131 Park Roadhartlepoolts26 9HT Data via plota.co.uk

H/2026/0196 - Full Plans Application Pending

Proposal

Change of use from Office (use class E) to 11no. bed HMO (Sui Generis), removal of 1no roof light to front, installation of 1no roof light to rear and alterations to fenestration to side and rear elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 24 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 123.

Site constraints 5

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
Conservation area about 30 m away: Grange; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; 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 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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 9HT
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
MAINE BLUEPRINTS

Decision outlook

Day 123, past the statutory target. 71% 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 29 Oct 2026.

Day 12367 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