Planning decisions in Redcar And Cleveland
How long Redcar And Cleveland takes to decide a planning application and how many it approves, from the 817 decisions it made in the twelve months to September 2026. Days run from validation to decision, the clock the council reports against; the wait from receipt is shown beside it. How the figures are made.
46 daysmedian from validation to decision (UK 54); 50 from receipt
76%decided within eight weeks (UK 66%), 88% within thirteen
96%approved (UK 90%): 744 approved, 27 refused, 26 withdrawn
41 of 388UK rank for speed, up 74 places on last year; 45 of 388 for approvals
By kind of application
| Kind | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions | UK rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full applications | 56 | 61% | 96% | 309 | 115 of 359 |
| Prior approvals | 15 | 99% | 99% | 177 | 11 of 340 |
| Tree works | 28 | 100% | 97% | 104 | 52 of 324 |
| Discharge of conditions | 47 | 72% | 100% | 82 | 71 of 310 |
| Amendments | 44 | 78% | 96% | 50 | 151 of 356 |
| Listed building consent | 56 | 56% | 100% | 27 | 106 of 307 |
| Advertisement consent * | 56 | 53% | 84% | 19 | 241 of 320 |
| Householder applications * | 30 | 100% | 82% | 17 | 3 of 200 |
| Lawful development certificates * | 56 | 73% | 100% | 11 | 284 of 348 |
Delegated or committee
| Route | Share | Median days | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegated to officers | 96% | 41 | 95% | 205 |
| Planning committee | 4% | 169 | 67% | 9 |
Where the register states how the decision was made. 603 decisions did not say.
Appeals
13 appeals against Redcar And Cleveland decisions were decided by the Planning Inspectorate in the window, 48 for every 100 refusals; 38% were allowed. Every appeal in Redcar And Cleveland.
By year
| Year decided | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 * | 68 | 28% | 96% | 77 |
| 2017 * | 42 | 85% | 94% | 66 |
| 2018 * | 66 | 43% | 90% | 31 |
| 2019 * | 53 | 67% | 100% | 29 |
| 2020 * | 77 | 10% | 93% | 92 |
| 2021 * | 30 | 68% | 100% | 29 |
| 2022 * | 54 | 60% | 100% | 25 |
| 2023 * | 15 | 85% | 100% | 65 |
| 2024 * | 17 | 88% | 99% | 86 |
| 2025 * | 45 | 66% | 91% | 47 |
| 2026 so far | 51 | 61% | 96% | 653 |
* Years from our archive, which carries no validation date: timed from receipt, so a few days longer than the live years above them.
Decided in the last three weeks
- ESTON SHOPPING PRECINCT HIGH STREET ESTONNon-material amendment of planning permission R/2025/0218/FFM for the addition of 39 PV panels to rooftopApproved22 Oct 2026
- Eston Shopping Precinct High Street EstonNon-material amendment of planning permission R/2025/0218/FFM for addition of safety guardrails to an area of rooftopApproved22 Oct 2026
- WICKENTREE VICTORIA ROAD SALTBURN BY THE SEA TS12 1JDFell and remove Leylandii (T1)Approved22 Oct 2026
- RED HOUSE NORTH TERRACE SKELTON-IN-CLEVELAND SALTBURN BY THE SEA TS12 2ESFell hawthorn tree to front gardenApproved22 Oct 2026
- 45 SANDMOOR ROAD NEW MARSKE REDCAR TS11 8DJDischarge of condition 1 (Visability Splay) of planning permission R/2026/0276/RT for boundary fence (1.9m high) and access gate at side (ReApproved22 Oct 2026
- 5 HORNLEIGH GROVE REDCAR TS10 1QSSingle storey extension at rear extending 3.67 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house; maximum height of 3.56 metres; height to eApproved22 Oct 2026
- 24 AVON DRIVE GUISBOROUGH TS14 8AXProposed front porchApproved22 Oct 2026
- LAND WEST OF KIRKLEATHAM LANE REDCARVariation of condition 19 (Off Site Highway Works) on planning approval R/2021/0019/OOM to allow for the pedestrian crossing scheme to be coApproved22 Oct 2026
Built nightly from Redcar And Cleveland's planning register. Ranks are among the 388 published councils. See planning applications in Redcar And Cleveland, appeals, or get alerts for Redcar And Cleveland.
About these figures
How are decision times measured?
Days from the date the council validated the application to the date it decided it, for applications approved or refused in the window. That is the clock councils report against and the official statistics use. Each council’s page also shows the count from receipt, which is what the applicant actually waited. Withdrawn and undecided applications are not timed.
Why do these figures differ from the council’s own?
Councils count an agreed extension of time as decided on time; we treat the calendar as the calendar. Our figures are also live and rolling, where official statistics are quarterly and annual. So a council’s own within-eight-weeks figure will usually sit a little above ours.
What counts as approved?
Approval rate is approvals divided by approvals plus refusals. Withdrawals, and decisions whose outcome the register does not state, are counted in the totals but not in the rate.
Why is a council missing?
A council is published when it has at least 25 timed decisions in the window and its register’s decision data passes our consistency checks. Councils that fail are listed with the reason rather than shown with a number that would mislead.
How often is this updated?
Nightly, from the decisions we collect from every council register we monitor. The window is the twelve months to the last complete month.