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South Tyneside planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

61.7%

171st of 297

1.0 points slower than England

Granted

98.6%

8th of 297

8.1 points higher than England

Extension of time

36.4%

196th of 297

4.1 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

214

South Tyneside decided 214 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 98.6%.

61.7% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (171st of 297 for speed).

A further 36.4% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 69.5% a year earlier.

How quickly decisions are made

South Tyneside against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	94.6%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	89.9%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	93.7%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	89.7%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	90.0%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	91.5%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	95.3%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	92.9%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	82.6%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	94.1%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	90.3%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	87.9%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	86.7%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	85.2%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	84.3%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	79.6%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	84.3%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	91.8%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	86.9%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	88.2%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	93.0%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	87.3%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	88.6%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	89.7%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	80.8%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	80.2%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	63.3%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	67.4%	2.2%	82.1%
2015 Q1	79.4%	1.5%	80.4%
2015 Q2	85.1%	1.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	79.0%	6.2%	79.2%
2015 Q4	73.7%	3.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	57.7%	1.4%	78.3%
2016 Q2	68.9%	0.9%	79.8%
2016 Q3	49.5%	4.4%	77.7%
2016 Q4	33.9%	4.6%	78.0%
2017 Q1	71.7%	27.3%	77.3%
2017 Q2	81.2%	16.5%	78.5%
2017 Q3	80.2%	18.9%	76.1%
2017 Q4	80.4%	18.7%	77.1%
2018 Q1	73.4%	25.0%	73.7%
2018 Q2	82.0%	16.0%	74.0%
2018 Q3	83.1%	16.9%	72.7%
2018 Q4	78.4%	21.6%	72.7%
2019 Q1	78.3%	20.0%	69.9%
2019 Q2	74.1%	24.7%	72.1%
2019 Q3	80.4%	17.8%	69.6%
2019 Q4	62.9%	36.1%	71.5%
2020 Q1	69.1%	29.6%	68.4%
2020 Q2	65.5%	32.2%	63.9%
2020 Q3	55.2%	40.2%	63.8%
2020 Q4	51.0%	46.2%	65.3%
2021 Q1	53.8%	44.5%	59.4%
2021 Q2	50.0%	26.5%	58.4%
2021 Q3	37.0%	29.5%	53.1%
2021 Q4	46.0%	30.2%	53.0%
2022 Q1	53.3%	27.8%	51.6%
2022 Q2	50.4%	44.2%	56.0%
2022 Q3	51.6%	40.7%	53.3%
2022 Q4	73.1%	23.1%	54.1%
2023 Q1	71.7%	25.0%	53.5%
2023 Q2	43.6%	50.0%	58.5%
2023 Q3	25.2%	66.0%	59.0%
2023 Q4	33.8%	52.3%	59.8%
2024 Q1	42.7%	53.3%	58.8%
2024 Q2	60.7%	31.5%	64.4%
2024 Q3	67.8%	28.8%	64.2%
2024 Q4	64.1%	31.3%	65.6%
2025 Q1	74.6%	20.3%	62.1%
2025 Q2	71.6%	27.0%	65.0%
2025 Q3	66.7%	31.6%	62.5%
2025 Q4	60.7%	37.5%	64.7%
2026 Q1	50.0%	45.2%	60.6%
2026 Q2	66.1%	33.9%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

South Tyneside against England

South Tyneside
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	South Tyneside	England
2008 Q1	93.8%	85.1%
2008 Q2	87.9%	86.1%
2008 Q3	89.3%	86.3%
2008 Q4	86.5%	85.3%
2009 Q1	82.9%	85.9%
2009 Q2	94.4%	86.8%
2009 Q3	92.6%	87.4%
2009 Q4	91.9%	86.9%
2010 Q1	87.0%	87.0%
2010 Q2	95.8%	88.0%
2010 Q3	95.5%	87.7%
2010 Q4	93.1%	87.5%
2011 Q1	96.7%	87.9%
2011 Q2	96.9%	88.5%
2011 Q3	91.7%	88.3%
2011 Q4	97.8%	88.3%
2012 Q1	98.8%	88.2%
2012 Q2	96.9%	89.2%
2012 Q3	94.9%	89.0%
2012 Q4	97.3%	88.9%
2013 Q1	97.2%	89.8%
2013 Q2	98.0%	90.6%
2013 Q3	98.7%	90.3%
2013 Q4	98.7%	89.6%
2014 Q1	97.3%	89.8%
2014 Q2	99.0%	90.5%
2014 Q3	96.9%	90.0%
2014 Q4	95.7%	89.2%
2015 Q1	100.0%	89.3%
2015 Q2	97.0%	90.2%
2015 Q3	96.3%	90.0%
2015 Q4	94.9%	89.2%
2016 Q1	95.8%	90.0%
2016 Q2	95.3%	90.3%
2016 Q3	90.1%	90.2%
2016 Q4	94.5%	89.7%
2017 Q1	96.0%	89.9%
2017 Q2	98.8%	90.5%
2017 Q3	94.3%	90.0%
2017 Q4	93.5%	90.1%
2018 Q1	90.6%	90.5%
2018 Q2	89.0%	91.0%
2018 Q3	95.5%	91.2%
2018 Q4	95.9%	90.5%
2019 Q1	96.7%	90.3%
2019 Q2	92.6%	91.0%
2019 Q3	96.3%	90.6%
2019 Q4	94.8%	89.8%
2020 Q1	96.3%	89.9%
2020 Q2	96.6%	90.2%
2020 Q3	98.9%	90.6%
2020 Q4	97.9%	90.3%
2021 Q1	94.1%	90.9%
2021 Q2	97.7%	91.2%
2021 Q3	95.9%	91.0%
2021 Q4	96.0%	90.1%
2022 Q1	93.3%	90.0%
2022 Q2	97.3%	90.4%
2022 Q3	94.5%	89.8%
2022 Q4	96.2%	89.4%
2023 Q1	96.7%	89.3%
2023 Q2	94.9%	89.2%
2023 Q3	99.0%	88.6%
2023 Q4	96.9%	88.2%
2024 Q1	100.0%	88.2%
2024 Q2	98.9%	89.1%
2024 Q3	91.5%	89.4%
2024 Q4	98.4%	88.6%
2025 Q1	94.9%	89.3%
2025 Q2	98.6%	90.4%
2025 Q3	96.5%	90.1%
2025 Q4	100.0%	90.1%
2026 Q1	97.6%	90.6%
2026 Q2	100.0%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks61.7%
8 to 13 weeks0.5%
13 to 26 weeks0.9%
Over 26 weeks0.5%
Extension of time agreed36.4%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	132
8 to 13 weeks	1
13 to 26 weeks	2
Over 26 weeks	1
Extension of time agreed	78

Appeals

Decided: 2
Allowed: 0.0%
Median wait: 6 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

South Tyneside has published 11 conservation areas.
South Tyneside has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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