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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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1, Collingham Drive, Middlesbrough, TS7 0GB
Received 11 Aug 2026Third Floor, THE TAD CENTRE, Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 7SF
Received 19 Nov 2024ACKLAM GRANGE SCHOOL, Lodore Grove, Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB
Received 20 Jan 202634, Grassington Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3ET
Received 9 Jul 202512, St Ives Close, Middlesbrough, TS8 9AA
Received 16 May 202422 Sandy Flatts Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7YY
Received 30 May 202541, Roman Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6DZ
Received 28 Jan 2025Cleared site known as Grove Hill. Bound
Received 29 Aug 2025Boho X Land at Gosford Street, Middlesbrough
Received 26 Nov 2021Teesamp Site Ferrous Road Middlesbrough TS2 1DJ
Received 21 Oct 202180, Net Zero North Sea Storage Limited, Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4B
Received 3 Jan 202595, Penistone Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 0EE
Received 27 May 2025Parfetts Cash & Carry, CARGO FLEET LANE, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS3 8AL
Received 31 Jul 202513 The Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS5 6SG
Received 16 Apr 20246, Hall Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 7EN
Received 25 Jun 202455-57, Borough Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3AA
Received 3 Nov 202576 Percy Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4DD
Received 25 Jul 202532 Woodlea , Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, TS8 0TX
Received 16 Jul 202413, Stoneyhurst Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 4RE
Received 6 May 2025224, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3QW
Received 8 Jun 20266, GREY TOWERS STABLES, Wyke Lane, Middlesbrough, TS7 0GE
Received 2 Sept 20254, Ayresome Park Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6AR
Received 9 Apr 2025James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW
Received 13 Aug 20245, Daleston Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 5PA
Received 16 Oct 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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