Whickham North planning approval rate
Whickham North ward in Gateshead has a 95.1% approval rate based on 410 planning decisions. Gateshead overall: 93.6%.
Last updated: August 2026
95.1%
ward approval rate
410
Decisions
390
Approved
20
Refused
93.6%
Gateshead average
Whickham North is broadly in line with the Gateshead average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Whickham North compares
Whickham North ward
95.1%
Gateshead overall
93.6%
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Recent decisions in Whickham North
New tapered and insulated walkway system for the flats · Fri 07 Aug 2026
(Retrospective) Single storey front/side extension, Canopy to rear and to add a · Tue 28 Jul 2026
Installation of 3no condensing units to the roof of the existing store. Steelwor · Mon 20 Jul 2026
Part two storey and part single storey rear extension · Fri 05 Jun 2026
Demolish detached garage and erection of single storey side and rear extension a · Thu 07 May 2026
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Other wards in Gateshead
Bridges (94.2%)
Lamesley (94.8%)
Whickham South And Sunniside (93.6%)
Low Fell (91.9%)
Dunston Hill And Whickham East (92.0%)
Ryton Crookhill And Stella (94.9%)
Lobley Hill And Bensham (94.8%)
Winlaton And High Spen (93.3%)
Blaydon (92.7%)
Crawcrook And Greenside (91.2%)
Chopwell And Rowlands Gill (93.1%)