Whickham South And Sunniside planning approval rate
Whickham South And Sunniside ward in Gateshead has a 93.6% approval rate based on 499 planning decisions. Gateshead overall: 93.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
93.6%
ward approval rate
499
Decisions
467
Approved
32
Refused
93.8%
Gateshead average
Whickham South And Sunniside is broadly in line with the Gateshead average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Whickham South And Sunniside compares
Whickham South And Sunniside ward
93.6%
Gateshead overall
93.8%
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Recent decisions in Whickham South And Sunniside
First floor side (south) extension over garage with a matching mono-pitched roof · Thu 26 Feb 2026
Proposed single storey annex. · Fri 30 Jan 2026
Heavy pruning of Beech tree located to rear of the property remove one significa · Thu 22 Jan 2026
Add dual pitched roof to garage and conversion of garage to utility & bedroom · Wed 21 Jan 2026
Add solar panels to the front and rear slopes of the bungalow roof. · Thu 08 Jan 2026
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 7,156 decisions.