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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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23, Green Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7SJ
Received 23 Nov 202117, Bedford Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 0BY
Received 18 Jul 202555, The Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AL
Received 18 Dec 202527 , Hampstead Way, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS5 8FD
Received 8 Jul 202411, Brass Castle Lane, Middlesbrough, TS8 9EF
Received 4 Nov 202592, Woodlands Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BP
Received 21 Jan 202514, Astbury, Middlesbrough, TS8 9XT
Received 2 Mar 202653, Southwood, Middlesbrough, TS8 0UF
Received 16 Feb 2026Morrisons, Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 7RP
Received 25 Apr 202522, Newham Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 7PN
Received 3 Apr 2025Badgers Green, Croft Drive, Middlesbrough, TS7 0JB
Received 4 Nov 20215, Glebe Gardens, Middlesbrough, TS8 9TD
Received 13 Feb 2026Former St Davids School, Acklam, Middlesbrough, TS5 7EU
Received 26 Jul 2024n/a, JUNCTION OF AYRESOME GREEN AND ACKLAM ROAD, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS5 4DZ
Received 3 Nov 202113, Desford Green, Middlesbrough, TS3 8LW
Received 11 Mar 202553, Kensington Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6AJ
Received 17 Feb 20268, Kirkland Walk, Middlesbrough, TS3 7EF
Received 4 Aug 2026Blue Bell Hotel, Acklam Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 7HL
Received 24 Aug 202648, Virginia Gardens, Middlesbrough, TS5 8BX
Received 23 Jun 2025The Bridge Veterinary Hospital, Victoria Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 5QZ
Received 25 Aug 2026Hillside, Stokesley Road, Hemlington, Middlesbrough, TS8 9DY
Received 11 Jun 202523, Reeth Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5JN
Received 8 Sept 2025Former Milford House, Portland House, Northfleet Avenue & Jupiter Court, Admirals Avenue, Middlesbrough
Received 30 Jun 2025PDSA PETAID HOSPITAL, Acklam Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 4EB
Received 10 Feb 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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