Felling planning approval rate
Felling ward in Gateshead has a 91.8% approval rate based on 208 planning decisions. Gateshead overall: 93.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
91.8%
ward approval rate
208
Decisions
191
Approved
17
Refused
93.8%
Gateshead average
Felling is 2.0 percentage points below the Gateshead average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Felling compares
Felling ward
91.8%
Gateshead overall
93.8%
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Recent decisions in Felling
Demolition of an existing conservatory and erection of a single storey side and · Fri 09 Jan 2026
Change of use of outbuilding from an incidental domestic garden room to a commer · Fri 12 Dec 2025
Demolition of the Former Malting House Public House · Thu 11 Dec 2025
Change of use from Nursery (Use Class E(f)) to 9No residential flats (Use Class · Wed 10 Dec 2025
Proposed Warehouse Extension, Cladding Screen and Service Yard/Car Park Re-Surfa · Mon 20 Oct 2025
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Gateshead
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 7,156 decisions.
Other wards in Gateshead
Bridges (94.7%)
Lamesley (94.9%)
Whickham South And Sunniside (93.6%)
Low Fell (92.5%)
Dunston Hill And Whickham East (92.7%)
Whickham North (94.9%)
Ryton Crookhill And Stella (95.2%)
Winlaton And High Spen (93.7%)
Lobley Hill And Bensham (95.3%)
Blaydon (92.7%)
Crawcrook And Greenside (91.5%)
Chopwell And Rowlands Gill (93.1%)