Regional League Table

Planning Approval Rates in North East

The 14 local planning authorities in North East, ranked by approval rate. The regional average is 91.7% (91.5% decided in time).

Council	Approval	In time	Decisions	Nat. rank
Redcar and Cleveland	96.7%	88.5%	425	#5
North Tyneside	96%	99.2%	648	#11
South Tyneside	95.7%	97.3%	376	#14
Hartlepool	94.3%	99.6%	229	#37
Stockton-on-Tees	94%	92.1%	618	#45
County Durham	93.7%	89.8%	1,693	#51
Newcastle upon Tyne	92.3%	83.3%	910	#82
Sunderland	91%	96.4%	578	#107
Gateshead	90.4%	88.9%	468	#121
Darlington	90.2%	92.5%	451	#123
Hartlepool Development Corporation	90.2%	82.9%	41	#124
Middlesbrough Development Corporation	89%	84.1%	82	#152
Northumberland	88.7%	92.1%	1,923	#156
Middlesbrough	77.2%	91.1%	316	#291