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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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42, Coris Close, Middlesbrough, TS7 8SR
Received 10 Jul 202673, Worcester Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4NS
Received 14 Jan 2026Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre, Tee
Received 19 Dec 2024Land north of Dixons Bank., Barratt Homes
Received 29 Sept 2025Outside, Greta Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 5QF
Received 17 Nov 202525 Shelton Court, Middlesbrough, TS3 9PD
Received 4 Feb 202578, Acton Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 3NA
Received 7 Oct 2025Land off Cropton Way, Coulby Newham, Mid
Received 17 Dec 202529, Kensington Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6AJ
Received 4 Aug 20254, Stainton House, Marwood Wynd, Middlesbrough, TS8 9AD
Received 3 Aug 20269 Dorrien Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS3 7AW
Received 6 May 202655, Cambridge Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5NL
Received 10 Mar 2026Roundabout, Riverside Park Road, Ironmasters Way, Middlesbrough, TS2 1NL
Received 27 Aug 202578, Acton Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 3NA
Received 3 Feb 2025Land off Cargo Fleet Lane - former Fleet
Received 29 Sept 2025PARKWAY CENTRE, Dalby Way, Middlesbrough, TS8 0TJ
Received 23 Oct 2025Reg Vardy Plc, South Bank Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 6AS
Received 9 Jul 2025Berwick Hills Primary School, Westerdale Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 7QH
Received 16 Aug 2024143 Burlam Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5AX
Received 9 Jul 20251, Norwich Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6NN
Received 25 Mar 20259, Newham Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 7PL
Received 20 Apr 202629, Sunstar Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8RP
Received 30 Mar 2026Midlesbrough Environment City , Sandy Flatts Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Received 16 Jun 20261, Hastings Close, Middlesbrough, TS7 0AW
Received 20 Jul 2023Records 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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