Staincliffe Hotel the Cliffhartlepoolts25 1AB Data via plota.co.uk

H/2026/0044 - Full - Major application Pending
Change of useDemolitionCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from hotel to charity foundation and demolition of flat roofed rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 99.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Seaton conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Seaton Carew, Hartlepool
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Tees Estuary Recovering Nature (TERN); Inside the Hartlepool built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 - Major application
Postcode
TS25 1AB
Received
8 Jun 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
5 BRENTNALL CENTRE

Decision outlook

Day 99, past the statutory target. 78% of full applications in Hartlepool are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 13 Sept 2026.

Day 9943 days past the 56-day target
21%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
68decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Hartlepool in the last twelve months, from validation. Hartlepool decision record →

Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
1 WAINWRIGHT CLOSE HARTLEPOOL TS25 1XB
Erection of a new single storey outbuilding to rear
H/2024/0354
2021 Approved
6 THE CLIFF HARTLEPOOL TS25 1AB
Non Material Amendment to planning application H/2020/0367 (Proposed demolition of existi…
H/2021/0562
2021 Approved
6 THE CLIFF HARTLEPOOL TS25 1AB
Discharge of planning conditions 4, 5, 6, 7 & 12 of planning application H/2020/0367 - Pr…
D/2021/0119
2020 Approved
6 THE CLIFF HARTLEPOOL TS25 1AB
Proposed demolition of existing single storey dwelling and erection of two storey dwellin…
H/2020/0367
2019 Approved
1 WAINWRIGHT CLOSE HARTLEPOOL TS25 1XB
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear including tiled roof to garage and lobby
H/2019/0019
Hartlepool
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#223 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Hartlepool decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #55 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #129 of 296
52%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #227 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #240 of 296
91%
Minor dwellings approved
11 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
12 decided
224
Total decisions
15 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings