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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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26, Wellspring Close, Middlesbrough, TS5 8RG
Received 4 Feb 2025Land to the East of Penistone Road, Middlesbrough
Received 18 May 202668, Cookgate, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PZ
Received 24 Jun 2026NETHERBY FARM HO, Ladgate Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7YZ
Received 30 Nov 2021588, Acklam Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 8BG
Received 13 May 20252-3, Exchange Place, Middlesbrough, TS1 1DR
Received 5 Nov 202111, Brass Castle Lane, Middlesbrough, TS8 9EF
Received 23 Jun 2026Land north of Cannon Street, Cannon Park, Middlesbrough, TS1 5HZ
Received 2 Nov 2021Land Adjacent to Montpellier Manor Care Home, Strait Lane, Middlesbrough, TS8 9FH
Received 1 Jun 2026Land South West of Grey Towers Farm, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough
Received 23 Mar 2026Ford Close Riding Centre, Brass Castle Lane, Middlesbrough, TS8 9EE
Received 29 Jun 202625 Cleveland Drive, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AE
Received 31 Mar 2025Cleared site known as Grove Hill. Bound
Received 29 Apr 202533, Hutton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2LE
Received 20 Apr 202686, Green Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7AH
Received 9 Oct 2025103, Chalford Oaks, Middlesbrough, TS5 8QQ
Received 16 Jan 202523, Green Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7SJ
Received 13 Jan 2023Parfetts Cash & Carry, Cargo Fleet Lane, Middlesbrough, TS3 8AL
Received 24 Jul 202489, Cumberland Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6PP
Received 25 Nov 2022Former St Thomas Church Site, Pallister Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS3 9BE
Received 12 Aug 2026Best Hand Carwash, Warelands Way, Middlesbrough, TS4 2JY
Received 9 Mar 2026105 Green Lane, Middlesbrough TS5 7AQ
Received 11 Dec 2025Land to the North, 20 Fountains Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 7LJ
Received 19 Feb 2026LAND AT NUNTHORPE GRANGE, NUNTHORPE, TS1 9FT
Received 14 Apr 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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