Whickham North planning approval rate
Whickham North ward in Gateshead has a 94.9% approval rate based on 414 planning decisions. Gateshead overall: 92.8%.
Last updated: September 2026
94.9%
ward approval rate
414
Decisions
393
Approved
21
Refused
92.8%
Gateshead average
Whickham North sits slightly above the Gateshead average, with a 2.1 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Whickham North compares
Whickham North ward
94.9%
Gateshead overall
92.8%
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Recent decisions in Whickham North
Change of use of land at Whickham Glebe Sports Club including demolition of scor · Fri 25 Sep 2026
Two storey rear extension, joined to a first floor side extension and a new porc · Mon 21 Sep 2026
Side/Rear single storey extension · Thu 03 Sep 2026
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
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Other wards in Gateshead
Bridges (94.1%)
Lamesley (94.6%)
Whickham South And Sunniside (93.6%)
Low Fell (92.0%)
Dunston Hill And Whickham East (92.1%)
Ryton Crookhill And Stella (94.9%)
Lobley Hill And Bensham (94.8%)
Winlaton And High Spen (93.3%)
Blaydon (92.3%)
Crawcrook And Greenside (91.3%)
Chopwell And Rowlands Gill (93.2%)