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Middlesbrough planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

40.5%

265th of 297

22.2 points slower than England

Granted

82.1%

270th of 297

8.4 points lower than England

Extension of time

54.9%

271st of 297

22.6 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

173

Middlesbrough decided 173 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 82.1%.

40.5% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (265th of 297 for speed).

A further 54.9% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 49.5% a year earlier.

Of 11 householder appeals decided in the same period, 36.4% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Middlesbrough against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	89.5%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	83.6%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	92.8%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	88.3%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	98.2%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	93.8%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	94.8%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	98.7%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	89.4%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	97.0%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	93.5%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	89.5%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	88.1%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	83.5%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	85.6%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	93.1%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	83.6%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	88.5%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	82.1%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	95.7%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	87.1%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	88.6%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	92.9%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	90.9%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	90.6%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	81.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	93.0%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	83.1%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	80.0%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	80.4%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	89.9%	10.1%	79.2%
2015 Q4	85.5%	14.5%	80.0%
2016 Q1	62.5%	37.5%	78.3%
2016 Q2	76.6%	23.4%	79.8%
2016 Q3	81.8%	0.0%	77.7%
2016 Q4	58.9%	1.4%	78.0%
2017 Q1	75.0%	16.1%	77.3%
2017 Q2	72.1%	22.1%	78.5%
2017 Q3	82.8%	12.1%	76.1%
2017 Q4	82.2%	15.1%	77.1%
2018 Q1	74.6%	20.6%	73.7%
2018 Q2	63.2%	34.2%	74.0%
2018 Q3	64.0%	30.7%	72.7%
2018 Q4	55.9%	0.0%	72.7%
2019 Q1	64.9%	0.0%	69.9%
2019 Q2	72.5%	25.3%	72.1%
2019 Q3	85.1%	10.4%	69.6%
2019 Q4	80.3%	19.7%	71.5%
2020 Q1	70.0%	26.7%	68.4%
2020 Q2	77.3%	22.7%	63.9%
2020 Q3	81.3%	18.8%	63.8%
2020 Q4	66.7%	28.6%	65.3%
2021 Q1	61.0%	32.2%	59.4%
2021 Q2	75.5%	17.0%	58.4%
2021 Q3	68.7%	22.2%	53.1%
2021 Q4	61.1%	17.9%	53.0%
2022 Q1	62.3%	19.5%	51.6%
2022 Q2	49.4%	26.0%	56.0%
2022 Q3	51.8%	33.9%	53.3%
2022 Q4	62.5%	20.0%	54.1%
2023 Q1	59.1%	20.5%	53.5%
2023 Q2	64.3%	21.4%	58.5%
2023 Q3	82.5%	12.3%	59.0%
2023 Q4	52.0%	36.0%	59.8%
2024 Q1	55.0%	42.5%	58.8%
2024 Q2	34.8%	60.9%	64.4%
2024 Q3	48.1%	50.0%	64.2%
2024 Q4	65.9%	29.3%	65.6%
2025 Q1	43.6%	52.7%	62.1%
2025 Q2	43.5%	56.5%	65.0%
2025 Q3	47.2%	52.8%	62.5%
2025 Q4	38.6%	59.1%	64.7%
2026 Q1	26.5%	61.2%	60.6%
2026 Q2	52.3%	45.5%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Middlesbrough against England

Middlesbrough
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Middlesbrough	England
2008 Q1	95.8%	85.1%
2008 Q2	96.6%	86.1%
2008 Q3	94.4%	86.3%
2008 Q4	92.2%	85.3%
2009 Q1	92.9%	85.9%
2009 Q2	92.6%	86.8%
2009 Q3	94.8%	87.4%
2009 Q4	96.2%	86.9%
2010 Q1	89.4%	87.0%
2010 Q2	95.0%	88.0%
2010 Q3	93.5%	87.7%
2010 Q4	97.7%	87.5%
2011 Q1	98.3%	87.9%
2011 Q2	97.4%	88.5%
2011 Q3	91.1%	88.3%
2011 Q4	96.6%	88.3%
2012 Q1	92.7%	88.2%
2012 Q2	97.1%	89.2%
2012 Q3	98.9%	89.0%
2012 Q4	97.1%	88.9%
2013 Q1	96.8%	89.8%
2013 Q2	95.7%	90.6%
2013 Q3	97.6%	90.3%
2013 Q4	97.0%	89.6%
2014 Q1	95.3%	89.8%
2014 Q2	95.1%	90.5%
2014 Q3	98.6%	90.0%
2014 Q4	93.0%	89.2%
2015 Q1	95.0%	89.3%
2015 Q2	91.3%	90.2%
2015 Q3	97.0%	90.0%
2015 Q4	90.3%	89.2%
2016 Q1	95.0%	90.0%
2016 Q2	93.6%	90.3%
2016 Q3	90.9%	90.2%
2016 Q4	97.3%	89.7%
2017 Q1	92.9%	89.9%
2017 Q2	95.6%	90.5%
2017 Q3	96.6%	90.0%
2017 Q4	93.2%	90.1%
2018 Q1	92.1%	90.5%
2018 Q2	97.4%	91.0%
2018 Q3	96.0%	91.2%
2018 Q4	89.7%	90.5%
2019 Q1	91.2%	90.3%
2019 Q2	93.4%	91.0%
2019 Q3	91.0%	90.6%
2019 Q4	90.2%	89.8%
2020 Q1	85.0%	89.9%
2020 Q2	90.9%	90.2%
2020 Q3	92.5%	90.6%
2020 Q4	90.5%	90.3%
2021 Q1	93.2%	90.9%
2021 Q2	90.6%	91.2%
2021 Q3	81.8%	91.0%
2021 Q4	84.2%	90.1%
2022 Q1	71.4%	90.0%
2022 Q2	63.6%	90.4%
2022 Q3	78.6%	89.8%
2022 Q4	75.0%	89.4%
2023 Q1	63.6%	89.3%
2023 Q2	78.6%	89.2%
2023 Q3	71.9%	88.6%
2023 Q4	66.0%	88.2%
2024 Q1	85.0%	88.2%
2024 Q2	78.3%	89.1%
2024 Q3	73.1%	89.4%
2024 Q4	70.7%	88.6%
2025 Q1	78.2%	89.3%
2025 Q2	82.6%	90.4%
2025 Q3	80.6%	90.1%
2025 Q4	84.1%	90.1%
2026 Q1	77.6%	90.6%
2026 Q2	86.4%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks40.5%
8 to 13 weeks2.9%
13 to 26 weeks1.7%
Over 26 weeks0.0%
Extension of time agreed54.9%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	70
8 to 13 weeks	5
13 to 26 weeks	3
Over 26 weeks	0
Extension of time agreed	95

Appeals

Decided: 11
Allowed: 36.4%
Median wait: 10 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Middlesbrough has published 8 conservation areas.
Middlesbrough has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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