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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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35, Worsley Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS7 8LU
Received 7 Mar 2025127 Cambridge Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5HF
Received 14 May 2025Buzz Bingo, Longlands Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 6HB
Received 7 Apr 202540, Lord Close, Middlesbrough, TS5 8FF
Received 28 Mar 20254, STAINTON HOUSE, Marwood Wynd, Middlesbrough, TS8 9AD
Received 9 Dec 202534, The Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AG
Received 5 Jul 20248, Glenfield Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 7PX
Received 22 May 202416, Levick Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS5 4RJ
Received 13 May 202562 , Acton Street, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS1 3NA
Received 16 Jun 202535, Queens Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6EF
Received 2 Jan 2025116, Guisborough Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 0JA
Received 1 Jul 202423, Laurel Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 3DR
Received 3 Feb 202561, Warwick Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4PA
Received 29 Jan 202525, Shelton Court, Middlesbrough, TS3 9PD
Received 2 Feb 2026Land off Cargo Fleet Lane - former Fleet
Received 15 Sept 2025Glastonbury House, Lindisfarne Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 0LF
Received 15 Apr 2025137, Southfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3HB
Received 24 Mar 2025Land adjacent to 1 Limes Road, TS5 6RL
Received 28 Sept 2026Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Ayresome Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4NP
Received 20 May 202678, Birchwood Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 8DQ
Received 27 Jun 2025Land to North of Stainsby Farm House, Middlesbrough
Received 16 Dec 2024Centuria Building, Middlesbrough, TS1 3AP
Received 12 Jun 2025Constantine Court, Park Road North, Middlesbrough, TS1 3GA
Received 26 Aug 2025438 Flat 1, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS5 6HW
Received 12 Mar 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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