In the last 12 months, 98.0% of home project applications were approved in Stockton-on-Tees (196 decided): extensions, loft conversions and similar work. A typical home project decision takes about nine weeks (median 65 days).
Across all application types, 96.1% of 3,389 applications decided since October 2022 were approved. Based on Stockton-on-Tees's public planning register. Data last updated: 23 August 2026.
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All applications on record, not only the last 12 months.
| Category | Decided | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full planning applications | 1,497 | 1,433 | 64 | |
| Discharging planning conditions | 353 | 353 | 0 | no refusals recorded |
| Phone masts and telecoms | 345 | 345 | 0 | no refusals recorded |
| Protected tree works (TPO) | 237 | 226 | 11 | |
| Advertisement Consent | 131 | 127 | 4 | |
| Changing a planning condition (S73) | 122 | 117 | 5 | |
| Minor amendment to an approved scheme (S96a) | 120 | 120 | 0 | no refusals recorded |
| Change of Use | 94 | 77 | 17 | |
| Application Where P.D rights removed | 90 | 90 | 0 | no refusals recorded |
| Listed Building Consent | 73 | 68 | 5 | |
| Certificate of lawfulness (confirming permitted development) | 65 | 64 | 1 | |
| Revised Application | 50 | 47 | 3 | |
| Non Material Amendment 1st Revision | 26 | 26 | 0 | no refusals recorded |
| Local Authority Application - Dev. LA | 23 | 22 | 1 | |
| Prior approval (permitted development) | 20 | 20 | 0 | no refusals recorded |
| Other* | 143 | 123 | 20 | mixed types |
Discharging planning conditions: no refusals are recorded in this category for this authority, so no approval rate is shown.
Phone masts and telecoms: no refusals are recorded in this category for this authority, so no approval rate is shown.
Minor amendment to an approved scheme (S96a): no refusals are recorded in this category for this authority, so no approval rate is shown.
Application Where P.D rights removed: no refusals are recorded in this category for this authority, so no approval rate is shown.
Non Material Amendment 1st Revision: no refusals are recorded in this category for this authority, so no approval rate is shown.
Prior approval (permitted development): no refusals are recorded in this category for this authority, so no approval rate is shown.
* Other combines smaller categories: Larger extensions (householder prior approval) (18), Screening Option (18), Prior App roof mounted PV nondomestic (16), Outline Planning (15), Reserved matters (detail after outline approval) (14), Barn to home conversion (prior approval, Class Q) (9), Non Material Amendment 2nd Revision (8), Prior Notification for Demolition (7), Certificate of lawfulness (existing use) (4), Regulation 77 (4), Prior App Agricultural to Resi (ops) (3), Non Material Amendment 3rd Revision (3), Non material Amendment 4th Revision (3), Hedgerow Removal (3), Prior Approval Agricultural 150-1,000sqm (2), Environmental impact screening and scoping (2), Prior App Change of use comm to DWL (2), PN Agricultural Proposed Buildings (1), Hedge Removal Notice (1), Telecommunications Application (1), Prior Approval 2nd Stage (1), Environment Impact Assessment Variation (1), Non material Amendment 6th Revision (1), Demolition Consent Conservation Area (1), Prior Notice Dev under Private Act/Order (1), Home extensions and alterations (householder) (1), Hazardous Substance Consent (1), Non material Amendment 5th Revision (1), Prior Approval Agricultural 0-150sqm (1).
The most recent three years. Earlier decisions are included in the totals above but not in this chart.
| Quarter | Decided | Approved | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 72 | 70 | |
| Q4 2023 | 220 | 213 | |
| Q1 2024 | 234 | 226 | |
| Q2 2024 | 232 | 222 | |
| Q3 2024 | 245 | 239 | |
| Q4 2024 | 256 | 242 | |
| Q1 2025 | 253 | 240 | |
| Q2 2025 | 286 | 279 | |
| Q3 2025 | 335 | 317 | |
| Q4 2025 | 282 | 273 | |
| Q1 2026 | 307 | 287 | |
| Q2 2026 | 55 | 52 | |
| Q3 2026 (quarter in progress) | 11 | 10 | sample too small |
The 12 wards with the most decided applications, across all years. 257 further decided applications fall in wards not shown.
Among wards with at least 20 decided applications, approval rates range from 93.1% in Eaglescliffe East to 99.4% in Billingham South, a gap of 6.3 percentage points.
| Ward | Decided | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarm | 262 | 252 | 10 | |
| Northern Parishes | 250 | 241 | 9 | |
| Eaglescliffe East | 203 | 189 | 14 | |
| Eaglescliffe West | 198 | 186 | 12 | |
| Billingham South | 177 | 176 | 1 | |
| Stockton Town Centre | 148 | 139 | 9 | |
| Mandale & Victoria | 136 | 133 | 3 | |
| Hartburn | 132 | 128 | 4 | |
| Southern Villages | 124 | 120 | 4 | |
| Fairfield | 109 | 107 | 2 | |
| Norton North | 101 | 98 | 3 | |
| Billingham West & Wolviston | 99 | 93 | 6 |
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