Council performance · official statistics · North East
Hartlepool Development Corporation approved 88.9% of the 36 planning applications it decided in 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2, against a national figure of 87.1% — ranked 141 of 310 councils on approval rate.
Approval rate
88.9%
+1.8 pts vs national 87.1%
Decided on time
83.3%
-6.6 pts vs national 89.9%
Decisions
36
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Rank on approval
#141
of 310 councils · top 45%
MHCLG planning statistics (PS2), release 202606 · 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2. Approval rate = granted ÷ decisions. “Decided on time” = within the statutory period (8 weeks minor, 13 weeks major) or an agreed extension, the same definition MHCLG publishes.
A council that waves through extensions can still refuse most major schemes. The split is where the useful number usually lives.
| Type | Decisions | Approved | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major developments | 7 | 100.0% | 85.7% |
| Minor developments | 10 | 80.0% | 100.0% |
| Other (incl. householder, changes of use, adverts) | 19 | 89.5% | 73.7% |
| Householder (extensions, lofts, garages) | 0 | – | – |
Approval rate and share decided on time, by calendar year, against the national figure.
By calendar year · 2023–2026 (2026 partial: 2 of 4 quarters)
Hover or use the arrow keys for a year; every value is also in the table below. “On time” is blank for years before timeliness reporting began.
Calendar years, newest first. A year with fewer than four quarters reported is marked partial — compare its rates, not its volume.
| Year | Decisions | Volume | Approved | On time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026partial · 2 of 4 quarters | 9 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 2025 | 41 | 90.2% | 82.9% | |
| 2024 | 32 | 100.0% | 96.9% | |
| 2023partial · 3 of 4 quarters | 3 | 66.7% | 66.7% |
Every council ranked
Approval rate, share decided on time and volume for every English council.
Quarterly trends, the decision outlook by application type, the full development-pressure map with each cell's approval record, the agents filing and winning here, appeals, market and MEES exposure are on the council scorecard in every paid plan.