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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Hartlepool Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2 approved · 1 refused · 112 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
Rear OfSheriff Street And Christopher StreetHARTLEPOOL
Received 26 Sept 2005Rear OfZetland Road And Topcliffe StreetHARTLEPOOL
Received 26 Sept 20053 Lamposts In York Road Between Dalton Street & Thornton StreetHartlepool
Received 19 Sept 20052 ST BEGAS GLADEHARTLEPOOLTS26 0FB
Received 27 Sept 2005Land To The Rear Of24-32 Ashwood Close And The Side Of 23 Ashwood CloseHartlepoolTS27 3QX
Received 26 Sept 2005415 CATCOTE ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 2LX
Received 27 Sept 20052 THORNBURY CLOSEHARTLEPOOLTS27 3RA
Received 27 Sept 200555 STUDLAND DRIVEHARTLEPOOLTS24 9RX
Received 27 Sept 200511 GILLPARK GROVEHARTLEPOOLTS25 1DT
Received 27 Sept 2005ELDON GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL ELDON GROVEHARTLEPOOLTS26 9LY
Received 3 Aug 200559 MOWBRAY ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 2NA
Received 27 Sept 2005181 AMBLESIDE MANORELWICK ROADHARTLEPOOLTS26 9NP
Received 28 Sept 200545 BROOMHILL GARDENSHARTLEPOOLTS26 0JP
Received 27 Sept 200512 MOORHEN ROADHARTLEPOOLTS26 0SY
Received 27 Sept 20056 HOLYROOD CRESCENTHARTTS27 3BB
Received 28 Sept 2005WRENWOOD PARK AVENUEHARTLEPOOLTS26 0DZ
Received 3 Oct 2005ALLOTMENTS GARDENS WAVERLEY TERRACEHARTLEPOOLHARTLEPOOL
Received 3 Oct 2005HARTFIELDS (Land West Of)Easington RoadMiddle WarrenHartlepool
Received 4 Oct 2005REG VARDY BURN ROADHARTLEPOOLTS25 1PN
Received 29 Sept 200537 PERCY STREETHARTLEPOOLTS26 0HS
Received 30 Sept 20053A LANCASTER ROADHARTLEPOOLTS24 8LN
Received 30 Sept 20052 FRIAR TERRACEHARTLEPOOLTS24 0PF
Received 5 Oct 20053 FRIAR TERRACEHARTLEPOOLTS24 0PF
Received 5 Oct 20051 SANDWICH GROVEHARTLEPOOLTS27 3PR
Received 4 Oct 2005Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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