Evans Halshaw Usworth Roadhartlepoolts25 2BQ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application for change of use of existing car showroom and vehicle workshops to autocentre (Class B2), to include part demolition of building and external alterations, the erection of a new drive-through coffee shop unit (Class E(b)), amended vehicle access, parking and servicing areas and the provision of associated EV charging station and associated landscaping and boundary enclosures. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 22 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 11 Nov 2026, from Hartlepool's recent full applications.

Site constraints 4

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.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Tees Estuary Recovering Nature (TERN); Inside the Hartlepool built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1182 m away: East Coast Hydrogen Teesside Pipeline, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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, the Planning Inspectorate 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
TS25 2BQ
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Agent
URBAN AGILE LIMITED

Decision outlook

Day 64, past the statutory target. 71% of full applications in Hartlepool are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 26 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 29 Oct 2026.

Day 648 days past the 56-day target
48%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
161decided in the last year

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