North Tyneside planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, updated daily. North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council received 270 planning applications in the last 90 days, 6 of them major schemes. 93% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 56 days.
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Recent applications in North Tyneside
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Land Adjacent To Third Avenue Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate North Shields Tyne And Wear
Mixed-use car garage and showroom, 3,000 sqm, North Shields. New B2/B8/E building on a 3-hectare site at full major application stage. Portal frame, cladding, yard drainage and showroom glazing packages lead, with office fit-out and service-bay mechanical systems following.
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Land East Of Weetslade Depot Great Lime Road Dudley Northumberland
2,880 sqm Class E retail unit with full infrastructure, North Tyneside. New standalone retail building with parking, landscaping, attenuation and plant at full application stage. Groundworks, frame, cladding and drainage dominate; car park surfacing and external fit-out follow.
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Unit 4 Elm Road West Chirton Industrial Estate North North Shields Tyne And Wear NE29 8SE
Single-storey industrial extension adding three bays, North Shields. Extends an existing unit on Elm Road with 320 sqm additional floorspace at full application stage. Structural steel, cladding and industrial flooring drive the work, with drainage and yard works to follow.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Land At St Marys Island Causeway St Marys Island Access Road Whitley Bay Tyne And Wear
Tidal causeway replacement at St Mary's Island, Whitley Bay. Removes existing causeway and constructs replacement with utilities diversion, foundation works and ecological mitigation at full application stage. Civil engineering and marine works dominate, with utility coordination and environmental…
GroundworksDemolitionDrainage
Land At St Marys Island Causeway St Marys Island Access Road Whitley Bay Tyne And Wear
Tidal causeway replacement at St Mary's Island, Whitley Bay. Removes the existing causeway and constructs a replacement with utility diversion and ecological mitigation works, at listed building consent stage. Groundworks, drainage, utilities and marine/coastal engineering packages define the…
GroundworksDemolitionDrainage
Land Adjacent To Hatfield House Borough Road North Shields Tyne And Wear
Five terraced townhouses, North Shields. Erects three-storey family homes with rear gardens at full application stage. Structural frame, brickwork and roofing dominate; internal fit-out and M&E packages follow conventional new-build supply chains.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
24A, B And C Bewicke Road Wallsend Tyne And Wear NE28 6SH
5-apartment scheme with ground-floor retail, Wallsend. Redevelops an existing building to create a shop unit with five residential apartments above and rear modifications at full application stage. Structural works, M&E for dual uses, residential fit-out and shopfront packages open procurement.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land At Former School House Sandy Lane North Gosforth Newcastle Upon Tyne
Variation of conditions on a four-dwelling scheme, Newcastle. Amends approved site layout and house designs under conditions 1, 4 and 5 of the original 2021 permission. The parent scheme remains live; layout and access changes may trigger fresh material and specification decisions for…
16 Laurel Quays Coble Dene North Shields Tyne And Wear NE29 6BF
Single dwelling conversion to two homes, North Shields. Reinstates original use by subdividing one existing house into two self-contained dwellings at full application stage. Internal partitioning, drainage separation, and kitchen and bathroom fit-out drive the specification.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Quadrant East 16 The Silverlink North Cobalt Business Park West Allotment Newcastle Upon Tyne NE27 0BY
Air source heat pump retrofit for an office building, Newcastle. Adds rooftop heat pumps, thermal storage and associated plant to decarbonise an existing structure at full application stage. M&E installation, roof works and structural support framing suit mechanical services contractors and energy…
RenewablesM&ERoofing
16 - 24 High Street West Wallsend Tyne And Wear NE28 8HU
Single dwelling conversion from commercial use, Wallsend. Change of use from commercial to one residential unit at prior approval stage. Fit-out, rewiring, partitioning and new kitchen and bathroom are the primary work packages.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
DMI Young And Cunningham Buiding Gloucester Road West Chirton Industrial Estate Middle North Shields Tyne And Wear NE29 8RQ
Dog training and day-care facility, North Shields industrial unit. Repurposes 332 sqm of existing floorspace for daytime animal care operations at full application stage. Fit-out, flooring, ventilation and kennel infrastructure packages suit specialist animal-care installers.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Morrisons Hillheads Road Whitley Bay Tyne And Wear NE25 8HN
218kW rooftop solar PV system for Morrisons supermarket, Whitley Bay. Retrofit installation on an existing retail building, at prior approval stage. Electrical infrastructure, roofing penetrations and DC/AC conversion equipment are the live packages for energy contractors.
RenewablesM&E
58 Locomotion Way North Shields Tyne And Wear NE29 6XF
Single dwelling converted to a children's care home, North Shields. Changes use from residential to institutional C2, retrospectively, at full application stage. Fit-out, fire safety upgrades and safeguarding infrastructure are the primary packages for specialist contractors.
Fit-outM&E
Ground Floor Flat 1 Priors Terrace Tynemouth Tyne And Wear NE30 4BE
One-bedroom flat created within an existing rear structure, Tynemouth, retrospectively consented. Converts unused floorspace to a self-contained home at full application stage. Fit-out, kitchen and bathroom installation, rewiring and partition works drive the commercial scope.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Planning appeals in North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, raw rate
25.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.6%
national rates applied to this caseload
5.2 percentage points below expected. North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
183 appeals counted, 177 judged either way (45 allowed, 132 dismissed), 6 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-05.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 31% | 28.8% | 90 | 87 | 27 |
| Householder (HAS) | 23.3% | 35.6% | 60 | 60 | 14 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 12.5% | 33.3% | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Enforcement Notice | 0% | 13.5% | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 16.7% | 20.6% | 7 | 6 | 1 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | 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 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent26 homes
- Affordable rent18 homes
- Shared ownership16 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.
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder92% (210 decided)
- infrastructure100% (78 decided)
- other90% (70 decided)
- commercial100% (27 decided)
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