North Tyneside planning approval rate

North Tyneside council approved 94.4% of planning applications and refused 5.6%, based on 5,719 decisions analysed. Ranked 179th out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

94.4%

overall approval rate

5,719

Decisions analysed

5,401

Approved

318

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in North Tyneside? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.

Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in North Tyneside. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (3,714 decided)

95.3%

Other (961 decided)

96.1%

Certificate of Lawfulness (375 decided)

84.0%

Trees (305 decided)

91.5%

Advertisement (210 decided)

93.3%

Listed Building (122 decided)

94.3%

Prior Approval (32 decided)

100.0%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in North Tyneside — mined from 5,719 proposal descriptions.

Rear Extension (1,244 decided)

96.1%

Garage / Parking (995 decided)

93.9%

Side Extension (733 decided)

97.4%

Extension (General) (605 decided)

94.0%

Dormer (550 decided)

94.4%

Loft Conversion (405 decided)

94.6%

Change of Use (Residential) (262 decided)

88.9%

Conservatory (183 decided)

97.8%

Front Extension (156 decided)

95.5%

Outbuilding (150 decided)

94.7%

Wraparound Extension (129 decided)

98.4%

Hip-to-Gable Conversion (83 decided)

95.2%

New Build (54 decided)

94.4%

HMO (16 decided)

56.2%

Basement (11 decided)

100.0%

Annex (10 decided)

100.0%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within North Tyneside. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Tynemouth (646 decided)

93.3%

Whitley Bay (350 decided)

94.3%

St Marys (320 decided)

96.2%

Killingworth (273 decided)

93.8%

Cullercoats (262 decided)

94.7%

Weetslade (258 decided)

94.2%

Benton (229 decided)

93.9%

Monkseaton North (227 decided)

98.2%

Riverside (200 decided)

95.0%

Monkseaton South (199 decided)

96.5%

Wallsend (187 decided)

94.1%

Whitley Bay North (181 decided)

93.9%

Collingwood (178 decided)

94.4%

Battle Hill (173 decided)

98.8%

Valley (162 decided)

87.7%

Camperdown (160 decided)

93.1%

Preston (155 decided)

96.1%

Howdon (147 decided)

94.6%

Longbenton (128 decided)

94.5%

Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South (127 decided)

90.6%

Wards in North Tyneside

Tynemouth

93.3% approval · 646 decisions

Whitley Bay

94.3% approval · 350 decisions

St Marys

96.2% approval · 320 decisions

Killingworth

93.8% approval · 273 decisions

Cullercoats

94.7% approval · 262 decisions

Weetslade

94.2% approval · 258 decisions

Benton

93.9% approval · 229 decisions

Monkseaton North

98.2% approval · 227 decisions

Riverside

95.0% approval · 200 decisions

Monkseaton South

96.5% approval · 199 decisions

Wallsend

94.1% approval · 187 decisions

Whitley Bay North

93.9% approval · 181 decisions

Collingwood

94.4% approval · 178 decisions

Battle Hill

98.8% approval · 173 decisions

Valley

87.7% approval · 162 decisions

Camperdown

93.1% approval · 160 decisions

Preston

96.1% approval · 155 decisions

Howdon

94.6% approval · 147 decisions

Longbenton

94.5% approval · 128 decisions

Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South

90.6% approval · 127 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in North Tyneside, showing how the council decides real applications.

26/00011/FUL

Demolition of disused garage and replacement with 1 bed property to be used for · Tynemouth · Tue 03 Mar 2026

Refused

25/01646/FULH

Hipped to gable roof. Loft conversion with dormer to rear and 3no. rooflights · Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South · Mon 02 Mar 2026

Approved

25/01641/FULH

Single storey rear extension. First floor side extension above existing garage. · Monkseaton · Mon 02 Mar 2026

Approved

Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the Pro Report →

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