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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Hartlepool Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Hartlepool Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,856Searchable applications
66Recorded as pending
67%Approval rate · 3 approved or refused records
1Refused applications
2 approved · 1 refused · 112 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Dec 2004 to 17 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning, development and conservationLocal plan Land use policyPre-application advice Schedule of fees for pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas in Hartlepool
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesdevelopmentcontrol@hartlepool.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas8 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DISAPPD/2026/0017
Discharge of condition 2 (landscaping) of planning permission H/2024/0005 Change of use of private land to Police vehicle storage compound, perimeter fence and tree planting (retrospective)
A19 TEST AND TUNE TRUNK ROAD A19HARTLEPOOLTS27 3HH
Received 31 Mar 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0112
Erection of canopy to front elevation and new boundary wall and installation of new hardstanding, gate and dropped kerb
92 STATION LANEHARTLEPOOLTS25 1DW
Received 10 Apr 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0114
Part-retrospective erection of a lean-to timber enclosure to the side of the dwelling (to enclose existing shipping container)
9 AMBERTON ROADHARTLEPOOLTS24 8LT
Received 13 Apr 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0115
Erection of a two-storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension, single storey side extension, single storey front porch extension and proposed alterations to raised patio with the retaining wall (installation of solar panels to rear and alteration to existing rear first floor window to serve proposed en-suite).
35 RELTON WAYHARTLEPOOLTS26 0BB
Received 13 Apr 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0116
Erection of a single storey home office/cinema room to rear garden (retrospective)
12 OCTAVIA DRIVEHARTLEPOOLTS26 0FY
Received 13 Apr 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0117
Installation of a glazed curtain screen to front elevation of existing retail unit
UNIT 3B ONE BELOWTEESBAY RETAIL PARK BRENDA ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 1XJ
Received 14 Apr 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0119
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension, front porch, alterations to existing openings, alterations to roof including installation of dormer window, removal of existing brick wall to the side, and erection of a new boundary wall and fence
8 CALDER GROVEHARTLEPOOLTS25 3BA
Received 17 Apr 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0120
Installation of new access ramp to front garden
55 GROSMONT ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 1EP
Received 17 Apr 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0123
Erection of a single storey rear extension to provide accessible WC
UNIT 2THE GOLDMINE CATCOTE ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 3JN
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DISAPPD/2026/0018
Discharge of conditions 4 (ecological enhancement measures), 6 (boundary treatments), 7 (external lighting), 8 (electric vehicle charging points) and 20 (surfacing finish/materials for bin area) and associated mandatory BNG 'condition' (referred to in Informative 2) of planning permission H/2025/0114 (Conversion and partial demolition of the former Gretton Court Care Home to create 14no. dwellings for independent living and dementia care and associated works).
GRETTON COURT1 HEATHER GROVEHARTLEPOOLTS24 8QZ
Received 21 Apr 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0124
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension (demolition of existing outbuilding)
51 THACKERAY ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 4JT
Received 21 Apr 2026 - ADVAPPH/2026/0127
Advertisement consent for the installation of 4no. Community Notice Boards to 4no. separate locations in Seaton Carew.
LAND ADJACENT TO EAST OF THE CLIFF/OPPOSITE THE GREEN (LOCATION 1), LAND ADJACENT TO CAR PARK AT SEATON PARK (LOCATION 2), LAND ADJACENT TO WARRIOR DRIVE/FORESTER CLOSE (LOCATION 3),LAND ADJACENT TO ELIZABETH WAY SHOPS & CATH HILL CLOSE (LOCATION 4), SEATON CAREWHARTLEPOOL
Received 22 Apr 2026 - PENDINGH/2026/0131
Change of use to short term respite home for children with additional needs (C2 Use Class)
MELBOURNE HOTEL16 STOCKTON ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 1RL
Received 29 Apr 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0132
Erection of a single storey extension
145 BRIERTON LANEHARTLEPOOLTS25 5DR
Received 29 Apr 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0135
Erection of a pitched roof over single storey rear extension and converted attached garage to side (retrospective)
31 TEESBROOKE AVENUEHARTLEPOOLTS25 5JF
Received 1 May 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0137
Retrospective application for the erection of a single storey rear and side extension (demolition of detached garage), and proposed erection of a front porch
28 TYNEBROOKE AVENUEHARTLEPOOLTS25 5JG
Received 6 May 2026 - PENDINGH/2026/0138
Application for construction of footway and cycleway to include associated engineering/levels works and installation of associated paraphernalia.
SPION KOP ARMADJACENT LEAS GROVEHARTLEPOOL
Received 6 May 2026 - PENDINGD/2026/0019
Discharge of condition 9 of planning permission H/2025/0233 Approval of outstanding reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for the erection of 335no. dwellings with associated infrastructure pursuant to planning permission H/2022/0181 dated 26 February 2025 (Outline planning application for the erection of up to 1200no. dwellings with associated parking, landscaping and infrastructure with all matters reserved except access)
LAND EAST OFCOUNTRYSIDE PROPERTIESWYNYARD PARKWYNYARDHARTLEPOOL
Received 8 May 2026 - PENDINGH/2026/0139
Demolition works to an unlisted building in a conservation area to remove garden wall
NORTH VIEW PARK MEWSHARTLEPOOLTS26 0DX
Received 11 May 2026 - PENDINGH/2026/0142
Change of use from Class E (Commercial/Business) to a mixed use restaurant and hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) including installation of a commercial kitchen extraction and ventilation system
UNIT 4, JUBILEE HOUSEYORK ROADHARTLEPOOLTS26 9EN
Received 12 May 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0144
Erection of detached summer house within rear garden (retrospective)
26 HIGHGATE MEADOWSDALTON PIERCYHARTLEPOOLTS27 3BZ
Received 13 May 2026 - LAWAPPPROPH/2026/0145
Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to 5 bed HMO (C4)
22 KILWICK STREETHARTLEPOOLTS24 7QG
Received 12 May 2026 - LAWAPPPROPH/2026/0146
Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to 5 bed HMO (C4)
24 KILWICK STREETHARTLEPOOLTS24 7QG
Received 12 May 2026 - PENDINGH/2026/0147
Subdivision of 1no. existing residential dwelling to create 1no. additional self-contained residential dwelling, with associated alterations to fenestration and external elevations including the application of render finish
BECKWOOD HOUSE FRONT STREETHARTHARTLEPOOLTS27 3AJ
Received 13 May 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Hartlepool Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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