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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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17, Farley Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 8QT
Received 18 Feb 2025Unit 2, Hamsterley Way, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, TS8 0GD
Received 8 Jul 20241, The Wynd, Middlesbrough, TS8 9BP
Received 13 Feb 2025202 , Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2ES
Received 20 Jan 20264, Buxton Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS7 8LP
Received 29 Jun 2026Grey Towers, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PW
Received 16 Sept 202511A, Raylton Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS7 8EF
Received 20 May 202489, Burlam Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5AR
Received 17 Dec 20244, Marlsford Grove, Middlesbrough, TS5 8PH
Received 16 Oct 20252, Laurel Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 3DR
Received 3 Feb 2025228 - 230, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3QW
Received 24 Jul 2026Westerby Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 8TD
Received 29 Dec 20251, Cambridge Square, Middlesbrough, TS5 5PG
Received 9 Jan 20233, Cleveland Drive, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AE
Received 1 Sept 2026Reg Vardy Plc, South Bank Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 6AS
Received 28 Jan 202523, The Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 6PE
Received 3 Sept 202699A, Southfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3EZ
Received 7 Apr 202623, Cornfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5QJ
Received 2 Sept 202633, Saxonfield, Middlesbrough, TS8 0SL
Received 3 Feb 202645, Sidmouth Close, Middlesbrough, TS8 9DN
Received 2 Oct 2025150, Acklam Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 4ED
Received 22 Apr 202620, Appleton Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5JE
Received 11 Jan 202330, Ayton Meadows, Middlesbrough, TS7 0AY
Received 19 Jun 202510 Moor Green, Middlesbrough, TS7 0ND
Received 26 Aug 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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