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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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11, Ingram Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 7AF
Received 1 Sept 202531, Harvington Chase, Middlesbrough, TS8 0TR
Received 26 Oct 2022103, Southfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3EZ
Received 18 Sept 202521, Hoskins Way, Middlesbrough, TS3 8NJ
Received 28 Nov 20251, Melbourne Close, Middlesbrough, TS7 8NL
Received 26 Jun 2024Middlesbrough Scout HQ, Footway at Middlesbrough Scout HQ, 42-44 Tollesby Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 7PJ
Received 3 Mar 202531, Westbourne Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5BN
Received 19 Sept 2025Lingfield Farm, Mount Pleasant Way, Middlesbrough, TS8 0XF
Received 7 Aug 202541, Eastbourne Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6QN
Received 7 Aug 2026Alleyways between 39 & 41 Kimberley Drive and between 1 Linmoor Avenue and 73 Premier Road, Middlesbrough
Received 28 May 2024JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW
Received 6 Feb 20258, Old Stokesley Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 0NN
Received 2 May 2024James Cook University Hospital , Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW
Received 8 May 20266, Meldyke Lane, Middlesbrough, TS8 9AZ
Received 13 Jun 20246, Thimbleby Close, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PL
Received 25 Mar 202546, Carlow Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4SD
Received 5 Feb 2025Existing industrial unit, Unit 8 Whitestone Business Park, Saltwells Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2ED
Received 14 May 2026Parfetts Cash and Carry, Parfetts, Cargo Fleet Lane, Middlesbrough, TS3 8AL
Received 25 Jun 202410, Worsley Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS7 8LT
Received 25 Feb 2025One Stop Tyres, Warelands Way, Middlesbrough, TS4 2LW
Received 27 Jul 202618, Rockliffe Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5DN
Received 16 Jun 202698, Lansdowne Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2QS
Received 21 Jan 2026UNIT 1, LLOYDS BANKING GROUP, Romaldkirk Road, Middlesbrough, TS2 1XA
Received 2 Jul 202513, Simpson Street, Middlesbrough, TS5 6HP
Received 9 Apr 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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