to roof, elevations and the erection of a single storey extension to the existing retail shop (AMENDED INFORMATION RECEIVED 21.09.26 AND 25.09.26, AMENDED PLANS RECEIVED 26.10.26)
The council’s page - Refuseddecided 29 October 2026DC/26/00055/FUL
Land Adjacent To Havelock Terrace Chopwell Newcastle Upon Tyne NE17 7JQ
Proposed self-build bungalow with integrated garage/store.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 29 October 2026DC/26/00653/TPO
9 Axwell Park Road Blaydon NE21 5NR
Tree works to T28 at 9 Axwell Park Road. See attached arboricultural statement justifying crown reduction of Sycamore tree by 3m.
The council’s page - Temporary Permissiondecided 29 October 2026DC/26/00656/FUL
Site Of Former Ciborio Ltd Hawks Road Gateshead NE8 3AD
Continued use of temporary car park on site of former Ciborio Ltd (renewal of temporary permission DC/23/00505/COU) until 14/10/2029
The council’s page - Approveddecided 29 October 2026DC/26/00718/TPO
5 Victoria Mews Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4NJ
Tree works at TPO zone 28 at 5 Victoria Mews.
The council’s page - Temporary Permissiondecided 29 October 2026DC/26/00717/ADV
Esso Crawcrook Filling Station Main Street Ryton NE40 4NF
Erection of a D6 digital advertisement.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 28 October 2026DC/24/00429/FUL
Land Across Two Parcels West Of Coalburns Substation To The South West Of The Village Of Greenside And North West Of The Village Of Chopwell
Construction and operation of a renewable energy park comprising ground mounted solar photovoltaics (PV) and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) together with associated infrastructure, access, landscaping and cabling (ADDITIONAL / AMENDED PLANS and DOCUMENTS received 7 Feb, 29 May and 7 June 2025). ADDITIONAL landscape and ecology information received 29 May and 2 June 2025. (PLEASE NOTE that this application is within TWO WARDS - Crawcrook / Greenside and Chopwell/Rowlands Gill)
The council’s page - Approveddecided 28 October 202625/00861/DOC1
Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Blaydon
Discharge of condition 10 (HMPP - PCC) of planning application DC/25/00861/FUL.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 28 October 202626/00354/DOC1
True Homes Estate Agents The Stables School Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4SL
Discharge of condition 7 (Submit refuse plan) of planning application DC/26/00354/FUL.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 28 October 2026DC/26/00807/NMA
1 Ovett Gardens St James Village Gateshead NE8 3JH
Non-Material Amendment of Planning Application DC/23/00951/COU to allow the re-wording of condition 3 (cycle parking) removing the trigger and converting it to an implementation condition.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 27 October 2026DC/26/00549/FUL
Eslington Primary School Rose Street Gateshead NE8 2LS
Creation of new multi-use games area (MUGA) on one half of the car parking area of the school (amended plans and information submitted 22.09.2026 and 23.09.2026).
The council’s page - Partialdecided 26 October 202619/00001/DOC3
Land Adj Meynell House Dipwood Road Rowlands Gill NE39 1DA
Discharge of planning condition 3 (external materials) and 8 (off site highway works) of planning approval DC/19/00001/FUL for 1 dwellinghouse.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 24 October 2026DC/26/00544/HHA
34A Whaggs Lane Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4PQ
[Updated with Certificate B] Erection of two-storey front and side extensions, recladding of the existing building, and installation of front and rear dormers.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 23 October 2026DC/24/00565/HHA
Bracklynn 68 Shibdon Road Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5LX
Proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension (as amended 08.09.25)
The council’s page
From the planning register of Gateshead, read by Town Planner Pro. Descriptions are the council’s own words; some registers cut them short in their lists. No applicant’s or agent’s details are kept, and a personal name within a description is shown as [name]. The council’s register is the record: check its own page before relying on an entry. This page is research, not advice.