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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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33, Kildare Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4RF
Received 29 Jan 2025Former Milford House, Portland House, Northfleet Avenue & Jupiter Court, Admirals Avenue, Middlesbrough
Received 6 Aug 202460, Breckon Hill Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2DR
Received 30 Sept 202535, Northleach Drive, Middlesbrough, TS8 9PP
Received 21 Nov 2025Land at Ford Riding Centre, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough
Received 1 Aug 20251, Acklam Hall Cottages, Church Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7DZ
Received 13 Jul 2023114, Guisborough Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 0JA
Received 9 Jun 2026Land at Ford Riding Centre, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough
Received 11 Jun 20259, North Wood, Middlesbrough, TS5 7LL
Received 14 Nov 2025Constantine Court, Outside No. 20, Middlesbrough, TS1 3GA
Received 28 Sept 20265, Astbury, Middlesbrough, TS8 9XT
Received 30 Jul 2026123, Guisborough Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 0JD
Received 12 Mar 20261, Cornwall Close, Middlesbrough, TS7 0AD
Received 8 Jun 2026Thistle Hill, Coulby Manor Way, Middlesbrough, TS8 0RP
Received 6 Aug 202699A, Southfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3EZ
Received 23 Apr 2025Shelter O/S, 308 & 314 Linthorpe Road, TS1 3QX
Received 25 Jun 202610, St Cuthbert Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS7 8RG
Received 24 Apr 202511, Willowbank, Middlesbrough, TS8 0SW
Received 10 Jul 2026Former Southlands Centre, Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 0BH
Received 10 Feb 202595A, The Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AN
Received 3 Oct 20255 Fairfield Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS5 5HB
Received 8 May 2024JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW
Received 17 Feb 20259, Nunthorpe Gardens, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS7 0GA
Received 3 Feb 202314, Balmoral Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 0ND
Received 16 Aug 2024Records 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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