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North East planning applications
40,125 applications. 92% approved.
As of October 2026, PlanIndex holds 40,125 planning applications from 13 of the 13 local planning authorities in North East. 8,145 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 92% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Every council in North East
Applications on record, with each council's own approval rate and decision speed
| Council | On record | Last 12 months | Approved | Median days | Decision times |
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| County Durham | 11,003 | 3,005 | 93% | 58 | How long decisions take |
| Darlington | 904 | 390 | 96% | 54 | How long decisions take |
| Gateshead | 3,375 | 515 | 89% | 82 | How long decisions take |
| Hartlepool | 836 | 262 | 95% | 77 | How long decisions take |
| Middlesbrough | 1,064 | 248 | 88% | 63 | How long decisions take |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 1,783 | 1,209 | — | — | Not yet measured |
| North Tyneside | 1,933 | 709 | 94% | 56 | How long decisions take |
| Northumberland | 1,634 | 1,562 | 89% | 50 | How long decisions take |
| Northumberland National Park | 3,900 | 3,298 | 89% | 47 | How long decisions take |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 2,107 | 496 | 96% | 50 | How long decisions take |
| South Tyneside | 1,467 | 417 | 94% | 56 | How long decisions take |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 3,646 | 614 | 96% | 60 | How long decisions take |
| Sunderland | 6,473 | 681 | 88% | 56 | How long decisions take |
Approval rates and median days come from the PlanIndex decision-times study; a dash means the council has too few timed decisions to measure fairly. Councils without a count are not yet ingested.
Latest applications in North East
Data to October 2026
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26/03742/HEGRMN Awaiting decision
West Bank New Ridley Stocksfield NE43 7RQ
Hedgerow Removal Notice: Removal of section of hedgerow totalling 4.25m
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26/01487/COND Awaiting decision
Unit 12 Mylord Crescent Camperdown Industrial Estate Camperdown Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 5XG
Discharge of conditions 4, 7, 8 & 11 of planning approval 26/00434/FUL
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26/01485/FUL Awaiting decision
145 Grey Street North Shields Tyne And Wear NE30 2EQ
Change of use from retail to 2 bedroom apartment with associated alterations to shop front and parking
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26/03737/CLPROP Awaiting decision
35 Broadway Crescent Blyth Northumberland NE24 2RZ
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed conversion from two flats in to one four bedroom house
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26/03724/DISCON Awaiting decision
3-4 Freeman Way North Seaton Industrial Estate Ashington Northumberland NE63 0YB
Discharge of Conditions 6 (Car Parking Management Strategy) and 7 (Construction Method Statement) pursuant to planning permission 26/00998/FUL
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26/03728/CLEXIS Awaiting decision
Furze Hill Ponteland Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE20 0JA
Certificate of lawfulness of existing detached dwelling house, in the position and in the form shown on the drawings and photographs accompanying this application, carried out otherwise than in accordance with planning permission CM/20080484 and therefore without planning permission, together with the use of that building and the land edged red as a single dwelling house (Use Class C3) and its residential curtilage, now immune from enforcement action by the passage of time
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26/03716/DISCON Awaiting decision
Riding Farm Riding Mill Northumberland NE44 6HW
Discharge of conditions 3 (landscaping) and 18 (car ports) on approved application 25/03329/VARYCO
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26/01483/FULH Awaiting decision
62 Hollywell Road North Shields Tyne And Wear NE29 7NJ
Proposed single storey extension to front to form new porch
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26/01482/FULH Awaiting decision
32 Otterburn Road North Shields Tyne And Wear NE29 9BJ
Two storey extension to side with pitched canopy roof
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26/03726/CLPROP Awaiting decision
Clifton Ridge 17 Great North Road Clifton Northumberland NE61 6DQ
Certificate of Lawful Development for the demolition of the existing single storey rear extension and the construction of a two storey rear extension.
Common questions
How many local planning authorities are there in North East?
North East has 13 local planning authorities listed on PlanIndex, 13 of which have applications indexed here. Each has its own hub with volumes, approval rates and the latest submissions.
How many planning applications does North East decide?
In the 12 months to October 2026, councils in North East decided 8,145 planning applications. 92% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
Which is the busiest council in North East for planning applications?
Northumberland National Park recorded 3,298 applications in the 12 months to October 2026, the most of any council in North East over that period.