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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2 approved · 1 refused · 112 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- AACAPPH/2026/0179
Adjoining Authority Consultation for a scoping opinion for the Hope Moor Wind Farm
HOPE MOOR WIND FARM
Received 29 May 2026 - ADVREFH/2026/0180
Advertisement consent for the replacement of paper and past advertisement display board with digital advertisement display board
4 POWLETT ROADHARTLEPOOLTS24 8LZ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0181
Erection of a temporary single-storey welfare Portakabin modular building.
EDF ENERGY RENEWABLESHARTLEPOOL POWER STATION TEES ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 2BZ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - PENDINGH/2026/0182
Application for change of use of existing car showroom and vehicle workshops to autocentre (Class B2), to include part demolition of building and external alterations, the erection of a new drive-through coffee shop unit (Class E(b)), amended vehicle access, parking and servicing areas and the provision of associated EV charging station and associated landscaping and boundary enclosures.
EVANS HALSHAW USWORTH ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 2BQ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - AACAPPH/2026/0183
Adjoining Authority Consultation for outline planning application (with all matters reserved apart from access) for the erection of up to 210 dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated infrastructure, access and landscaping (amended plans received 09.06.26)
LAND EAST OFQUEENS MEADOW BUSINESS PARKQUEENS MEADOWHARTLEPOOL
Received 10 Jun 2026 - PENDINGD/2026/0023
Discharge conditions 3 (noise insulation), 4 (cycle storage), 5 (waste storage) and 6 (boundary gate) of planning permission H/2024/0194 Change of use from a social club to a 12no. bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (HMO); proposed first floor rear extension; external alterations to existing building to include bricking up a door and the installation of roof lights and windows; and the installation of sliding gate and railings to the rear, and access in existing front boundary fence
28 WESTBOURNE ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 5RE
Received 10 Jun 2026 - AACAPPH/2026/0184
Adjoining Authority Consultation for the erection of a 2m boundary fence to enclose land for an educational facility and installation of an access path.
COWPEN BEWLEY WOODLAND PARK VISITORS CENTRECOWBRIDGE LANEBILLINGHAM
Received 11 Jun 2026 - DISAPPD/2026/0024
Discharge of condition 4 (landscaping) of planning permission H/2024/0174 Proposed change of access site (part retrospective) and incorporation of temporary access road, site infrastructure and integrated mitigation measures to allow for completion of the consented landfill operations
SEATON MEADOWS LANDFILL SITE BRENDA ROADHARTLEPOOL
Received 11 Jun 2026 - PENDINGH/2026/0185
Erection of 3no. warehouse units (use class B8) with associated parking, landscaping and other external works
LAND ATPARK VIEW ROAD WESTHARTLEPOOLTS25 1UD
Received 11 Jun 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0186
Erection of a single storey rear extension (garage conversion to a habitable room).
83 VICKERS LANEHARTLEPOOLTS25 2DN
Received 11 Jun 2026 - TPOAPPH/2026/0187
Removal of 1 no. Ash tree (TPO 85) down to ground level.
TUNSTALL GARTH ELWICK ROADHARTLEPOOLTS26 0BH
Received 15 Jun 2026 - PENDINGH/2026/0188
Proposed external alterations comprising the removal of the existing shopfront and reinstatement of the original central entrance door and sash window to the front elevation. Additional works include the formation and alteration of door and window openings to the rear elevation and rear offshoot, together with the erection of a single-storey flat roof extension linking the main dwelling, rear offshoot and existing outbuildings.
22 HIGH STREETGREATHAMHARTLEPOOLTS25 2EN
Received 15 Jun 2026 - PENDINGH/2026/0189
Installation of new shop front and subdivision of existing ground floor unit to create an additional 1no. unit, conversion of existing first floor into HMO for up to 6no. occupants and associated external alterations including installation of rooflights.
44-46YORK ROADHARTLEPOOLTS26 8AW
Received 15 Jun 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0191
Erection of front porch and bay window, side extension and rear extension
41 LINDSAY ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 3RU
Received 18 Jun 2026 - DISAPPD/2026/0025
Discharge of condition no.3 (Parts 1, 2 & 3) of planning permission H/2025/0403 Erection of a single storey extension to the workshops
AUTOTRANSPORTATION LTD CONISTON ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 1NJ
Received 18 Jun 2026 - EIANOTREQH/2026/0192
EIA Screening Opinion for Colwyn Road Flood Alleviation Scheme
BURN VALLEY BECKHARTLEPOOL
Received 7 May 2026 - LAWAPPPROPH/2026/0193
Lawful development certificate for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to House of Multiple Occupation (C4) for 6 unrelated individuals sharing facilities
125 THORNTON STREETHARTLEPOOLTS26 9EX
Received 7 Jan 2026 - PENDINGH/2026/0194
Erection of a single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration and installation of window to main dwelling, and erection of a single storey rear extension to existing double garage
2 HOLLYMOUNTHARTLEPOOLTS26 0LU
Received 23 Jun 2026 - PENDINGH/2026/0195
Redecoration and colour change to front facade, works to facilitate proposed signage and new festoon lighting to the rear. External repairs to render. Replace existing timber decking with composite grey decking
HOPE AND ANCHOR INN HIGH STREETGREATHAMHARTLEPOOLTS25 2EN
Received 24 Jun 2026 - PRAPPNREQP/2026/0009
Prior notification for the erection of a single-storey rear extension (length 4 metres, height to eaves 2.6 metres, overall height 3.6 metres).
23 REGENCY DRIVEHARTLEPOOLTS25 1LX
Received 24 Jun 2026 - PENDINGH/2026/0196
Change of use from Office (use class E) to 11no. bed HMO (Sui Generis), installation of 1no roof light to front, 1no roof light to rear and alterations to fenestration to side and rear elevation.
131 PARK ROADHARTLEPOOLTS26 9HT
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DISAPPD/2026/0026
Discharge of conditions 5 PART A (Archaeology), 9 (Dust Suppression) and 19 (Ecological Enhancements) of planning permission H/2022/0459 Proposed Construction, Operation and Maintenance of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Facility and Associated Infrastructure
WHELLY HILL FARMWORSET LANEHARTHARTLEPOOLTS27 3BH
Received 26 Jun 2026 - PENDINGH/2026/0197
Adjoining Authority Consultation for Able Seaton Port Capital and Maintenance Dredging and Disposal licence (MMO Ref MLA/2026/00019)
ABLE UK LTD TEES ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 2DB
Received 26 Jun 2026 - FULLAPPH/2026/0198
Erection of a single storey extension to the existing single storey rear projection, extension to front of garage and other external alterations including installation of 2no. curved bay windows to front, new windows to side and rear and sliding doors and roof lantern to rear
1HOLLAND ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 2JE
Received 29 Jun 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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