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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.
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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Site of the new Southlands Centre, Soutlands Centre, Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 0JR
Received 1 Dec 2025103, Southfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3EZ
Received 23 Apr 2025Ryehill Farm House, Brass Castle Lane, Middlesbrough, TS8 9ED
Received 9 Jul 2026Grey Towers, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PW
Received 17 Sept 202511, Church Close, Middlesbrough, TS8 9AF
Received 21 May 20263, Linden Grove, Middlesbrough, TS5 5NF
Received 5 Jun 20259, Chester Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4NW
Received 13 Jun 2025Former Milford House, Portland House, Northfleet Avenue, & Jupiters Court, Admirals Avenue, Middlesbrough
Received 13 May 20251, The Wynd, Middlesbrough, TS8 9BP
Received 4 Nov 202212, Paddock Wood, Middlesbrough, TS8 0SA
Received 7 Mar 202525 Reeth Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5JN
Received 12 May 2026Unit B Adjacent To Costa, Teesside Shopping Park, Goodwood Square
Received 11 Aug 2025Land off Cargo Fleet Lane - former Fleet
Received 17 Jul 2025Land off Stokesley Road, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough
Received 14 May 2024Greenfield Site, Off Cass House Road, Opposite Hemlington Recreation Centre
Received 17 Nov 202512, Ennerdale Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 7BB
Received 2 Sept 2025Oak Tree Cottage, Gunnergate Lane, Middlesbrough, TS8 0TE
Received 7 Feb 202557 Kensington Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6AJ
Received 17 Feb 202699 (Westgarth Social Club), 99a, 101 and 103 Southfield Road
Received 30 Jan 2026Land at CB Construction, North Ormesby Road , adjacent A66 Flyover, Middlesbrough, TS4 2AG
Received 23 Apr 202430, Harrow Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5NX
Received 2 Sept 202521 Minsterley Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 8QU
Received 23 Apr 2026Parfetts Cash & Carry, CARGO FLEET LANE, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS3 8AL
Received 12 Mar 2026Oak Tree Cottage, Gunnergate Lane, Middlesbrough, TS8 0TE
Received 14 May 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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