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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 dates2,424Searchable applications
382Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,621 approved or refused records
179Refused applications
1,442 approved · 179 refused · 70 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDC/26/00228
Notification of works to trees in a Conservation Area -Two Lime Trees The Limes, routine maintenance (pollarding) to remove all branches and top growth back to the main trunk in both cases. This work was last carried out approximately 5-6 years ago.
The Limes High Street Coddenham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9PN
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00230
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/04709 - Conditions 6 (Access Surface Treatment) and 7 (Surface Water Discharge Prevention)
Orchard Cottage Debenham Road Mickfield Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5LP
Received 21 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00232
Householder Planning Application - External alterations to reinstate external door on north elevation. Alterations to existing internal door and window on west elevation to form 2no. glazed internal french doors. To rear utility wing, new external door in former window opening and replacement of window and existing door.
Maltings House The Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00233
Application for Listed Building Consent - External alterations to reinstate external door on north elevation. Alterations to existing internal door and window on west elevation to form 2 no. glazed internal french doors. To rear utility wing, new external door in former window opening and replacement of window and existing door together with internal alterations to form boot room.
Maltings House The Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00234
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) and for building operations reasonably necessary for conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Conversion of Gables Barn to 2no. dwellings
Barn Adjacent To Gables Farm Gosbeck Road Helmingham IP14 6EP
Received 21 Jan 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/00243
Householder Application - Erection of an electrical pole within the grounds of Church Cottage to allow an upgraded electrical supply from the existing overhead cable network
Church Cottage Braiseworth Lane Braiseworth Eye Suffolk IP23 7DT
Received 21 Jan 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/00244
Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of an electrical pole within the grounds of Church Cottage to allow an upgraded electrical supply from the existing overhead cable network
Church Cottage Braiseworth Lane Braiseworth Eye Suffolk IP23 7DT
Received 21 Jan 2026 - RefusedDC/26/00247
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act for DC/25/02580 (Planning Application. Erection of 5no dwellings (following demolition of buildings and grant of planning permission DC/22/05731) for the variation or removal of Condition 2 (Approved plans and documents) for the erection of rear extension on Plot A.
Building Yard Fourwinds Farm Badingham Road Laxfield Woodbridge
Received 22 Jan 2026 - RefusedDC/26/00248
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/01530 - Condition 18 (Construction Management Plan)
Woodlands Farm Stowmarket Road Badley Suffolk
Received 22 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00252
Planning Application. Provision of electric vehicle charging hub and associated infrastructure, welfare unit and all other associated works.
Holden Timber Engineering Ltd Papermill Business Park Paper Mill Lane Claydon IP6 0BE
Received 22 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00256
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/03324 - Condition 2 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy)
Land At Churchway Redgrave Diss IP22 1RJ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00267
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of 2 No. 9m Pole
Kiln Lane Buxhall Suffolk
Received 23 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00268
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04250 - Condition 4 (Roof Covering Materials)
Symonds The Street Stonham Aspal Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6AG
Received 23 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00274
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04451 - Condition 27 (Surface Improvement - Thurston Foopath 001)
Land To The East Of Ixworth Road Thurston Suffolk
Received 23 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00275
Householder Application - Erection of Detached Garage and Garden Shed.
April Meadow Stearns Lane Earl Stonham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5HR
Received 23 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00279
Full Planning Application - Change of use from stables outbuilding to form 1 No. dwelling including external alterations (Amended scheme to that granted under DC/25/00915)
The Stables Low Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AR
Received 23 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00281
Application for Listed Building Consent - Rebuild a small damaged section of the boundary wall using bricks salvaged from the original wall.
The Hollies 13 Norwich Road Claydon IP6 0DQ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00282
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - T1- Dead Sycamore-Acer pseudoplatanus- Remove to a 2-3m habitat pole to match adjacent monolith. Tree has sooty bark disease and is dead with basal rot. hangers are present in tree. T2- Crab Apple- Malus sylvestris- Reduce away from house by approximately 2m to create 3m of clearance. T3-Yew- Yew-Taxus baccata- Reduce over extended branches away from the corner of the house by approximately 2m. T4- Yew- Taxus baccata- Reduce ofer extended branches away from house by approximately 2m and crown raise drooping branches over driveway by approximately 2m.
2 Pump Lane Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8FA
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00283
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduction of 1 No. Walnut Tree (T 1) by one third
1 North View The Street Rickinghall Superior Diss Suffolk IP22 1EG
Received 26 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00291
Application for Listed Building Consent - Minor internal and external alterations to a curtilage-listed outbuilding, including removal of some later modern internal partitions and domestic fittings, reinstatement of a simplified internal layout, and small external changes affecting modern fabric only, to ensure the building continues to function in a non-habitable capacity incidental to the enjoyment of Church Farm.
Church Farm Church Road Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4PH
Received 26 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00292
Application for the Modification of a Section 106 Planning Obligation relating to DC/19/02090, ref Schedule 2 Paragraph 1.8.1 Affordable Housing.
Land To The East Of Ixworth Road Thurston Suffolk
Received 26 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00301
Householder Application - Conversion of existing garaging and single storey rear extension to provide ground floor accessible bedroom and bathroom, with associated works
Mallard House The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EE
Received 26 Jan 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00302
Non-material Amendment to DC/24/05084. Anthracite rain screen cladding changed to black/grey and red multi brickwork cladding to rear and front elevations. New fire escape exit and external fire escape stair to comply with building regulation AD Part B requirements. Main entrance ramp and steps revised to comply with building regulations AD Part M.
Breheny Group HQ Office Creeting Works Flordon Road Creeting St Mary IP6 8NH
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00303
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04746 - Conditions 3 (Fenestration), 4 (Facing and Roofing Materials), 5 (Vents), 6 (Underlying Fabric) and 7 (Shortfall Materials)
Place Farm, Old Bury Road, Stuston
Received 26 Jan 2026
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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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