Planning decisions in Newcastle upon Tyne
On the public planning record, Newcastle upon Tyne approved 94% of 1,797 decided applications on the full public record. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 95% approved (420 decided)
- Listed building / conservation : 99% approved (312 decided)
- Tree work : 92% approved (291 decided)
- Loft conversion : 91% approved (100 decided)
- Roof / fenestration : 98% approved (98 decided)
- Change of use : 80% approved (96 decided)
- Demolition : 94% approved (86 decided)
- Advertisement / signage : 94% approved (85 decided)
- Porch : 99% approved (72 decided)
- Two-storey extension : 94% approved (65 decided)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 94% approved (64 decided)
- Rear extension : 95% approved (60 decided)
- Shopfront / commercial : 85% approved (48 decided)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Newcastle upon Tyne, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.