y_Elswick (up to May 2026) planning approval rate
y_Elswick (up to May 2026) ward in Newcastle upon Tyne has a 90.5% approval rate based on 349 planning decisions. Newcastle upon Tyne overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
90.5%
ward approval rate
349
Decisions
316
Approved
33
Refused
92.3%
Newcastle upon Tyne average
y_Elswick (up to May 2026) is broadly in line with the Newcastle upon Tyne average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How y_Elswick (up to May 2026) compares
y_Elswick (up to May 2026) ward
90.5%
Newcastle upon Tyne overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in y_Elswick (up to May 2026)
Conversion of dwellinghouse into 2no. residential flats (Class C3) and erection · 2026-07-27
Listed Building Application: Alterations to facilitate creation of a new basemen · 2026-07-13
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Other wards in Newcastle upon Tyne
y_Monument (up to May 2026) (94.4%)
y_Gosforth (up to May 2026) (94.0%)
y_Parklands (up to May 2026) (95.3%)
y_Callerton And Throckley (up to May 2026) (93.9%)
y_North Jesmond (up to May 2026) (89.6%)
y_Castle (up to May 2026) (95.7%)
y_South Jesmond (up to May 2026) (90.8%)
y_Dene And South Gosforth (up to May 2026) (94.0%)
y_Wingrove (up to May 2026) (91.0%)
y_Fawdon And West Gosforth (up to May 2026) (91.1%)
y_Benwell And Scotswood (up to May 2026) (93.6%)