Whickham North planning approval rate
Whickham North ward in Gateshead has a 94.9% approval rate based on 395 planning decisions. Gateshead overall: 93.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
94.9%
ward approval rate
395
Decisions
375
Approved
20
Refused
93.8%
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
94.9%
Gateshead overall
93.8%
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Recent decisions in Whickham North
Retrospective planning application for replacement decking to rear, erection of · Wed 04 Mar 2026
Demolish conservatory, erect a single storey rear extension with 3 rooflights an · Fri 30 Jan 2026
Proposed display of five internally illuminated fascia signs and one single side · Fri 30 Jan 2026
Loft conversion with dormers to front and rear and 2 rooflights to front · Fri 30 Jan 2026
Rear/side single storey extension. · Wed 21 Jan 2026
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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%)
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%)