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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Middlesbrough Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Jul 2021 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
3 Elm Drive Marton-In-Cleveland Middlesbrough Cleveland TS7 8BN
Received 13 Feb 20259 Sessay Grange, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS7 0DH
Received 26 Mar 202631, Midville Walk, Middlesbrough, TS3 0RA
Received 19 Jun 2025Grange Farm, Church Lane, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PD
Received 15 Jul 202627, Cornfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5QJ
Received 11 Mar 202515, Cornfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5QJ
Received 11 Jun 202518, Cambridge Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5NN
Received 12 Jan 2026347, Acklam Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 7HA
Received 19 Jan 202623, Burlam Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5AN
Received 21 Oct 20258, The Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AA
Received 25 Feb 2025ACKLAM GRANGE SCHOOL, Lodore Grove, Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB
Received 16 Sept 202511, Luce Sands, Middlesbrough, TS5 8UL
Received 12 Aug 2024Land North of Dixons Bank
Received 19 May 202511 Meadfoot Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 8HS
Received 2 Jun 2026Land at A66, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough
Received 4 Feb 20258, Glenfield Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 7PX
Received 12 May 202581, The Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AN
Received 19 Dec 2024Footpath outside Aldi, 106A Newport Road, Middlesbrough
Received 6 Mar 2026RIVER TEES HIGH, Sulby Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD
Received 27 Jun 202437 Clifton Street Middlesbrough TS1 4BY
Received 31 Mar 2026364, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6HA
Received 25 Feb 2026Land To The South Of College Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 9EN
Received 10 Feb 202660, Crescent Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 4QP
Received 13 Oct 2025Greenfield Site, Off Cass House Road, Opposite Hemlington Recreation Centre
Received 3 Aug 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Middlesbrough Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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