Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council decided more than 1,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 4% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Stockton-on-Tees 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).
Recent major decisions
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27 October 2026 · Approved
Land Off Welwyn Road Ingleby Barwick Stockton On Tees · 26/1112/DCH
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17 July 2026 · Refused
The Forner Golden Eagle Hotel Trenchard Avenue Thornaby Stockton-on-Tees TS17 0DA · 26/0888/OUT
Figures for Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,100 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 4%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 58 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 19%about one in five |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 35plan adopted 2019 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues in the determination of the appeal are: • whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan and other material considerations; • the effect the proposed…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposed development would adequately meet the needs of the ageing population; • Whether the existing Mount Leven roundabout is safe and suitable to serve the proposed development, effects on highway safety, and accessibility…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding 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.