Tyne and Wear
A metropolitan county in North East England, centred on the conurbation of Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland, with the River Tyne as its iconic centrepiece.
Planning Permission in Tyne and Wear
Planning permission in Tyne and Wear is administered by the five metropolitan borough councils: Newcastle City Council, Sunderland City Council, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council and South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council. The North East Mayoral Combined Authority has strategic planning powers but does not determine planning applications.
Newcastle City Council's planning portal provides access to its adopted Newcastle Local Plan (Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan 2010-2030). Design Policy CS15 (Ensuring High Quality Design) is the primary design policy, requiring all development to be of high quality and to make a positive contribution to Newcastle's rich and varied character. Newcastle's planning service has developed particular expertise in assessing development in the city's conservation areas and in the vicinity of its outstanding Georgian and Victorian architecture.
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council's planning pages provide access to its adopted Local Plan (2010-2030). The council's planning policies reflect its dual role as a regenerating urban authority and as a guardian of the Tyne Valley landscape on its southern boundary. Gateshead's design policies are informed by the council's aspiration to create a design-led city of culture, exemplified by the BALTIC and Sage developments on the riverside.
Community Infrastructure Levy is charged by all five Tyne and Wear metropolitan boroughs. Rates vary reflecting significant differences in land values between the coastal and suburban areas of North and South Tyneside and the urban core areas of Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland. The self-build CIL exemption is available from all five boroughs for qualifying applicants. Exemption claims must be submitted before development commences.
Sunderland City Council's planning pages cover one of the north-east's most proactively regenerating planning authorities. The council's Core Strategy and Development Plan document set out the spatial framework for the city's growth and renewal. Design policies in Sunderland reflect the aspiration to develop a high-quality urban environment that can attract investment and talent to the city.
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council's planning pages cover the coastal strip from Whitley Bay to Tynemouth. The council's Local Plan (2017-2032) includes policies addressing the particular planning challenges of the North Tyneside coast, including coastal erosion management, flood risk from the North Sea, and the protection of the Victorian seaside character of Whitley Bay and Cullercoats. Coastal erosion risk assessments may be required for self-build proposals near the North Sea cliffline.
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council covers the area from the Tyne mouth south to the Sunderland boundary, including South Shields, Jarrow and Hebburn. The council's adopted Local Plan (2016-2036) reflects the borough's regeneration priorities and its aspiration to develop the South Tyneside coast as a visitor and residential destination. The Lawe Top area of South Shields - with its Roman fort of Arbeia - creates specific heritage considerations for development in this part of the borough.
Validation requirements across Tyne and Wear's metropolitan boroughs are broadly consistent. Core documents include a completed application form, location and site plans, a design and access statement, and the statutory fee. Additional requirements include heritage impact assessments for sites in the county's conservation areas, coastal erosion and flood risk assessments for coastal sites, and ecological surveys for sites with potential for protected species including protected birds on the Tyne and Wear estuaries.
Newcastle City Council's planning portal provides access to its adopted Newcastle Local Plan (Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan 2010-2030). Design Policy CS15 (Ensuring High Quality Design) is the primary design policy, requiring all development to be of high quality and to make a positive contribution to Newcastle's rich and varied character. Newcastle's planning service has developed particular expertise in assessing development in the city's conservation areas and in the vicinity of its outstanding Georgian and Victorian architecture.
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council's planning pages provide access to its adopted Local Plan (2010-2030). The council's planning policies reflect its dual role as a regenerating urban authority and as a guardian of the Tyne Valley landscape on its southern boundary. Gateshead's design policies are informed by the council's aspiration to create a design-led city of culture, exemplified by the BALTIC and Sage developments on the riverside.
Community Infrastructure Levy is charged by all five Tyne and Wear metropolitan boroughs. Rates vary reflecting significant differences in land values between the coastal and suburban areas of North and South Tyneside and the urban core areas of Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland. The self-build CIL exemption is available from all five boroughs for qualifying applicants. Exemption claims must be submitted before development commences.
Sunderland City Council's planning pages cover one of the north-east's most proactively regenerating planning authorities. The council's Core Strategy and Development Plan document set out the spatial framework for the city's growth and renewal. Design policies in Sunderland reflect the aspiration to develop a high-quality urban environment that can attract investment and talent to the city.
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council's planning pages cover the coastal strip from Whitley Bay to Tynemouth. The council's Local Plan (2017-2032) includes policies addressing the particular planning challenges of the North Tyneside coast, including coastal erosion management, flood risk from the North Sea, and the protection of the Victorian seaside character of Whitley Bay and Cullercoats. Coastal erosion risk assessments may be required for self-build proposals near the North Sea cliffline.
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council covers the area from the Tyne mouth south to the Sunderland boundary, including South Shields, Jarrow and Hebburn. The council's adopted Local Plan (2016-2036) reflects the borough's regeneration priorities and its aspiration to develop the South Tyneside coast as a visitor and residential destination. The Lawe Top area of South Shields - with its Roman fort of Arbeia - creates specific heritage considerations for development in this part of the borough.
Validation requirements across Tyne and Wear's metropolitan boroughs are broadly consistent. Core documents include a completed application form, location and site plans, a design and access statement, and the statutory fee. Additional requirements include heritage impact assessments for sites in the county's conservation areas, coastal erosion and flood risk assessments for coastal sites, and ecological surveys for sites with potential for protected species including protected birds on the Tyne and Wear estuaries.
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