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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Premier Inn , Marton Road, Middlesbrough , TS4 3BS
Received 16 May 202446 Earlsdon Avenue Acklam Middlesbrough
Received 6 Jun 202424, Fernwood, Middlesbrough, TS8 0US
Received 29 Jan 202621, Hatfield Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 7AX
Received 6 Feb 2025Land off Cropton Way, Coulby Newham, Mid, Land off Cropton Way, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, TS8 0TL
Received 22 Dec 20255 Abdale Avenue Middlesbrough TS5 5JL
Received 17 May 202445, Rushmere, Middlesbrough, TS8 9XL
Received 24 Nov 202510, Britain Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 7AT
Received 14 Jul 2025228 - 230, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3QW
Received 7 Apr 20265 Torbay Close, Middlesbrough
Received 28 May 202591, The Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AN
Received 29 Oct 2025Land off Cropton Way, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough
Received 28 May 2026Land next to Marland Buildings, Longlands Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2JL
Received 16 Jun 202618, Errol Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 3LR
Received 3 Feb 2025LIDL, Cargo Fleet Lane, Middlesbrough, TS3 8AL
Received 2 May 202510, Worsley Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS7 8LT
Received 20 Jun 20246, Seamer Road, Middlesbrough, TS8 9BX
Received 12 Sept 2025Former Milford House, Portland House, No
Received 28 Apr 202518, Park Road North, Middlesbrough, TS1 3LF
Received 3 Feb 2025Land at Hemlington Grange South
Received 13 Nov 202512, Gypsy Lane, Middlesbrough, TS7 8NG
Received 8 Sept 2025111, Oxford Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5EA
Received 4 Jun 2026Discovery Special Academy, Sandy Flatts Lane, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Received 1 May 20242, The Paddock, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PJ
Received 14 May 2024Records 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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