Hartlepool Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Hartlepool Borough Council decided more than 380 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026, but fewer than 20 of its recorded decisions can yet be read as approved or refused, so we don’t show its share refused or decision times.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Hartlepool Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for Hartlepool Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 380 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | Too few decisions |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | Too few decisions |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 35 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 28%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 120plan adopted 2018 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Hartlepool Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety and the highway network.”
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“The main issue is whether the proposed development would have an acceptable effect on the vitality and viability of the local centre.”
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“The main issues are: whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan; and the effect of the proposed development on the significance of the AEZ, a NDHA of archaeological interest.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal constitutes an acceptable use outside the limits to development; and • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.