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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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76, Harvington Chase, Middlesbrough, TS8 0TR
Received 2 Aug 2024Land On The North West And South East Sides Of The A19, Middlesbrough, TS5 4QL
Received 24 Mar 20264 Cloverwood Close, Marton , Middlesbrough, TS7 8AZ
Received 20 May 2024St Marys Church Hall, Green Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7RX
Received 18 Mar 2025Land at Low Lane, Stainton Vale Farm, Middlesbrough
Received 1 Jul 202416, The Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS5 6SQ
Received 3 Aug 20266, Lycium Close, Middlesbrough, TS7 8RS
Received 14 May 202554 Cargo Fleet Lane, Middlesbrough, TS3 0PL
Received 16 Jan 2026Unit C1B, Teesside Leisure Park, Aintree Oval, Thornaby, TS17 7BU
Received 10 Dec 20251, Melbourne Close, Middlesbrough, TS7 8NL
Received 12 Jun 202610, St Cuthbert Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS7 8RG
Received 22 Jul 20262 - 4 Springfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 4LG
Received 5 Aug 2026The Lodge, Stokesley Road, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PN
Received 2 Sept 2026116, Saltersgill Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS4 3JR
Received 24 May 202495, Harford Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4PW
Received 4 Aug 202517, Meldyke Lane, Middlesbrough, TS8 9AU
Received 4 Nov 2021Grey Towers Hall and Collingham Drive
Received 22 Oct 2025109, Roman Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5QB
Received 8 Jun 202688, Green Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7AH
Received 22 Oct 202550, Reeth Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5JX
Received 5 Jul 2024PARKWAY CENTRE, Dalby Way, Middlesbrough, TS8 0TJ
Received 31 Jul 202517 Levick Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS5 4RL
Received 2 Sept 2026126 TRIMDON AVENUE, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS5 8SB
Received 24 Mar 2025243, Unit 1, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 4AU
Received 6 Jul 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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