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.

4,332 real decisions·34 wards·Updated September 2026

All 34 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Chirton	106	105	1	99.1%
2	Battle Hill	203	200	3	98.5%
3	Monkseaton North	227	223	4	98.2%
4	North Shields	159	154	5	96.9%
5	Monkseaton South	199	192	7	96.5%
6	St Mary's	169	163	6	96.4%
7	Chirton & Percy Main	83	80	3	96.4%
8	St Marys	320	308	12	96.2%
9	Preston	155	149	6	96.1%
10	Shiremoor	89	85	4	95.5%
11	Preston With Preston Grange	106	101	5	95.3%
12	Riverside	200	190	10	95.0%
13	Cullercoats	262	248	14	94.7%
14	Weetslade	296	280	16	94.6%
15	Longbenton	128	121	7	94.5%
16	Collingwood	178	168	10	94.4%
17	Whitley Bay	350	330	20	94.3%
18	Howdon	155	146	9	94.2%
19	Forest Hall	120	113	7	94.2%
20	Camperdown	185	174	11	94.1%
21	Wallsend	187	176	11	94.1%
22	Benton	229	215	14	93.9%
23	Killingworth	293	275	18	93.9%
24	Tynemouth	709	664	45	93.7%
25	Whitley Bay North	231	216	15	93.5%
26	Longbenton & Benton	111	103	8	92.8%
27	New York & Murton	81	75	6	92.6%
28	Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South	185	170	15	91.9%
29	Wallsend North	73	67	6	91.8%
30	Monkseaton	131	120	11	91.6%
31	Northumberland	110	100	10	90.9%
32	Wallsend Central	84	76	8	90.5%
33	Backworth & Holystone	89	80	9	89.9%
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 4,332 planning decisions in North Tyneside, January 2020 to September 2026. 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 →