Hartlepool planning committee decisions
23 decisions from the committee's minutes, 12 Nov 2025 to 25 Sep 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
1 in 11 decisions went against officer advice
Below the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 105th highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 23
- Approved
- 82.6%
- Against officer advice
- 8.7%
- Unanimous
- 100%
How Hartlepool compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
More or less favourable than its officers?
Hartlepool's committee is more favourable to applicants than its officers. Officers recommended approval in 72.7% of these decisions; the committee approved 81.8%, 9.1 points more.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, so Hartlepool leans further towards applicants than most.
Over the 22 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Hartlepool's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
82.6% approved and 17.4% refused. Of 13 decisions with a recorded vote, 13 were unanimous.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Plota analysis of Hartlepool's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
2 of 23 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 2 of 2 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of Hartlepool's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
- 17 commercial business unitsLAND AT MAINSFORTH TERRACE HARTLEPOOLOfficers advised refusal because the buildings’ scale and massing would be overly dominant and harm the site’s character.Approved
- Illuminated fascia signYOUNGS FISH SHOP 32 THE FRONT HARTLEPOOLOfficers advised refusal because the sign would harm the shop and conservation area, with no evidence that public benefits outweighed the harm.Approved
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
September 2026 2
- Retrospective summer house26 HIGHGATE MEADOWSDALTON PIERCYHARTLEPOOLApproved
- Multi-use sports areaHIGH TUNSTALL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE ELWICK ROAD HARTLEPOOLApproved
July 2026 4
- Garage and garden worksHOLMLEA 14 THE GREEN ELWICK HARTLEPOOLApproved
- Four community notice boardsLAND ADJACENT TO EAST OF THE CLIFF/OPPOSITE THE GREEN (LOCATION 1), LAND ADJACENT TO CAR PARK AT SEATON PARK (LOCATION 2), LAND ADJACENT TO WARRIOR DRIVE/FORESTER CLOSE (LOCATION 3), LAND ADJACENT TO ELIZABETH WAY SHOPS & CATH HILL CLOSE (LOCATION 4), SEATON CAREWHARTLEPOOLApproved
- Amended highway conditionLAND WEST OF WYNYARD VILLAGEAND SOUTH OF THE A689WYNYARDBILLINGHAMApproved
- 81 homesLAND ON THE WEST SIDE OF CORONATION DRIVE HARTLEPOOLApproved
June 2026 4
Other committees nearby
- Darlington planning committee
- Durham planning committee
- Gateshead planning committee
- Middlesbrough planning committee
- Newcastle upon Tyne planning committee
- North Tyneside planning committee
- Northumberland (County) planning committee
- Northumberland (Park) planning committee
- Redcar and Cleveland planning committee
- Stockton-on-Tees planning committee
- Sunderland planning committee