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This page analyses 1,200 planning decisions made by Newcastle-under-Lyme from January 2020 to present. Data is sourced directly from the council’s planning portal. For the full approval rate breakdown, ward-level analysis, and extension-type approval patterns, see the Newcastle-under-Lyme planning approval rates page.