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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
1, Bridgewater Court, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS4 2GE
Received 28 Oct 2021109B, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2DU
Received 14 Jan 2025Thorntree Cemetery, Cargo Fleet Lane, Middlesbrough, TS3 9RL
Received 24 Nov 20251-3 Albert Terrace, Middlesbrough, TS1 3PA
Received 20 Jun 2025162, Victoria Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3HT
Received 3 Feb 202528, Nut Lane, Middlesbrough, TS4 2NG
Received 31 Mar 2026Land at Junction of Borough Road & Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2BN
Received 23 Apr 202523, The Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 6PE
Received 17 Jul 2024LAND AT SOUTH TEES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION EAST OF SMITHS DOCK ROAD AND WEST OF TEES DOCK ROAD SOUTH
Received 17 Sept 202520, Croft Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 8AX
Received 3 Feb 2026Land at Ford Close Riding Centre, Brass Castle Lane, Marton in Cleveland, Middlesbrough, TS8 9QZ
Received 22 May 202492 Woodlands Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BP
Received 12 Jun 20268, Briardene Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 7PB
Received 26 Sept 2025Unit A, Ramsdale Building, Maxwell Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 8TE
Received 1 May 2024Land at Newham Hall, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough
Received 22 Sept 20255, Orchard Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5PN
Received 1 Jul 2025Land off Cropton Way, Coulby Newham, Mid
Received 20 Jan 2026133, Low Gill View, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AX
Received 15 Jul 202422, Kildare Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4RF
Received 18 Aug 202515, Thornton Vale, Middlesbrough, TS8 9QP
Received 15 Jul 20251 Cradley Drive & 87 Malvern Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 8HG
Received 30 Jun 202545, Ruskin Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 8PG
Received 29 May 202442, Westminster Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6ND
Received 11 Jun 202627, Wicklow Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4RG
Received 8 Aug 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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