Whitley Bay planning approval rate
Whitley Bay ward in North Tyneside has a 94.3% approval rate based on 350 planning decisions. North Tyneside overall: 94.4%.
Last updated: March 2026
94.3%
ward approval rate
350
Decisions
330
Approved
20
Refused
94.4%
North Tyneside average
Whitley Bay is broadly in line with the North Tyneside average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Whitley Bay compares
Whitley Bay ward
94.3%
North Tyneside overall
94.4%
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Recent decisions in Whitley Bay
No recent comparable residential decisions found for this ward specifically. Check the council-level data for a broader view.
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.