Newcastle City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Newcastle City Council decided more than 1,800 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Newcastle City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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28 August 2026 · Approved
T J Hughes, 86 - 92 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5JQ · 2024/0930/01/DET
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14 August 2026 · Approved
Land At West Brunton, To The North Of Brunton Lane, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 9NX · 2024/1569/01/OUT
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31 July 2026 · Approved
Percy House And 11-19 Leazes Park Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4PF · 2025/1589/01/DET
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15 July 2026 · Approved
L D Mountain Centre, 30 - 34 Dean Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1PG · 2026/0105/01/DET
Figures for Newcastle City Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,800 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 5%of more than 340 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 100 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 21%about one in five |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 34plan adopted 2020 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Newcastle City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effects of the proposed development on community cohesion, crime and disorder.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue of the appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the supply of family housing in the area and its effect on the character of the area.”
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“The main issues are: (a) The effect of the proposed development, in particular its design, on the character and appearance of the area. (b) Its effect on designated heritage assets. (c) Its effect on the living conditions of future occupants…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the supply of family housing in the area; • The effect of the proposed development on the character of the area having regard to the level of concentration…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.