Newcastle planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Newcastle City Council, updated daily. Newcastle City Council received 481 planning applications in the last 90 days, 7 of them major schemes. 95% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 53 days.
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Literary And Philosophical Society, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1SE
Listed building consent for a Newcastle institutional refurbishment. Comprehensive internal and external upgrade including platform lift, partition removal, accessibility improvements, heat pumps, solar panels and thermal upgrades to a heritage building at consent stage. M&E services, renewable…
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Land At Depot Road Shields Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2BZ
B8 storage container facility, Newcastle. Deploys commercial storage containers on a depot site at full application stage. Groundworks, concrete hardstanding and drainage infrastructure enable the storage use, with access and security fencing completing the fit-out.
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130 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5AF
Listed building consent for retail refurbishment and rebranding, Newcastle city centre. Interior shopfitting, timber cladding, fitting rooms and replacement floor finishes transform an existing ground-floor retail unit. Shopfitting, joinery, flooring and M&E packages suit specialist retailers and…
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130 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5AF
Retail unit refurbishment with full fit-out and shopfront rebranding, Newcastle city centre. Internal remodelling with new shopfitting, fitting rooms, timber cladding and flooring at detailed application stage. Shopfitting, joinery, flooring and exterior repainting packages suit specialist…
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Land To The South Of Newcastle Shopping Park Fossway, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2UJ
EV charging hub with substation and ancillary infrastructure, Newcastle. New installation of charging points, power distribution, CCTV and lighting at a shopping-park site, at full application stage. M&E, groundworks and site drainage dominate, with specialist electrical installation and security…
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7A Saint Georges Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2SU
6-bed HMO converting to 7-bed large HMO, Newcastle. Adds one bedroom to first-floor garage conversion, changing use to Sui Generis at detailed application stage. Fit-out, fire compartmentation, rewiring and sanitaryware packages suit specialist HMO installers.
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60 Grey Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 6AF
Office fit-out creating work spaces across four floors, Newcastle. Internal partitioning and doorways reconfigured with external fascia and window signage at full application stage. Partitioning, glazing and signage installation suit specialist fit-out contractors.
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60 Grey Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 6AF
Listed building consent for office fit-out and signage, Newcastle Grey Street. Internal partitioning and doorway alterations across four floors create individual workspaces, plus external fascia and window vinyl signage at consent stage. Partitioning, M&E re-routing and heritage-compliant signage…
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Literary And Philosophical Society, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1SE
Heat pump and solar installation on a Newcastle institutional building. Adds five air source heat pumps, mechanical ventilation and photovoltaic panels to an existing roof at full application stage. M&E and renewables contractors can bid on heat-pump plant, ductwork, electrical distribution and PV…
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74 Jesmond Park West, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7BY
Dwellinghouse converting to serviced accommodation for patients and families, Newcastle. One home reconfigured for short-term guest use at full application stage. Fit-out, kitchenette and bathroom upgrades, plus reception and common-area works drive the scope.
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233 Chillingham Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5LJ
Barber shop converting to a licensed bar, Newcastle. Ground-floor unit gains a new shopfront, awning and front outdoor seating at full application stage. Bar fit-out, extraction, glazing and external finishes drive the work, with seating and landscaping to follow.
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68 Jesmond Park West, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7BY
Dwelling converting to patient serviced accommodation, Newcastle. One C3 house reconfigured as short-term hospitality for medical visitors at full application stage. Fit-out, kitchen and bathroom refurbishment, and reception fit-out are the main packages.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
11 Wyndfall Way, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 4QJ
Single-storey rear extension, 5.1m projection, Newcastle. Adds rear living space to an existing house via prior approval notification under GPDO Schedule 2. Brickwork, roofing, glazing and groundworks packages suit local builders, with M&E and drainage integration.
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24 Briarwood Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4ST
Two-storey side extension with front and rear additions, Newcastle. Adds three new storeys of floorspace to an existing house plus render and elevation work at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and structural steels over the two-storey opening drive procurement, with joinery…
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THE CEDARS, 23 Fawdon Walk, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 7AW
Detached residential annex outbuilding, Newcastle. Erects a new free-standing structure to provide ancillary residential accommodation at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, roofing and M&E packages drive the job, with fit-out for kitchen and bathroom services.
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Planning appeals in Newcastle City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Newcastle City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Newcastle City Council, raw rate
23.5%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.3%
national rates applied to this caseload
6.8 percentage points below expected. Newcastle City Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
512 appeals counted, 498 judged either way (117 allowed, 381 dismissed), 14 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 17% | 28.8% | 240 | 235 | 40 |
| Householder (HAS) | 29.9% | 35.6% | 90 | 87 | 26 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 36.9% | 33.3% | 86 | 84 | 31 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 37% | 36% | 27 | 27 | 10 |
| Enforcement Notice | 12% | 13.5% | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 18.8% | 36.9% | 16 | 16 | 3 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 0% | 25% | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 50% | 20.6% | 8 | 8 | 4 |
3 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Newcastle City Council
Newcastle City Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Newcastle City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent24 homes
- Affordable rent17 homes
- Shared ownership77 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Newcastle City Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder97% (229 decided)
- other95% (130 decided)
- institutional98% (52 decided)
- commercial91% (44 decided)
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