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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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12 Mickleby Close, Middlesbrough TS7 0QX
Received 2 Feb 2026185, Evesham Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 0AS
Received 6 Mar 2025Stokesley Road, Outside No. 22, Middlesbrough, TS7 8DX
Received 28 Sept 2026Net Zero Industry Centre, Teesside University, Ferrous Road, Middlesbrough, TS2 1DJ
Received 27 Apr 2026Lidl Supermarket, Newport Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 5PR
Received 2 May 2025129, Cambridge Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5HF
Received 1 Jul 2024Grassed land West of 3 Arundel Green and East of 2 Arundel Green
Received 9 Apr 2025Footpath outside of 2 Benson Street, Middlesbrough
Received 6 Mar 2026FORD CLOSE RIDING CENTRE, Brass Castle Lane, Middlesbrough, TS8 9EE
Received 29 Apr 2025Stokesley Road, Outside No. 22, Middlesbrough, TS7 8DX
Received 28 Sept 202610, Strait Lane, Middlesbrough, TS8 9BB
Received 18 Feb 202532, Paddock Wood, Middlesbrough, TS8 0SA
Received 1 Jun 2026122, Crescent Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 4QT
Received 2 Feb 2026Family Shopper Store, Overdale Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA
Received 3 Sept 202515, Thurnham Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8PT
Received 20 Sept 20228, Orchard Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5PW
Received 7 Jun 2025103 Trimdon Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 8SA
Received 19 Jun 2026349, Acklam Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 7HA
Received 18 Nov 202260 Albert Road Middlesbrough TS11QD
Received 12 Jul 2021Cleared site known as Grove Hill
Received 19 Mar 2026Tees Valley Hospital, Church Lane, Middlesbrough, Acklam, TS5 7DX
Received 27 Apr 202630, Albany Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4DB
Received 23 Jan 202525, St Cuthbert Avenue, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS7 8RG
Received 8 Dec 2025Land outside, Stephenson Building, Borough Road, Outside Teeside University, Middlesbrough, TS1 2HJ
Received 18 Sept 2026Records 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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