5 Elwick Roadhartlepoolts24 7QH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for the proposed change of use from a Class C3 dwelling to a Class C4 small HMO for upto 6 occupiers. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · Last checked 22 Oct 2026
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
- Application for Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed use or development
- Postcode
- TS24 7QH
- Received
- 2 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sept 2026
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 22 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- DNS DESIGNS LTD
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 8 days faster than Hartlepool's median of 56 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 71% of lawful development certificates here are.
Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Hartlepool in the last twelve months, from validation. Hartlepool decision record →
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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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