Planning decisions in Hartlepool
As of 26 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Hartlepool approved 95% of 2,205 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 97% approved (474 decided, ~85 days)
- Rear extension : 97% approved (290 decided, ~83 days)
- Demolition : 97% approved (197 decided, ~81 days)
- Change of use : 88% approved (152 decided, ~90 days)
- Side extension : 98% approved (127 decided, ~90 days)
- New dwelling : 93% approved (118 decided, ~71 days)
- Tree work : 96% approved (118 decided, ~48 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 94% approved (100 decided, ~43 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 91% approved (85 decided, ~127 days)
- Windows & doors : 89% approved (84 decided, ~92 days)
- Two-storey extension : 94% approved (72 decided, ~96 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 100% approved (67 decided, ~77 days) †
- Porch : 91% approved (67 decided, ~92 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 83% approved (65 decided, ~77 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 95% approved (57 decided, ~70 days)
- Loft conversion : 96% approved (53 decided, ~100 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 93% approved (41 decided, ~111 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 87% approved (38 decided, ~88 days)
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Hartlepool, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.