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H/2026/0213 - Application for Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed use or development Pending

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for proposed change of use from dwelling (C3) to Houses in multiple occupation (C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Sept 2026 and 2 Oct 2026, from recent lawful development certificates across the UK.

Site constraints 3

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.
Stranton 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 ↗
Also on the record
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
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed use or development
Postcode
TS24 7QW
Received
10 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
SALEEM ARCHITECTS

Decision outlook

Day 36 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide lawful development certificates by day 50.

Day 3620 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
20,483decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Hartlepool to go on. Hartlepool decision record →

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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