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 on record (2023-05-08–2024-08-12): 92.6% of 4,128 decisions approved.
| Category | Total | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Householder | 988 | 949 | 39 | |
| Full Planning Application | 768 | 652 | 116 | |
| Discharge of Conditions | 560 | 553 | 7 | |
| 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 | |
| Non-Material Amendment (S96a) | 162 | 159 | 3 | |
| Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) | 105 | 99 | 6 | |
| Householder (Prior Approval) | 57 | 50 | 7 | |
| Prior not (Schedule 2, Pt 14, Class J) | 40 | 40 | 0 | |
| Tree Works (Conservation Area) | 21 | 21 | 0 | |
| Notification of Demolition | 17 | 17 | 0 | |
| Reserved Matters | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| Approval of a Planning Obligation | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| Prior not c/u retail to residential | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Notification COU to residential | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| Telecommunications | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Public Service Infrastructure Application | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Outline Planning | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Prior App Extension to University | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Prior Collection Facility within the Curtilage of a Shop | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Quarter | Decided | Approved | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 60 | 56 | |
| 2023-Q4 | 21 | 19 | |
| 2024-Q1 | 142 | 129 | |
| 2024-Q3 | 61 | 58 |
| Ward | Total | 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 |
Not sure what you can build without planning permission? See our guides to permitted development rights and Article 4 directions.