Cracks on the Castle Eden Walkway bridges are getting progressively worse, the council says.
The top floors of The Golden Eagle Hotel in Thornaby will be taken down first, Stockton Council says.
Stockton Council shuts the office, used by 15,000 people a year, as it battles huge budget gaps.
Businesses and artists say Stockton is benefiting from regeneration ahead of the Riverside Festival.
The Planning Inspectorate inquiry is set to begin on 15 September and last for a week.
Police warn two drive-through restaurants would attract large groups and drug users late at night.
Stockton Council says it will look at redeployment opportunities for the two staff affected.
The increase is partly attributed to the ease of people using AI to draft their criticisms.
A Stockton Council committee is told an increasing dog population is a cause of a rise in injuries.
