Planning permission in South Tyneside
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in South Tyneside. The rules are stricter in its 11 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
South Tyneside at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 11
- Article 4 areas
- Not published
- Protected landscapes
- None
- Planning decisions
- South Tyneside Council
How many conservation areas are there in South Tyneside?
South Tyneside has 11 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.
- Cleadon
- Cleadon Hills
- East Boldon
- Hebburn Hall
- Mariners' Cottages
- Mill Dam
- Monkton
- St Paul's
- West Boldon
- Westoe
- Whitburn
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does South Tyneside have Article 4 directions?
South Tyneside hasn't published any Article 4 boundaries on planning.data.gov.uk. Most councils have at least one Article 4 direction, often in conservation areas, so check the council's website or ask its planning team before relying on permitted development.
What is an Article 4 direction?
Is any of South Tyneside 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 South Tyneside. 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 South Tyneside
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. South Tyneside doesn't publish listed building outlines, so where a listed building is recorded near an address, we ask the homeowner to check whether it's theirs.
South Tyneside doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.
What planning data does South Tyneside publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 11 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Not published | 0 |
| Listed building outlines | Not published | 0 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
Planning work on a home in South Tyneside? 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 South Tyneside Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 30 October 2026. South Tyneside Council website.