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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645 approved · 158 refused · 28 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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, Warwick Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4NX
Received 10 Feb 202564, Staindrop Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 8NX
Received 18 Aug 2025Land subject to planning permission. 22/, Land at Ford Riding Centre, Nunthorpe, Land at Ford Riding Centre, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough
Received 16 Apr 20268, Cambridge Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 5HQ
Received 28 Jan 202556 Cargo Fleet Lane, Middlesbrough, TS3 0PL
Received 27 Aug 202510, Moor Green, Middlesbrough, TS7 0ND
Received 17 Dec 2025122, Crescent Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 4QT
Received 2 Feb 2026JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW
Received 17 Jun 2025Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre, Tee
Received 13 Aug 2025Land off Cargo Fleet Lane, (Former Fleet House and Thorntree House sites)
Received 29 May 2024Land at Nunthorpe Grange, Land by Nunthorpe Bypass, Nunthorpe, Guisborough Road, Middlesbrough, TS7 0NG
Received 29 Jun 2026Boro Cars Cambridge Road Middlehaven Middlesbrough TS3 8AG
Received 27 Oct 202115, Ridley Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 7AL
Received 2 Jun 2025Crowland Avenue, Netherfields, Middlesbrough
Received 23 Jan 202558 Green Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7SL
Received 9 Dec 20258 Seamer Road, Middlesbrough, TS8 9BX
Received 22 May 202631, Oxford Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4NN
Received 27 Oct 202251, Applegarth, Middlesbrough, TS8 0UY
Received 20 May 202524, Lodore Grove, Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB
Received 26 Feb 20255, Grey Towers Drive, Middlesbrough, TS7 0LS
Received 15 Apr 202630, Ellerbeck Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS7 0PW
Received 8 Dec 2025EVENING GAZETTE, THE GAZETTE, Riverside Park Road, Middlesbrough, TS2 1QW
Received 22 May 202697A, The Grove, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AN
Received 25 Apr 202514, Glenn Crescent, Middlesbrough, TS7 8ED
Received 12 Mar 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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