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.

5,719 real decisions·34 wards·Updated March 2026

All 34 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Chirton	106	105	1	99.1%
2	Battle Hill	173	171	2	98.8%
3	Monkseaton North	227	223	4	98.2%
4	Longbenton & Benton	81	79	2	97.5%
5	North Shields	107	104	3	97.2%
6	Monkseaton South	199	192	7	96.5%
7	Forest Hall	85	82	3	96.5%
8	St Marys	320	308	12	96.2%
9	Preston	155	149	6	96.1%
10	Chirton & Percy Main	50	48	2	96.0%
11	St Mary's	117	112	5	95.7%
12	Shiremoor	62	59	3	95.2%
13	Preston With Preston Grange	81	77	4	95.1%
14	Riverside	200	190	10	95.0%
15	Cullercoats	262	248	14	94.7%
16	Howdon	147	139	8	94.6%
17	Longbenton	128	121	7	94.5%
18	Collingwood	178	168	10	94.4%
19	Whitley Bay	350	330	20	94.3%
20	Weetslade	258	243	15	94.2%
21	Wallsend	187	176	11	94.1%
22	Benton	229	215	14	93.9%
23	Whitley Bay North	181	170	11	93.9%
24	Killingworth	273	256	17	93.8%
25	Tynemouth	646	603	43	93.3%
26	Wallsend Central	60	56	4	93.3%
27	Camperdown	160	149	11	93.1%
28	New York & Murton	66	61	5	92.4%
29	Wallsend North	48	44	4	91.7%
30	Northumberland	110	100	10	90.9%
31	Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South	127	115	12	90.6%
32	Monkseaton	93	83	10	89.2%
33	Backworth & Holystone	69	61	8	88.4%
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 5,719 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 →