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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 dates2,444Searchable applications
383Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,637 approved or refused records
180Refused applications
1,457 approved · 180 refused · 71 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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/26/00782
Householder Application - Erection of a rear single storey extension and first floor extension over existing garage
Nottac Creeting Hills Creeting St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8PZ
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/00784
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of 1 No. 10m Medium Pole
Opposite Ash Barn Hoxne Road Denham Eye IP21 5DN
Received 24 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00786
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/05929 - Condition 3 (PROW Construction Management Plan)
Land At Eye Airfield Castleton Way Eye Suffolk
Received 26 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00787
Householder Application - Installation of 90mm external wall insulation and re-render
36 Chapel Lane Great Blakenham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0JR
Received 24 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00789
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey side extension.
Plemont Lows Lane Palgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1AE
Received 26 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00793
Full Planning Application - Erection of a detached pitched roof garage.
Land North Of Hill House Old Ipswich Road Yaxley IP23 8BX
Received 25 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00799
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replace 22 existing late C20 windows with oak flush casements.
Hill Top Farm Circular Road Baylham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8LD
Received 26 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00803
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/03300 - Condition 5 (Materials for Outbuildings)
Wingfield College Church Road Wingfield Diss Suffolk IP21 5RA
Received 26 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00804
Full Planning Application - Construction of a new surface-level car park with new access, Installation of low-level LED lighting columns and associated surface water drainage measures.
Ppg Industries (uk) Ltd (main Site) Needham Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2AD
Received 26 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00805
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04721 - Condition 3 (Fenestration) and 4 (Roofing Materials)
Church Farm Church Lane Occold Eye Suffolk IP23 7PR
Received 26 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00806
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/21/00407 - Part discharge of Condition 15 (SUDS Verification Report) for plot 1900 only.
Gateway 14 (PLot 1900) Land Between The A1120 And A14 Stowmarket Suffolk
Received 26 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00809
Householder Application - Installation of an Oil Storage Tank and external boiler to rear (retention of). Erection of trellis fence to side
White House The Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AA
Received 26 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00810
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/04181 - Condition 3 (Fire Hydrants)
Westhorpe Lodge Walsham Road Westhorpe Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4TA
Received 26 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00811
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/21/00407 - Part discharge of Condition 16 (Foul Drainage) for plot 1900 only.
Gateway 14 (Plot 1900) Land Between The A1120 And A14 Stowmarket Suffolk
Received 26 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00818
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey rear extension.
5 Hillcrest Gislingham Eye Suffolk IP23 8HR
Received 27 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00822
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/02667 - Condition 17 (Colour Scheme)
Grange Farm Old Bury Road Palgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1AZ
Received 27 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00824
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E),or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use including up to two flats (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G - Conversion of first floor to 1 No. flat
Lawrence House Magdalen Street Eye Suffolk IP23 7AJ
Received 23 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00825
Application for works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order - MS58/G1- Fell 2 No. Corsican Pine (T1 and T2)
Thornglade Church Road Westhorpe Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4SY
Received 27 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00829
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/02071 - Condition 7 (Container and External Storage Management Plan)
Gateway 14 (1900) Land Between The A1120 And A14 Stowmarket Suffolk
Received 27 Feb 2026 - RefusedDC/26/00830
Householder Application - Erection of a swimming pool.
Valley Farm Valley Lane Buxhall Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3EB
Received 27 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00831
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/24/03594 dated 09/01/2025 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) -Conversion of Granary to form 1No Dwelling. - To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) (Revised Design) for provision of Carport (+ EV Charging) and Store, in area approved for parking, no provision for locked storage provided at initial conversion. No loss in parking provision across the site. As per documents/drawings submitted.
White House Farm Old Norwich Road Yaxley Eye Suffolk IP23 8BH
Received 27 Feb 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00833
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/21/00407 - Part discharge of Condition 15 (Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) Verification Report) for plot Plot 3200 only.
Gateway 14 (Plot 3200) Land Between The A1120 And A14 Stowmarket Suffolk
Received 2 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00834
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/03559 - Part discharge of Condition 8 (Energy Performance Monitoring and Evaluation) for the estimates of the expected energy performance only.
Gateway 14 (Plot 3200) Land Between The A1120 And A14 Stowmarket Suffolk
Received 2 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00835
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey rear extension and internal alterations to form a ground floor WC, including a new side window.
60 Ash Road Onehouse Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3HB
Received 2 Mar 2026
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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