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Mid Suffolk District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Mid Suffolk District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates2,377Searchable applications
382Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,579 approved or refused records
175Refused applications
1,404 approved · 175 refused · 70 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 May 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Listed buildings and conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries+443001234000Council source
- Planning enquiries03001234000Council source
- Planning enquiries+447799515774Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas1 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- GrantedDC/25/04822
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/02330 - Condition 7 (Phasing Plan)
Land To The West Of Ixworth Road Thurston Suffolk
Received 30 Oct 2025 - GrantedDC/25/04824
Full Planning Application - Erection of 1no. dwelling with garage
Site Adjacent Redvers Rickinghall Road Hinderclay Diss Suffolk IP22 1HN
Received 30 Oct 2025 - GrantedDC/25/04826
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/03300 - Condition 3 (Archaeology)
Wingfield College Church Road Wingfield Diss Suffolk IP21 5RA
Received 30 Oct 2025 - GrantedDC/25/04830
Householder Application - Upgrade of existing Conservatory to provide an insulated roof and amendment to gable configuration
20 Danescourt Avenue Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1QD
Received 30 Oct 2025 - GrantedDC/25/04831
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02973 - Condition 6 (External Lighting) and 7 (External Materials)
Popples Barrells Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3SF
Received 30 Oct 2025 - GrantedDC/25/04832
Householder Application - Retrospective Application for Retention of External Boiler.
17 Model Farm Park Road Combs Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2JG
Received 30 Oct 2025 - GrantedDC/25/04833
Application for Listed Building Consent - Retrospective Application for Retention of External Boiler.
17 Model Farm Park Road Combs Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2JG
Received 30 Oct 2025 - RefusedDC/25/04835
Householder Application - Render of external wall to gable end and side wall of extension
3 Tyrell Oak Gipping Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4PR
Received 30 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/04836
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/01795 - Conditions 5 (Surface Water Disposal Strategy), 7 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan), 9 (Fuel and Oil Protocol), 14 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 15 (Construction Environmental Management Plan)and 17 (Access Improvements)
Land Adjacent Pesthouse Lane Barham Suffolk
Received 30 Oct 2025 - RefusedDC/25/04837
Householder Application - Construction of swimming pool, hard standing and erection of plantroom building.
Valley Farm Valley Lane Buxhall Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3EB
Received 30 Oct 2025 - RefusedDC/25/04838
Full Planning Application - Proposed buildings works, extension to building and change of use within Class E use class.
Manor Farm Creamery Pakenham Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3QJ
Received 30 Oct 2025 - GrantedDC/25/04839
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/00497 - Condition 7 (EPS Mitigation Licence)
Chandos Farm Bull Road Thornham Parva Suffolk
Received 31 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/04843
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/21/00407 - Part discharge of Condition 40 (Hours of Operation) for plot 1900 only.
Gateway 14 Plot 1900 Land Between The A1120 And A14 Stowmarket Suffolk
Received 31 Oct 2025 - GrantedDC/25/04844
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/01535 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy)
7 Farriers Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2NS
Received 31 Oct 2025 - GrantedDC/25/04845
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/03404 - Condition 8 (Roof Materials)
The Woodlands Finningham Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3BQ
Received 31 Oct 2025 - GrantedDC/25/04846
Application for a Non-material Amendment relating to DC/23/05929 - This application proposes to change the house type of 10 plots to the Charndale house type (3 bed). A detailed list of proposed changes has been provided below; Removal of 9 Brightstones (5 bed) and 1 Kielder (4 bed + study), Replacing 10 units (detailed above) with 10 Charndales (3 bed), Quadruple garage of plots 35 and 36 changed to a double garage, Triple garage of plots 49 and 50 changed to a double garage, Double garage of plot 52 changed to a single garag, Double garage of plot 115 change to a single garage, Triple garage of plots 82 and 81 changed to a double garage.
Land At Eye Airfield Castleton Way Eye Suffolk
Received 31 Oct 2025 - GrantedDC/25/04850
Householder Application - Retention of wood burner and flue.
25 School Street Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8BB
Received 31 Oct 2025 - GrantedDC/25/04851
Application for Listed Building Consent - Retention of wood burner and flue.
25 School Street Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8BB
Received 31 Oct 2025 - GrantedDC/25/04852
Householder Application - Retention of existing boundary fence and proposed installation of greenhouse and summerhouse/shed.
25 School Street Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8BB
Received 31 Oct 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/04857
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/01452 - Condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures) and 5 (Drainage)
Allerton House Lower Road Rattlesden Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0RJ
Received 31 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/04859
Notification of Proposed Works to Trees in a Conservation Area- To reduce the height of a Sycamore in the front garden and bordering our neighbours property to 4m in line with the rest of the hedge of which it was initially a part but has grown out of control.
Manukas Half Moon Lane Redgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1RU
Received 1 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/04860
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Construction of a ground floor mono-pitched lean-to extension to the rear of the existing property with two velux roof lights and a single entrance door.
9 Debenham Road Crowfield Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9TD
Received 3 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/04866
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Ash tree is dying of Ash die back disease. Two small trees been killed by beetles eating bark.
Castle View The Rookery Eye Suffolk IP23 7AR
Received 3 Nov 2025 - GrantedDC/25/04869
Discharge of Condition Application for DC/25/03381 - Condition 8 (BNG Metric - Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) (HMMP)
Red House Farm Rectory Road Bacton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4LE
Received 3 Nov 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Mid Suffolk District 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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