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Middlesbrough Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Middlesbrough Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,165Searchable applications
4Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 803 approved or refused records
158Refused applications
645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas8 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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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More application records
- Application Refused25/0542/FUL
Installation of 1No. internally illuminated BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
Footpath adjacent to, Newlands Medical Centre, Borough Road, Middlesbrough
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Application Approve26/0018/CLU
Certificate of lawful proposed use for a Residential Institute (C2)
10, Ennerdale Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 7BB
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Application Approve with Conditions26/0116/ADV
3no. Hand painted murals
4, Southfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BZ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Application Approve with Conditions26/0008/LBC
Installation of overground catenary wire between the main listed building and single storey annexe and installation of network cable from first floor office through roof space to gable wall.
HEMLINGTON HALL, Nuneaton Drive, Middlesbrough, TS8 9DA
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Application Approve with Conditions21/1027/FUL
Single storey extension to rear
41, The Birches, Middlesbrough, TS8 0UA
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Application Part Discharge Conditions25/0267/DIS
Discharge of conditions 12 (Landscape scheme & management plan) 16 (Recreation) & 26 (Ecology) on planning application 22/0524/MAJ
Land at Ford Riding, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough
Received 12 May 2025 - Application Approve with Conditions25/0138/FUL
Single storey extension to rear and store to the side
22, Comfrey, Middlesbrough, TS8 0XT
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Permitted Development22/0478/FUL
Installation of a new window and internal works (extend kitchen into garage space)
9, Hume Drive, Middlesbrough, TS8 9GU
Received 13 Jul 2022 - Application Approve25/0050/CLU
Certificate of lawful use for 4-bed HMO (C4 use)
17, Caxton Street, Middlesbrough, TS5 6AH
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Application Part Discharge Conditions25/0468/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (Method of works statement), 5 (Surface water drainage management plan), 13 (Provision of lit footway/cycleway), 14 (Management and maintenance plan) 19 (Phasing plan), 22 (PROW) and part discharge of condition 21 (Road safety audit) on planning application 20/0658/FUL
Nunthorpe Grange, A1043, Middlesbrough, TS7 0NG
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Application Approve with Conditions26/0290/VAR
Variation of Condition application relating to planning permission 22/0270/MAJ to allow for increased window sizes; the omission of Juliette balconies; the amendment to internal layouts; a reduction in the roof pitch of orangeries; an increased garage roof pitch to Plot 3; the removal of chimney windows; the installation of additional rooflights; the alteration of garage door types; the omission of visitor car port; amendments to the internal road layout; increased garden sizes to some Plots; changes to driveway surfacing materials; and revisions to boundary treatments
Land South West of Grey Towers Farm
Received 30 Jun 2026 - This application is currently under assessment with a planning officer. The decision, when made, will be available below.26/0343/ADV
Re-cladding of existing internally illuminated totem sign and refurbish of 1no. existing internally illuminated fascia sign, 3no. double sided post mounted corex signs and installation of 1no. single sided post mounted corex sign, 2no. sign written welcome text, 1no. sign written logo, and 1no. house name roundel
The Coulby Farm, Stokesley Road, Middlesbrough, TS8 9DX
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Withdrawn26/0294/FUL
Conversion of dwelling to 2no. self contained flats
41 Beaumont Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 6NN
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Application Approve with Conditions25/0025/FUL
Retrospective erection of 3.8m mesh fence including emergency gate exits
234 - 254, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3QP
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Application Approve with Conditions26/0315/FUL
Single storey extension to rear
5 Topcroft Close, Middlesbrough, TS3 0BG
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Application Refused25/0450/FUL
Two storey extension to side
St Marys Church Hall, Green Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7RX
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Application Approve with Conditions26/0345/FUL
Erection of 3no. Padel courts and building enclosure
Tennis World, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3SA
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Withdrawn26/0283/LBC
Erection of ancillary garden building to rear
Westside House, Stokesley Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 8BG
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Application Approve with Conditions25/0515/FUL
Two storey extension to rear
14, Rookwood Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 0BN
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Application No Objections25/0536/PICON
Second generation SAF production, pre-treatment, processing and storage plant; marine infrastructure, pipelines for export of finished product to marine or rail loading infrastructure; biomass-fired Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant with an electrical output capacity of up to approximately 200Mwe with additional steam production for SAF production; pipelines for utilities including for the supply of raw water, potable water, natural gas, oxygen and nitrogen; wastewater treatment and discharge; an electricity connection; air separation unit (ASU) for alternative provision of oxygen and nitrogen; feedstock, intermediates and product bulk storage; and other associated and ancillary infrastructure.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Site, North Bank of the River Tees, South of Seal Sands Road
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Application Approve with Conditions25/0298/FUL
Installation of locomotive on roundabout
Roundabout at Riverside Park Road & Ironmasters Road
Received 21 May 2025 - Application Approve with Conditions21/1076/ADV
2no non illuminated fascia signs, 2no illuminated fascia signs, 1no illuminated projecting sign and 2no graphic vinyls
Tesco Express, 47 , Viewley Centre, The, Hemlington, Middlesbrough, TS8 9JH
Received 23 Nov 2021 - Application Approve with Conditions25/0451/TPO
Fell 1no. Conifer and crown lift 2no. Beech trees
367, Acklam Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 7HA
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Application Approve with Conditions25/0604/FUL
Conversion of existing detached garage and erection of boundary treatment to front curtilage
15 Fencote Grange, Middlesbrough, TS7 0AU
Received 13 Nov 2025
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What these statistics cover
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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