North Tyneside Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
North Tyneside Council decided more than 1,200 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 6% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on North Tyneside 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).
Figures for North Tyneside Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,200 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 6%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 51 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 28%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 100plan adopted 2017 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on North Tyneside Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the health of residents in the area.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether or not the proposal would lead to on-street parking stress to the detriment of highway safety; and • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; • The effect…”
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“The main issues in this case are: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area; the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of nearby residential properties with particular regard to…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.