Which ward in North Tyneside has the highest planning approval rate?

Chirton at 99.1% based on 106 decisions.

Which ward in North Tyneside has the lowest planning approval rate?

Valley at 87.7% based on 162 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across North Tyneside?

There is a 11.4% gap between Chirton and Valley. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in North Tyneside

Planning outcomes in North Tyneside are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 11.4% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

5,900 real decisions·34 wards·Updated June 2026

All 34 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Chirton	106	105	1	99.1%
2	Battle Hill	181	179	2	98.9%
3	Monkseaton North	227	223	4	98.2%
4	Forest Hall	96	93	3	96.9%
5	North Shields	122	118	4	96.7%
6	Longbenton & Benton	88	85	3	96.6%
7	Monkseaton South	199	192	7	96.5%
8	Chirton & Percy Main	57	55	2	96.5%
9	St Marys	320	308	12	96.2%
10	St Mary's	132	127	5	96.2%
11	Preston	155	149	6	96.1%
12	Shiremoor	71	68	3	95.8%
13	Preston With Preston Grange	85	81	4	95.3%
14	Riverside	200	190	10	95.0%
15	Cullercoats	262	248	14	94.7%
16	Howdon	150	142	8	94.7%
17	Longbenton	128	121	7	94.5%
18	Weetslade	269	254	15	94.4%
19	Collingwood	178	168	10	94.4%
20	Whitley Bay	350	330	20	94.3%
21	Whitley Bay North	193	182	11	94.3%
22	Wallsend	187	176	11	94.1%
23	Benton	229	215	14	93.9%
24	Killingworth	276	259	17	93.8%
25	Tynemouth	663	620	43	93.5%
26	Camperdown	161	150	11	93.2%
27	Wallsend North	56	52	4	92.9%
28	New York & Murton	71	65	6	91.5%
29	Wallsend Central	67	61	6	91.0%
30	Northumberland	110	100	10	90.9%
31	Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South	143	130	13	90.9%
32	Monkseaton	108	98	10	90.7%
33	Backworth & Holystone	73	65	8	89.0%
34	Valley	162	142	20	87.7%

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What the data tells us

A 11.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. Chirton approves 99.1% of applications while Valley approves just 87.7%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 5,900 planning decisions in North Tyneside, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from North Tyneside Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →