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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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271 - 273, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 4AS
Received 17 Aug 202653, Gypsy Lane, Middlesbrough, TS7 8NF
Received 5 Aug 202513, Gypsy Lane, Middlesbrough, TS7 8NF
Received 1 Sept 2025Land off Cropton Way, Coulby Newham, Mid
Received 13 Mar 2026Former Cleveland College Of Art And Design, Green Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7RJ
Received 2 Sept 2026113, Borough Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3AX
Received 23 Mar 20267, Kensington Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6AJ
Received 20 Feb 202528, Albany Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 8JN
Received 13 Jan 2025Pheonix Barbers, 92 The Avenue, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0AP
Received 18 Apr 2024Offshore Structures Britiain Limited Outfitting Facility, Haverton Hill Road, Billingham
Received 17 Dec 2025228 - 230 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3QW
Received 22 Apr 20269, Ashford Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 4QL
Received 2 Dec 2025Land north of A66, Adjacent to Evans Halshaw, Middlesbrough, TS3 8AB
Received 22 Jan 2025106 Westbourne Road Middlesbrough TS5 5BQ
Received 4 Mar 202624, Kildare Street, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS1 4RF
Received 27 Jan 2025Dalby House and car park to the south we, Dalby House and Car Park, Dalby Way, Middlesbrough
Received 4 Sept 2025Ryehill House, Brass Castle Lane, Middlesbrough, TS8 9ED
Received 9 Jun 2026Unit A, Parkway Centre,, Dalby Way, Middlesbrough, TS8 0TJ
Received 20 Jun 20244 Rosemoor Close, Middlesbrough, TS7 8LQ
Received 10 Mar 2025The Bridge Veterinary Hospital, Victoria Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 5QZ
Received 7 Jul 2026Land off Cargo Fleet Lane - former Fleet
Received 8 Apr 2026Land North of Dixons Bank, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PW
Received 27 Jun 202576, Hilderthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PT
Received 16 Mar 2026Footpath Outside of, 2 Southfield Road, Middlesbrough
Received 7 Oct 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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