18 Dunston Roadhartlepoolts26 0EN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to residential care home (Class C2) for three young persons and additional hardstanding to front. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Last checked 10 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Hartlepool Planning Committee on 16 Jul 2026.
Approved
- Officers advised approval subject to conditions controlling the use, staffing, shift changes and parking.
- Residents raised concerns about the area’s character, disturbance, safety, traffic, parking and overconcentration of care homes.
- The committee approved the application by majority, with one abstention, subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Hartlepool's committee minutes of 16 Jul 2026.
Site constraints 2
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Hartlepool
- Application type
- Full Plans Application
- Postcode
- TS26 0EN
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Mar 2026
- Decision
- FULLAPP
- Decision date
- 17 Jul 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- 15
How this decision compares
Decided in 170 days from validation, 111 days slower than Hartlepool's median of 59 for full applications. Approved, as 98% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Hartlepool in the last twelve months, from validation. Hartlepool decision record →
Historical activity at this location
1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Hartlepool is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #227 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).
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