Planning data
How long planning decisions take in Newcastle-under-Lyme
What the public record actually shows for Newcastle-under-Lyme. Every figure below is measured or published, with its sample and its date. Nothing here is an estimate, and none of it predicts what a particular application will do.
How long decisions took
Median weeks from validation to decision, counted from the council’s own register. A median means half of decisions took longer, so it is a middle, not a target.
| Application type | Median | Decisions counted |
|---|---|---|
| All other applications | 4.7 weeks | 106 |
Measured over applications decided 01/07/2024 to 13/07/2026.
Housing Delivery Test
Newcastle-under-Lyme measured 94% in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test — consequence: Action plan.
MHCLG records 974 homes delivered against a three-year requirement of 1,035.
Published by MHCLG on 2026-08-17. This is the most recent measurement published, not a current-year figure, and it is the number that determines whether the presumption in favour of sustainable development is engaged.
Planning appeals in Newcastle-under-Lyme
27 allowed in full, 31 dismissed, from 58 planning appeals decided for Newcastle-under-Lyme between 01/01/2021 and 31/07/2026.
We do not turn that into a percentage: under 100 decided appeals, a rate looks like a finding and behaves like noise. The counts are the honest form. This is not a statement that no appeals succeeded. Only refused applications get appealed, so these are a self-selected minority of decisions.
What this page is not
It does not tell you what constrains a particular site in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Designations sit on land, not on councils. For that, run a free check on the site itself: it names every designation on or beside the boundary, states when each dataset was last collected, and says plainly where a record is not published rather than showing you a clear result.
Check a site in Newcastle-under-Lyme — freeAppeal outcomes from the Planning Inspectorate appeals database, England only, Open Government Licence v3.0, release of 2026-08-31. Decision speed measured from council registers by PF & Co. Housing Delivery Test © MHCLG, Open Government Licence v3.0. All 274 authorities.