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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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James Cook Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW
Received 13 Jun 2025130, Hollowfield, Middlesbrough, TS8 0RS
Received 25 Nov 202133, Cambridge Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS7 8EH
Received 25 Feb 20252, Marton Estate Square, Stokesley Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 8DU
Received 21 Nov 202516 & 32, Outside, Glenfield Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 7PX
Received 17 Feb 2025174 Heythrop Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 8QL
Received 5 Feb 2026123, Roman Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5QD
Received 4 Jun 2024Land off Cargo Fleet Lane, Former Fleet House and Thorntree House sites
Received 13 Aug 20266, Cornfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5QL
Received 19 Mar 202560, Albert Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 1RF
Received 12 Jul 2021123, Guisborough Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 0JD
Received 23 Mar 202613, Holly Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 3ED
Received 3 Jul 2025Borough Road and Nunthorpe Medical Group, 27 Stokesley Road, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0NB
Received 15 Jul 20243, Bilberry Street, Middlesbrough, TS4 2FN
Received 9 Jan 20266, Ruskin Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 8PJ
Received 10 Jun 20258, Wentworth Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4ET
Received 4 Aug 2026242, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2EZ
Received 7 Jul 2026Footpath outside 436-438, Marton Road, Middlesbrough
Received 6 Mar 2026Opposite 293, Linthorpe Road, Middlesborough, TS1 4AP
Received 18 Sept 2026Land at Nunthorpe Grange, Nunthorpe Bypass, Middlesbrough, TS7 0NG
Received 6 Jun 202525 Sycamore Road Middlesbrough TS5 6QX
Received 25 Sept 202116, Southfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BX
Received 6 Jan 20251 Ruskin Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 8PJ
Received 20 Mar 202689, Earlsdon Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 8SU
Received 30 Jun 2026Records 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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