Backworth & Holystone planning approval rate
Backworth & Holystone ward in North Tyneside has a 88.4% approval rate based on 69 planning decisions. North Tyneside overall: 94.4%.
Last updated: April 2026
88.4%
ward approval rate
69
Decisions
61
Approved
8
Refused
94.4%
North Tyneside average
Backworth & Holystone is 6.0 percentage points below the North Tyneside average, placing it among the stricter wards in North Tyneside. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.
How Backworth & Holystone compares
Backworth & Holystone ward
88.4%
North Tyneside overall
94.4%
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Recent decisions in Backworth & Holystone
Conversion of garage to habitable space · Fri 13 Feb 2026
Erection of a charging hub, substation, associated electrical infrastructure and · Fri 13 Feb 2026
Proposed porch to front · Tue 13 Jan 2026
Garage conversion · Mon 12 Jan 2026
Single storey rear extension · Fri 09 Jan 2026
What gets approved near your property?
In North Tyneside, 1 in 18 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in North Tyneside
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 5,719 decisions.