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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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7 Green Way, Middlesbrough, TS7 0DB
Received 31 Jul 202514 Crathorne Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS5 4PE
Received 7 Apr 2026Outside 3, Glaidale Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 7PG
Received 17 Feb 202567, Connaught Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 0BX
Received 9 Dec 202533, Knaresborough Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS7 8LN
Received 14 Feb 20251, Rose Cottage Gardens, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS8 9FA
Received 1 Jul 20243, Farmside Mews, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS8 9UR
Received 21 May 2024Unit C1B, Teeside Leisure Park, Aintree Oval, Thornaby, TS17 7BU
Received 24 Nov 202511, Juniper Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8DW
Received 2 Mar 202614, Hustlers Way, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS5 7DT
Received 23 Mar 202611, Greatham Close, Middlesbrough, TS5 8JY
Received 8 May 202411, Staindrop Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 8NU
Received 1 Oct 2025Outside, 56 Glendale Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 7PY
Received 27 Feb 2025Billingham Reach, Turning Circle Right Bank and Middlesbrough Reach, River Tees
Received 28 Aug 2026Former St Thomas Church Site, Pallister Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS3 9BE
Received 17 Sept 2025Former St Davids School, Acklam, Middlesbrough, TS5 7EU
Received 26 Jul 202439 - 41, Market Place, Middlesbrough, TS3 6HS
Received 19 Dec 202511, Cleveland Drive, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AE
Received 2 Feb 202358, Ceremony Wynd, Middlesbrough, TS4 2WG
Received 10 Feb 20235, Beverley Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3LE
Received 23 Jun 2026Footpath outside Aldi, 106A Newport Road, Middlesbrough
Received 6 Mar 202647, Emerson Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 7QJ
Received 2 Dec 20251, Pennyman Way, Middlesbrough, TS8 9BL
Received 4 Jun 2025Land at Newham Hall, Coulby Newham
Received 29 Apr 2025Records 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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