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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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15 Kingcraft Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 8RF
Received 4 May 202656, Jocelyn Way, Middlesbrough, TS5 8FA
Received 23 Jun 2026Former St Davids School, 1 St Davids Way, Middlesbrough, TS5 7EU
Received 21 Jul 2025Land subject to planning permission. 22/, Land at Ford Riding Centre, Nunthorpe, Land at Ford Riding Centre, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough
Received 2 Apr 202588 Elmwood, Middlesbrough, TS8 0SS
Received 1 May 2026Marton Cricket Club, Stokesley Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 8BG
Received 6 Aug 20263 , Ambleside Grove, Middlesborough, TS5 7DQ
Received 12 Mar 2026Middlesbrough Leisure Park North Ormesby Road Middlesbrough
Received 9 Apr 2025Land at the centre of Grey Towers estate, Grey Towers, Nunthorpe, TS7 0GD
Received 22 Apr 2026Unit 1, Romaldkirk Road, Middlesbrough, TS2 1XA
Received 5 Jun 2026Footpath outside 59/61 Acklam Rd, Middlesbrough
Received 9 Mar 202636 The Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 6PD
Received 24 Apr 202662, Thornfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5DB
Received 20 Mar 2026UNIT 1, Romaldkirk Road, Middlesbrough, TS2 1XA
Received 30 Jan 202611, Ladgate Grange, Middlesbrough, TS3 7SL
Received 29 Jun 2026Shelter O/S, 152 & 166 Linthorpe Road, TS1 3RB
Received 25 Jun 202638, Acton Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 3NF
Received 3 Feb 202525, Heythrop Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 8QA
Received 31 Jul 20268, Matlock Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS7 8LW
Received 18 Oct 202276, Errol Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 3LW
Received 30 Oct 2025Site of former Marton Hotel, Stokesley Road
Received 16 Feb 20263, The Village, Stokesley Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 8BD
Received 9 Jun 2025Smithfield House, Smithfield Timber, Cargo Fleet Lane,, Middlesbrough, TS3 8AL
Received 4 May 202686 Gypsy Lane, Middlesbrough, TS7 8NH
Received 27 Jun 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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