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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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27, The Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AF
Received 28 Apr 20254, Cambridge Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5NQ
Received 12 Feb 202528, Warwick Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4NX
Received 10 Feb 2025Former Library, Crossfell Road, Berwick Hills, Middlesbrough, TS3 7PE
Received 3 Mar 202615, The Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS5 6SG
Received 26 May 2025International Community Centre, 7 Abingdon Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2DP
Received 8 Jul 202432 Cedar Drive, Middlesbrough, TS8 9BY
Received 24 Feb 202636, Barberry, Middlesbrough, TS8 0XG
Received 17 Jun 202592, Langridge Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS3 7LJ
Received 14 May 2025228 - 230, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3QW
Received 29 Jun 2026Land off Cropton Way, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, TS8 0TL
Received 20 Nov 202531, Pinewood Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 8DB
Received 9 May 20243, Cranswick Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 7JW
Received 4 Feb 2025341, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6AB
Received 19 Nov 202439, Asterley Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 8QE
Received 23 Jan 2023Sout West Ironmasters, Intelect Court, Middlesbrough, TS2 1QT
Received 9 Sept 202555, Keith Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3AT
Received 18 Feb 202542, Low Gill View, Middlesbrough TS7 8BF
Received 19 Jan 2023Alley to the rear of Linden Grove, Middlesbrough, TS5 5NE
Received 3 Jul 2026Gypsy Lane, Marton, Middlesbrough, TS7 8BX
Received 15 Jan 2025Leader Buildings, Unit 4, Westerby Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 8TD
Received 17 Nov 20217, Tirril Way, Middlesbrough, TS7 8PN
Received 28 Jul 202646, Park Vale Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2HW
Received 10 Feb 20227, Clover Field Road, Middlesbrough, TS8 9FP
Received 9 May 2025Records 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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