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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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6, Virginia Gardens, Middlesbrough, TS5 8BT
Received 19 Jun 202614, Elwick Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 8NT
Received 18 Jun 2025Middlesbrough Golf Club, Brass Castle Lane, Middlesbrough, TS8 9EE
Received 12 May 2026115, Burlam Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5AR
Received 29 Sept 20213, Slingsby Close, Middlesbrough, TS5 7JQ
Received 22 Dec 202448, Virginia Gardens, Middlesbrough, TS5 8BX
Received 11 May 202623 Elizabeth House, Elizabeth Terrace, Middlesbrough, TS3 6HE
Received 21 May 202451, Wicklow Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4RG
Received 25 Nov 202528, Newham Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS7 8EY
Received 1 Apr 202640, The Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AG
Received 24 Oct 20256, Skiddaw Court, Middlesbrough, TS7 0RD
Received 27 Jun 2024Vacant land adjacent to New Medical Centre, Stokesley Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 0NB
Received 30 Jul 20257, Fencote Grange, Middlesbrough, TS7 0AU
Received 11 Sept 202513, Pevensey Close, Middlesbrough, TS4 3EG
Received 9 Sept 2025364 Linthorpe Road Middlesbrough TS5 6HA
Received 8 May 2025South West Ironmasters, Intelect Court, Middlesbrough, TS2 1QT
Received 15 May 2025Land adjacent to Middlesborough Maintenance Delivery Unit, Wood Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 1JP
Received 30 Apr 202658A, King's Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 6EG
Received 12 Sept 202537, The Oval, Middlesbrough, TS5 8EU
Received 11 Feb 2025Land to the rear of 50-60 Hutton Road, Middlebrough, TS4 2LG
Received 26 Feb 20263, Reeth Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5JN
Received 21 May 202489, The Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AN
Received 29 Jul 202560, Belle Vue Grove, Middlesbrough, TS4 2PZ
Received 6 Feb 202631, Gresham Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 4LU
Received 14 Sept 2021Records 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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