Fixtures and fittings

As landlord, North Tyneside Council will only refuse to give permission for an alteration to your home if there are reasonable grounds to do so. We treat every application case by case.

We will write to you to explain the reason for withholding permission. In the case of applications that have a local amenity element, we may refuse until Planning has been consulted. For applications where the design and quality have an impact on the overall enjoyment of an area for all residents, Planning should be consulted in first instance. Please contact the Fixtures and Fittings team for any guidance.

Examples of reasonable grounds for refusal may include, and are not restricted to the following:

(a) to make the property, or any other premises, less safe for occupiers

(b) to cause North Tyneside Council to incur expenditure which it would be unlikely to incur if the improvement were not made

(c) to reduce the price which the property would fetch if sold on the open market or the rent which we would be able to charge on letting the property

(d) the design of the project contradicts the established character or reduces the attractiveness of the existing community. For all proposals that have a local amenity impact (e.g. boundary treatments that haven’t existed before, or deviate from the existing design), may require consideration from our Planning team to ensure the continued.

(e) rent arrears and/or legal proceedings relating to tenancy breaches (see rent arrears, above)