In the last 12 months, 96.4% of householder applications were approved in North Tyneside (224 decided). A typical householder decision takes about eight weeks (median 56 days).
Across all application types on record (2023-01-24–2026-07-03): 92.9% of 3,434 decisions approved.
| Category | Total | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Householder | 1,124 | 1,082 | 42 | |
| Full Planning (Major) | 597 | 558 | 39 | |
| Discharge of Conditions | 425 | 425 | 0 | |
| Telecommunications | 398 | 310 | 88 | |
| Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) | 191 | 164 | 27 | |
| Tree Works (TPO) | 176 | 158 | 18 | |
| Non-Material Amendment (S96a) | 128 | 115 | 13 | |
| Advertisement Consent | 122 | 118 | 4 | |
| Listed Building Consent | 68 | 66 | 2 | |
| Prior Approval (Other) | 54 | 48 | 6 | |
| Minor Licencing consultation | 39 | 39 | 0 | |
| Demolition | 18 | 17 | 1 | |
| Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) | 15 | 10 | 5 | |
| Prior app other | 15 | 15 | 0 | |
| adjacent authority consultation | 14 | 14 | 0 | |
| Miscellaneous GPDO works | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
| Tree Works (Conservation Area) | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| Biodiversity Net Gain Plan (stat cond) | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Reserved Matters | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| BT Consultation telephone box removal | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| overhead electricity lines | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Habitats Regulations S77 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| cert authorisation ecclesiatical exempt | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Full Planning Application | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Local Development Order | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| marine consent env unit consultation | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| demolition notification GPDO | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Outline Planning | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Variation of S106 legal agreement | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Quarter | Decided | Approved | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 264 | 245 | |
| 2023-Q4 | 289 | 254 | |
| 2024-Q1 | 221 | 209 | |
| 2024-Q2 | 265 | 251 | |
| 2024-Q3 | 311 | 290 | |
| 2024-Q4 | 298 | 284 | |
| 2025-Q1 | 282 | 266 | |
| 2025-Q2 | 291 | 276 | |
| 2025-Q3 | 306 | 286 | |
| 2025-Q4 | 249 | 230 | |
| 2026-Q1 | 216 | 207 | |
| 2026-Q2 | 74 | 64 | |
| 2026-Q3 | 8 | 7 |
| Ward | Total | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tynemouth | 362 | 333 | 29 | |
| Whitley Bay North | 203 | 193 | 10 | |
| Weetslade | 202 | 165 | 37 | |
| Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South | 141 | 129 | 12 | |
| North Shields | 140 | 136 | 4 | |
| Killingworth | 124 | 118 | 6 | |
| St Mary's | 124 | 115 | 9 | |
| Camperdown | 120 | 114 | 6 | |
| Whitley Bay | 112 | 103 | 9 | |
| Shiremoor | 111 | 102 | 9 | |
| Longbenton & Benton | 110 | 108 | 2 | |
| Forest Hall | 101 | 98 | 3 |
Not sure what you can build without planning permission? See our guides to permitted development rights and Article 4 directions.