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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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The Junction Pub, 2, Union Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 5PQ
Received 9 Aug 2024105, Cambridge Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5LD
Received 17 Nov 202518, Phillips Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 5PS
Received 9 Sept 2025Nunthorpe & Marton Recreation Club, Guisborough Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 0JA
Received 1 Aug 20254, Hilderthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PT
Received 4 Nov 2025Cleared site known as Grove Hill. Bound
Received 5 Feb 20261, Sambrook Gardens, Middlesbrough, TS5 8BY
Received 19 Oct 2022Grey Towers, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PW
Received 21 May 2025JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW
Received 5 Feb 2025Middlesbrough Rugby And Cricket Clubs, Green Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7SL
Received 16 May 2025Rear of 82 North Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2AG
Received 4 Aug 20267, Appleton Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5HT
Received 10 Feb 2025Land Adjacent to 74 Ash Hill, Middlesbrough
Received 31 Jul 20254, Glaisdale Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 7PG
Received 18 Sept 2025Fomer Milford House, Portland House, NorthFleet Avenue & Jupiter Court, Admirals Avenue, Middlesbrough
Received 21 Nov 202512, Dionysia Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 7AQ
Received 21 Jan 202665, The Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 6QU
Received 25 Jun 202624, Eastbourne Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6QW
Received 31 Jul 2026239, Eagle Park, Middlesbrough, TS8 9QT
Received 21 Apr 202340, The Oval, Middlesbrough, TS5 8HR
Received 29 May 2026Land at, Forty Foot Road, Parson & Crosland, Middlesbrough, TS2 1HB
Received 10 Sept 202627, Cornfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5QJ
Received 12 Feb 2026The Yard, Land Adjacent to 157 Stockton Street, Middlesbrough, TS2 1BT
Received 17 Jun 2025Cleveland Cottage, Brass Castle Lane, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS8 9ED
Received 28 Mar 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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