Newcastle City Council, Jesmond Park Academy Jesmond Park West, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7DP Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 2026/0982/01/LDC - Certificate of Lawful Development Existing/Proposed
Date received
19 Jun 2026
Decision date
13 Sept 2026
Postcode
NE7 7DP
Type
Certificate of Lawful Development Existing/Proposed

Description

Lawful Development Certificate for proposed flat roof repairs including new insulation and membrane to be overlaid on existing. Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 86 days from validation, 36 days slower than Newcastle upon Tyne's median of 50 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 84% of lawful development certificates here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
20,483decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Newcastle upon Tyne to go on. Newcastle upon Tyne decision record →

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Newcastle upon Tyne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Newcastle upon Tyne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#154 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Newcastle upon Tyne is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #205 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Newcastle upon Tyne decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #113 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #86 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #205 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #165 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
37 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
70 decided
1,005
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026