Planning decisions in Middlesbrough
As of 18 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Middlesbrough approved 75% of 2,542 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 76% approved (941 decided, ~56 days)
- Demolition : 83% approved (200 decided, ~71 days)
- Two-storey extension : 58% approved (183 decided, ~63 days)
- Change of use : 68% approved (179 decided, ~104 days)
- Rear extension : 76% approved (132 decided, ~56 days)
- Loft conversion : 59% approved (101 decided, ~66 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 80% approved (95 decided, ~107 days)
- Tree work : 98% approved (84 decided, ~43 days)
- New dwelling : 58% approved (83 decided, ~150 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 77% approved (74 decided, ~60 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 80% approved (70 decided, ~55 days)
- Side extension : 67% approved (66 decided, ~63 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 87% approved (61 decided, ~59 days)
- Windows & doors : 87% approved (53 decided, ~66 days)
- Porch : 86% approved (50 decided, ~55 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 74% approved (46 decided, ~103 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 74% approved (46 decided, ~108 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 72% approved (39 decided, ~72 days)
- Solar / renewables : 97% approved (39 decided, ~55 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Middlesbrough, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.