Understanding planning · 13 min read
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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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173, Low Gill View, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AX
Received 12 Feb 2025Former Roseberry Filling Station, Acklam Road, Middlesbrough
Received 4 Feb 202570, The Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AJ
Received 9 Mar 202673, Cedarwood Glade, Middlesbrough, TS8 9DL
Received 1 Aug 20231 Hurworth Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3DW
Received 22 Jun 20263, Woodhay Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 4QD
Received 29 May 2025Middlesbrough Fire Station, 115 Park Road South, Middlesbrough, TS5 6LG
Received 17 Jul 202430, Carlile Hill, Middlesbrough, TS8 9SL
Received 20 Jun 202418, Nunthorpe Gardens, Middlesbrough, TS7 0GA
Received 6 Mar 202393, Dalcross Court, Hemlington, Middlesbrough, TS8 9JE
Received 7 Jul 202510, Thimbleby Close, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PL
Received 30 Sept 2025Victoria Apartments, Park Road North, Middlesbrough, TS1 3NL
Received 14 May 2025589 Marton Road Middlesbrough TS4 3SD
Received 7 May 2026Westside House, Stokesley Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 8BG
Received 9 Sept 202610, Belvedere Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3AL
Received 17 Nov 202230, Croft Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 8AX
Received 13 Jul 202618, Limes Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6RQ
Received 24 Feb 2025Land off Cargo Fleet Lane - former Fleet
Received 13 Oct 202523, Bryony Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8SW
Received 18 Nov 2021TURFORD AVENUE SOCIAL CLUB, Turford Avenue, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS3 9AT
Received 24 Mar 202519, Grange Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS7 8EA
Received 27 Oct 2025Elizabeth House Elizabeth Terrace North Ormesby Middlesbrough TS3 6HE
Received 12 Sept 2025Reg Vardy Plc, South Bank Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 6AS
Received 10 Mar 2025Grey Towers Phase 7, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PW
Received 17 Oct 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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