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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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119, Coulby Manor Farm, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS8 0RZ
Received 5 Aug 20256, Croydon Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3HG
Received 17 Apr 202316, Lambeth Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6EB
Received 14 Sept 202619, Poplar Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3TU
Received 23 Jan 202513, Simpson Street, Middlesbrough, TS5 6HP
Received 16 Jul 2025416 - 418, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2PT
Received 21 Jan 202528, Plantation View, Middlesbrough, TS7 0AZ
Received 11 Jul 202553, Southwell Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6NQ
Received 1 Jan 2025Bulkhaul, Brignell Road, Middlesbrough, TS2 1PS
Received 4 Feb 2025Footpath outside 2 Benson Street, Middlesbrough
Received 6 Mar 202653, Harvington Chase, Middlesbrough, TS8 0TR
Received 10 Jul 2023188, Baldoon Sands, Middlesbrough, TS5 8UB
Received 5 Feb 202664 , Acton Street, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS1 3NA
Received 18 Feb 2026278 - 280, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3QS
Received 23 Apr 202427, Sinderby Lane, Middlesbrough, TS7 0RP
Received 28 Oct 202544, Somerset Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 2EF
Received 5 Feb 20255, Clevegate, Middlesbrough, TS7 0QU
Received 5 Aug 202517, Chervil, Middlesbrough, TS8 0GB
Received 24 Apr 20258 Grey Towers Drive, Middlesbrough, TS7 0LS
Received 28 May 2026Land South of 38 Applegarth, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, TS8 0UY
Received 15 Sept 2025Former Crombie's Site, Emmerson Street, Middlesbrough, TS5 6NS
Received 4 Feb 20251 - 7, Albert Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 1PQ
Received 14 Nov 202112 Hebron Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6RD
Received 30 Jan 202662, The Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AJ
Received 6 Jan 2026Records 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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