5, Birchgate Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5NP

1. 27 Feb 2023

   Received by Middlesbrough

2. 20 Mar 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

4. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 1 Northgate Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5NW

  26/0085/FUL Submitted 19 Feb 2026 96m away

  74% historically approved · decision due ~6 Jul

  Temporary installation of Cell pave AP matting for the creation of 24no. car parking spaces

  Awaiting decision Full applications 13 docs

• 16, Cambridge Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5NN

  21/0652/FUL Submitted 1 Sep 2021 111m away

  Erection of 3no dwellings and associated works for plots 3-5

  Refused Full applications 28 docs
  Several homes

• 15 Clepstone Avenue Middlesbrough TS5 5LL

  21/0474/FUL Submitted 29 Jun 2021 131m away

  Single storey extension to rear (demolition of existing extension)

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Plot 6, Land between 16-18 Cambridge Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5NN

  24/0456/AMD Submitted 4 Nov 2024 147m away

  Non-material amendment on planning application 19/0009/FUL to increase space available for kitchen

  Refused Amendments 3 docs

• 55, Cambridge Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5NL

  26/0117/FUL Submitted 10 Mar 2026 166m away

  74% historically approved · decision due ~14 May

  Part retrospective erection of wall, railings and gates and installation of additional block paving to front (Part demolition of existing boundary wall)

  Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Middlesbrough Baptist Church, Cambridge Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5NN

  24/0519/TCA Submitted 3 Dec 2024 175m away

  Removal of 2no. Ash, reduction of coniferous hedge along eastern boundary, and r

  Granted Trees

• 26/0292/CLD Granted

  78, North Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2AG

  Certificate of lawful development for the clearance of an area, excavation of area, and installation of concrete footing

  3 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/0267/CLD Refused

  1 Hurworth Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3DW

  Retrospective Certificate of Lawful Development for roof alterations and enlargement undertaken as part of a loft conversion to the existing dwellinghouse, including hip-to-gable roof alteration, rear dormer and front rooflights, together with a single-storey rear extension

  22 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/0352/CLU Awaiting decision

  36, Ross Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4EJ

  Certificate of Lawful use for House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)

  4 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/0353/CLU Awaiting decision

  8, Wentworth Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4ET

  Certificate of lawful use for House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)

  4 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/0194/CLU Refused

  2, Jesmond Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 5JY

  Certificate of lawful proposed use as a 2 bed Childrens home (Use class C2)

  1 May 2026 Lawful development