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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Mid Suffolk District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,451 approved · 179 refused · 71 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
9 The Birches Beyton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9BF
Received 2 Feb 202616 Palmer Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3BZ
Received 4 Feb 2026The Old School House 2 Castle Hill Eye Suffolk IP23 7AP
Received 10 Feb 2026Fir Tree Farm Weybread Road Syleham Eye Suffolk IP21 4LW
Received 10 Feb 2026Tothill Services Tot Hill Haughley IP14 3QQ
Received 10 Feb 2026Fleece Cottages Front Street Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5RX
Received 10 Feb 2026Sycamore Farm The Street Southolt IP23 7QJ
Received 10 Feb 202615 Sorrel Close Barham IP6 0SP
Received 10 Feb 202611 Moores Close Debenham IP14 6RU
Received 11 Feb 2026Land On The East Side Of Norwich Road Stonham Parva Suffolk
Received 10 Feb 202650 Old Market Street Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5SA
Received 11 Feb 2026Old Brick Barn Mockbeggars Hall Paper Mill Lane Claydon Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0AH
Received 2 Feb 2026Barn At Priory Farm Withersdale Street Mendham Suffolk
Received 3 Feb 2026Foxrock Eye Road Kenton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6JJ
Received 3 Feb 2026Land West Of Suffolk House (Plot 9) Ixworth Road Norton Suffolk
Received 9 Feb 2026Pantiles Stuston Lane Stuston Diss Suffolk IP21 4AF
Received 11 Feb 2026Pantiles Stuston Lane Stuston Diss Suffolk IP21 4AF
Received 12 Feb 2026Willow Farm Church Road Wilby Eye Suffolk IP21 5LE
Received 12 Feb 2026Dovermoor The Street Southolt Eye Suffolk IP23 7QJ
Received 12 Feb 202693 Lockington Crescent Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1DA
Received 9 Feb 2026Barn B Moat Farm Lower Street Baylham IP6 8JW
Received 12 Feb 2026Barn C Moat Farm Lower Street Baylham IP6 8JW
Received 12 Feb 2026Park Farm Hoxne Road Syleham Eye Suffolk IP21 4LR
Received 9 Feb 2026O C Jewers And Sons Ltd Elmswell Road Woolpit Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9RH
Received 9 Feb 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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