Planning decisions in Newcastle Upon Tyne
How long Newcastle Upon Tyne takes to decide a planning application and how many it approves, from the 1,942 decisions it made in the twelve months to September 2026. Days run from validation to decision, the clock the council reports against; the wait from receipt is shown beside it. How the figures are made.
53 daysmedian from validation to decision (UK 54); 58 from receipt
61%decided within eight weeks (UK 66%), 80% within thirteen
92%approved (UK 90%): 1,696 approved, 140 refused, 75 withdrawn
179 of 388UK rank for speed, up 38 places on last year; 168 of 388 for approvals
By kind of application
| Kind | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions | UK rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Householder applications | 56 | 58% | 95% | 374 | 137 of 200 |
| Full applications | 56 | 52% | 81% | 365 | 148 of 359 |
| Tree works | 43 | 85% | 95% | 338 | 223 of 324 |
| Discharge of conditions | 57 | 50% | 99% | 241 | 239 of 310 |
| Lawful development certificates | 43 | 83% | 94% | 150 | 75 of 348 |
| Listed building consent | 63 | 37% | 97% | 146 | 177 of 307 |
| Amendments | 53 | 60% | 93% | 127 | 244 of 356 |
| Advertisement consent | 56 | 52% | 88% | 119 | 245 of 320 |
| Prior approvals | 36 | 84% | 96% | 54 | 178 of 340 |
| Reserved matters * | 263 | 0% | 100% | 10 | 45 of 45 |
Delegated or committee
| Route | Share | Median days | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegated to officers | 98% | 53 | 93% | 1,910 |
| Planning committee | 2% | 301 | 83% | 30 |
Where the register states how the decision was made. 2 decisions did not say.
Appeals
61 appeals against Newcastle Upon Tyne decisions were decided by the Planning Inspectorate in the window, 44 for every 100 refusals; 25% were allowed. Every appeal in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
By year
| Year decided | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 * | 78 | 22% | 93% | 130 |
| 2017 * | 52 | 98% | 16% | 101 |
| 2018 * | 68 | 27% | 75% | 179 |
| 2019 * | 42 | 68% | 89% | 48 |
| 2020 * | 63 | 42% | 98% | 62 |
| 2021 * | 96 | 3% | 98% | 91 |
| 2022 * | 70 | 39% | 92% | 98 |
| 2023 * | 64 | 42% | 92% | 159 |
| 2025 | 57 | 49% | 94% | 725 |
| 2026 so far | 59 | 47% | 92% | 1,457 |
* Years from our archive, which carries no validation date: timed from receipt, so a few days longer than the live years above them.
Past their target date now
- 68 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5JQListed Building Application: External alterations to include i nstallation of new shopfronts including recladding of existing tiled areas widue 5 Sept 2025
- 68 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5JQInstallation of new shopfronts to Bigg Market and Grainger Street elevations including recladding of tiled areas with aluminium panels and idue 5 Sept 2025
- Pendower Hall, 175 West Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6PQListed Building Application: submission of details of samples of materials for external elevations to comply with condition 3, samples of madue 25 Sept 2025
- Phase 2B And 3B, Land East Of A696 And West Of Station Road, Kenton Bankfoot, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 8AGSubmission of evidence of the Allotment Condition report as required by Schedule 3 of S106 agreement relating to application 2021/1622/01/DEdue 10 Oct 2025
- Waterstones, EMMERSON CHAMBERS Blackett Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7JFListed Building Application: Submission of details - large scale details of all replacement decorative lead elements, decorative finials, dedue 27 Oct 2025
- Phase 2B And 3B, Land East Of A696 And West Of Station Road, Kenton Bankfoot, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 8AGSubmission of Training and Employment Management Plan (Taylor Wimpey area only) as required by Clause 1.1 of Schedule 4 of Section 106 Agreedue 27 Oct 2025
- CRESCENT FARM Ponteland Road, Throckley, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 9REFormation of a farm access and track, and associated works.due 29 Oct 2025
- 57 Beatty Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3QNErection of two storey extension to side and a single storey extension to rear.due 1 Dec 2025
Decided in the last three weeks
- Land To The South Of Former Glassworks Northumberland Road, Lemington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8SXNon material Amendment: Amend from pre-commencement to allow the historic building record to take place prior to the first use of the faciliApproved28 Oct 2026
- 53 Moor Road North, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1RJTrees in a conservation area notification: 1no. Lime tree Crown reduction by 1metre and side reduced by approximately 0.5metre to reduce oveApproved28 Oct 2026
- 26 Waterloo Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4DGSiting of an InPost Parcel Locker to the Western Elevation (Retrospective)Refused28 Oct 2026
- Newcastle City Council, SIR CHARLES PARSONS SCHOOL Westbourne Avenue, Walkergate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4EDSubmission of details of working method statement for bats, hedgehog and common toad to comply with condition 10 and Habitat Management andApproved28 Oct 2026
- 3 Saxilby Drive, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5LSErection of single storey extension to rear, and an entrance porch (from amended plans received 09/09/2026).Approved28 Oct 2026
- 209 Shields Road , Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 1DQDisplay of 2no. internally illuminated ATM signs.Approved28 Oct 2026
- 209 Shields Road , Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 1DQInstallation of an ATMApproved28 Oct 2026
- 37 Crossway, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3QHTPO Application: 2no. Beech Trees crown reduction up to 2 metres. (TPO 1980/007)Approved28 Oct 2026
Built nightly from Newcastle Upon Tyne's planning register. Ranks are among the 388 published councils. See planning applications in Newcastle Upon Tyne, appeals, or get alerts for Newcastle Upon Tyne.
About these figures
How are decision times measured?
Days from the date the council validated the application to the date it decided it, for applications approved or refused in the window. That is the clock councils report against and the official statistics use. Each council’s page also shows the count from receipt, which is what the applicant actually waited. Withdrawn and undecided applications are not timed.
Why do these figures differ from the council’s own?
Councils count an agreed extension of time as decided on time; we treat the calendar as the calendar. Our figures are also live and rolling, where official statistics are quarterly and annual. So a council’s own within-eight-weeks figure will usually sit a little above ours.
What counts as approved?
Approval rate is approvals divided by approvals plus refusals. Withdrawals, and decisions whose outcome the register does not state, are counted in the totals but not in the rate.
Why is a council missing?
A council is published when it has at least 25 timed decisions in the window and its register’s decision data passes our consistency checks. Councils that fail are listed with the reason rather than shown with a number that would mislead.
How often is this updated?
Nightly, from the decisions we collect from every council register we monitor. The window is the twelve months to the last complete month.