Planning permission in Newcastle

Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Newcastle. The rules are stricter in its 12 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. 7 of its Article 4 areas remove some or all house extension rights. Check your address to see which rules apply.

Newcastle at a glance

Conservation areas: 12
Article 4 areas: 13
Protected landscapes: None
Planning decisions: Newcastle City Council

How many conservation areas are there in Newcastle?

Newcastle has 12 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.

Brandling Village
Central
Framlington Place
Gosforth
Jesmond Dene
Leazes
Northumberland Gardens
Ouseburn
South Jesmond
St Nicholas Hospital
Summerhill Square
Walbottle

Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.

Does Newcastle have Article 4 directions?

Newcastle has published 13 Article 4 areas. Inside them, some permitted development rights are removed, so work that would normally be allowed needs planning permission.

The rights they remove most often:

Walls, fences and gates (Part 2 Class A, in 9 of the areas)
House extensions (Part 1 Class A, in 7 of the areas)
Other roof alterations, such as rooflights (Part 1 Class C, in 7 of the areas)
Porches (Part 1 Class D, in 7 of the areas)
Painting the outside of a building (Part 2 Class C, in 6 of the areas)
Satellite dishes and antennas (Part 1 Class H, in 5 of the areas)
Loft dormers and other roof extensions (Part 1 Class B, in 4 of the areas)
Garden buildings and outbuildings (Part 1 Class E, in 4 of the areas)
Turning a house into a small shared house (HMO) (Part 3 Class L, in 3 of the areas)
Hard surfaces, such as paved driveways (Part 1 Class F, in 2 of the areas)

Directions listed by Newcastle:

Brandy Vaults
Dukes Cottages
HW Jesmond & N Jesmond
Jesmond and Heaton
Northumberland Gardens
Saint Gabriel's Estate, Heaton
Saint Peter's Basin 1
Summerhill

What is an Article 4 direction?

Is any of Newcastle in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?

World Heritage Site: Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall).
There is green belt in or bordering Newcastle. Householder permitted development rights apply as normal in the green belt, but if you need planning permission, green belt policy limits how much a home can be enlarged.

Listed buildings and protected trees in Newcastle

Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Newcastle also publishes 770 listed building outlines, which show exactly which building is listed.

Newcastle publishes its tree preservation orders (15,785 areas and individual trees), so we can flag protected trees near an address.

What planning data does Newcastle publish?

Planning data published by Newcastle City Council
Data	Status	Records
Conservation area boundaries	Published	12
Article 4 direction boundaries	Published	13
Listed building outlines	Published	770
Tree preservation order areas	Published	8,449
Protected trees	Published	7,336

Planning work on a home in Newcastle? Put a pin on your house and we'll check it against all of this.

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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by Newcastle City Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 30 October 2026. Newcastle City Council website.