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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9, Newlyn Green, Middlesbrough, TS3 0DU
Received 27 Mar 2026646, Acklam Road, Middlesbrough
Received 20 Jan 202535, Laurel Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 3DR
Received 3 Feb 2025King Edwards Square, Middlesbrough, TS1 3FG
Received 28 Mar 202525, The Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AF
Received 28 Apr 20257, Princes Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 4BD
Received 6 Feb 202597A, Ayresome Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4PF
Received 11 Sept 2025Former Cleveland College Of Art And Design, Green Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7RJ
Received 7 Aug 2025309, Eagle Park, Middlesbrough, TS8 9QR
Received 16 Apr 2026Site on the corner of Acklam Road & Burlam Road
Received 30 Jun 2025Darnholme, Ladgate Lane, Middlesbrough, TS4 3SF
Received 28 Mar 20251, Pennyman Way, Middlesbrough, TS8 9BL
Received 16 Jul 2024New Community Building, Southlands Centre, Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 0JR
Received 7 Apr 2026Outside, 47 Easby Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 7PE
Received 27 Feb 20251 - 3, Kensington Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6AL
Received 24 Jun 20267, Falmouth Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 3HL
Received 21 Mar 20251, Cargo Fleet Lane, Middlesbrough, TS3 0LP
Received 14 Oct 20252, Poplars Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6RL
Received 25 Aug 2026Westside House, Stokesley Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 8BG
Received 25 Jun 202625 Rookwood Road, Nunthorpe, Midlesbrough, TS7 0BN
Received 11 Nov 202133, Manor Wood, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, TS8 0RL
Received 13 Mar 2026159, Guisborough Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 0JQ
Received 28 Aug 202537, Grey Towers Drive, Middlesbrough, TS7 0LT
Received 13 Jul 20238 Kirkland Walk, Middlesbrough, TS3 7EF
Received 23 Jul 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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