We don't yet have enough recent decisions in Newcastle upon Tyne to show a reliable approval rate. The figures below cover all application types on record.
Across all application types, 92.6% of 4,128 applications decided since May 2023 were approved. Based on Newcastle upon Tyne's public planning register. Data last updated: 6 May 2026.
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All applications on record, not only the last 12 months.
| Category | Decided | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home extensions and alterations (householder) | 988 | 949 | 39 | |
| Full planning applications | 768 | 652 | 116 | |
| Discharging planning conditions | 560 | 553 | 7 | |
| Protected tree works (TPO) | 478 | 415 | 63 | |
| Certificate of Lawful Development Existing/Proposed | 319 | 300 | 19 | |
| Listed Building Consent | 313 | 302 | 11 | |
| Advertisement Consent | 243 | 214 | 29 | |
| Minor amendment to an approved scheme (S96a) | 162 | 159 | 3 | |
| Changing a planning condition (S73) | 105 | 99 | 6 | |
| Larger extensions (householder prior approval) | 57 | 50 | 7 | |
| Prior not (Schedule 2, Pt 14, Class J) | 40 | 40 | 0 | no refusals recorded |
| Tree works in a conservation area | 21 | 21 | 0 | outcome not determined |
| Other* | 74 | 70 | 4 | mixed types |
Prior not (Schedule 2, Pt 14, Class J): no refusals are recorded in this category for this authority, so no approval rate is shown.
Tree works in a conservation area: 370 applications where we could not determine the outcome from the data we hold, so no approval rate is shown.
* Other combines smaller categories: Notification of Demolition (17), Reserved matters (detail after outline approval) (12), Approval of a Planning Obligation (12), Prior not c/u retail to residential (8), Notification COU to residential (7), Phone masts and telecoms (6), Environmental impact screening and scoping (5), Certificate of lawfulness (existing use) (2), Public Service Infrastructure Application (2), Outline Planning (1), Prior App Extension to University (1), Prior Collection Facility within the Curtilage of a Shop (1).
The most recent three years. Earlier decisions are included in the totals above but not in this chart.
| Quarter | Decided | Approved | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 19 | 19 | sample too small |
| Q4 2023 | 21 | 19 | |
| Q1 2024 | 142 | 129 | |
| Q3 2024 | 61 | 58 |
The 12 wards with the most decided applications, across all years. 301 further decided applications fall in wards not shown.
Among wards with at least 20 decided applications, approval rates range from 86.3% in Elswick to 95.1% in Castle, a gap of 8.8 percentage points.
| Ward | Decided | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monument | 854 | 810 | 44 | |
| Gosforth | 349 | 327 | 22 | |
| Parklands | 233 | 219 | 14 | |
| North Jesmond | 227 | 202 | 25 | |
| South Jesmond | 217 | 205 | 12 | |
| Castle | 206 | 196 | 10 | |
| Wingrove | 192 | 173 | 19 | |
| Callerton And Throckley | 173 | 158 | 15 | |
| Dene And South Gosforth | 170 | 157 | 13 | |
| Fawdon And West Gosforth | 146 | 135 | 11 | |
| Elswick | 139 | 120 | 19 | |
| Benwell And Scotswood | 116 | 106 | 10 |
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