Blaydon planning approval rate
Blaydon ward in Gateshead has a 92.9% approval rate based on 381 planning decisions. Gateshead overall: 93.7%.
Last updated: June 2026
92.9%
ward approval rate
381
Decisions
354
Approved
27
Refused
93.7%
Gateshead average
Blaydon is broadly in line with the Gateshead average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Blaydon compares
Blaydon ward
92.9%
Gateshead overall
93.7%
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Recent decisions in Blaydon
Single storey rear extension · Thu 18 Jun 2026
Tree works at Lakeside. · Wed 03 Jun 2026
Reduce canopy of Willow tree T63 located to the rear of 23 Axwell Park road. · Wed 03 Jun 2026
Extension to existing waste recycling building. · Fri 29 May 2026
Erection of a single-storey side extension, paving around the perimeter of the e · Wed 27 May 2026
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Other wards in Gateshead
Bridges (94.3%)
Lamesley (94.9%)
Whickham South And Sunniside (93.6%)
Low Fell (91.8%)
Dunston Hill And Whickham East (92.5%)
Ryton Crookhill And Stella (95.1%)
Whickham North (95.0%)
Lobley Hill And Bensham (94.7%)
Winlaton And High Spen (93.5%)
Crawcrook And Greenside (91.2%)
Chopwell And Rowlands Gill (93.0%)