High Fell planning approval rate
High Fell ward in Gateshead has a 94.5% approval rate based on 165 planning decisions. Gateshead overall: 93.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
94.5%
ward approval rate
165
Decisions
156
Approved
9
Refused
93.8%
Gateshead average
High Fell is broadly in line with the Gateshead average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How High Fell compares
High Fell ward
94.5%
Gateshead overall
93.8%
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Recent decisions in High Fell
Proposed first floor side extension, Part 2/Part single storey extension with re · Mon 16 Feb 2026
Retrospective change of use of public house (Sui Generis) to a community cancer · Fri 30 Jan 2026
Installation of a 1.8m high double-sided close-boarded timber fence and matching · Thu 15 Jan 2026
Single storey garage block, brick masonry wall with mineral felt on flat timber · Fri 28 Nov 2025
Erection of two-storey extension to shop to form additional storage areas and to · 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%)