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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 dates2,448Searchable applications
383Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,640 approved or refused records
180Refused applications
1,460 approved · 180 refused · 72 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/00980
Application for works to trees subject to a Tree Prservation order MS168/A1- One third reduction to 2 Beech Trees as they have become too large for their position.
2 St Georges Drive Rickinghall Superior Diss Suffolk IP22 1AY
Received 9 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00986
Householder Application - Erection of an annexe
1 Brewery Farm Ashbocking Road Hemingstone Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9RR
Received 9 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00987
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/04899 - Condition 3 (Materials)
Wheelwrights Church Street Worlingworth Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7NT
Received 9 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00991
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02506 - Condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout)
Mollands Hall Forward Green Earl Stonham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5HP
Received 9 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00994
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/24/01321 dated 16th May 2024 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of part two storey part single storey rear extension. To vary Condition 2 (Plans/Documents) Changes to proposed drawings. Replace current approved drawings with new submitted scheme.
16 Cooks Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9BX
Received 9 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00996
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/24/00137 dated 05/03/2024. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of front and side extensions (following demolition of existing lobby, conservatory and garage); and Re siting of oil tank. To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents)
9 Stearn Drive Onehouse Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3ET
Received 9 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00997
Householder Application - Erection of 17 solar panels on a cart lodge and inclusion of an inverter and battery storage in the cart lodge
Rattlesden Hall High Street Rattlesden Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0RA
Received 9 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/00998
Full Planning Application - Erection of 1 No. Detached Dwelling, including new garages/cart sheds and vehicle access points
Land At Langton Grove Eye Suffolk
Received 9 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01017
Householder Application - Conversion of existing cartlodge (first floor) to Home-office / living accommodation.
Cherry Tree House 2 Hillside Meadow Rickinghall Superior Diss Suffolk IP22 1EY
Received 10 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01019
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey front extension
Glentor Norton Road Tostock Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9PY
Received 10 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01020
Householder Application - Proposed single-storey front extension incorporating a covered porch area.
10 Stowmarket Road Stonham Aspal Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6AB
Received 10 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01027
Householder Application - Erection of extension to outbuilding
White Post Corner Cottage White Post Corner Fressingfield Eye Suffolk IP21 5SN
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01028
Application to Determine if Prior Approval is Required for a Proposed Larger Home Extension. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A - proposed single storey rear extension to provide a small entrance boot room with shower room also to house the boiler and utility area
Green Farm Bungalow Kenton Road Monk Soham Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7EZ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01029
Application under Section 19 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for Listed Building Consent DC/22/01898 - Erection of a single storey side extension to store and conversion of hayloft to form annex, installation of stairs leading to hayloft, replacement of garage door with french windows, closing up of wall between garage and proposed sitting room, extension of garden wall to form courtyard, and erection of a new garden store. To Vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) changes from a glazed roof on kitchen extension to a fully insulated slate tiled roof with Conservation rooflight.
The Priory The Causeway Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AB
Received 10 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01030
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05185 - Conditions 3 (Timber Frame) and 4 (Proposed Build Up)
The Old Forge The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01031
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 Cherry T2 Conifer T3 Sycamore All to be reduced back to hedge height
Whitegates Bungalow Earlsford Road Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DY
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01032
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 Eucalyptus to be re- reduced back to previous growth points as too big for area T2 (tg3) group of 6 Limes to re-pollard as too big for area. T3 Silver Birch to reduce by 20% as getting too tall.
Rose Villa Church Street Stradbroke Eye Suffolk IP21 5HS
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01033
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6. Class A - Agricultural Storage Building
Bedingfield Hall Hall Road Bedingfield Eye Suffolk IP23 7LJ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01034
Householder Application - Installation of a Dropped kerb
47 Finborough Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1PS
Received 11 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01037
Full Planning Application - Redevelopment of Thurston Community College to include demolition of the existing school buildings and construction of a new school building, including sports hall, provision of new playing fields and multi-use games areas, and associated car and cycle parking, access and landscaping.
Thurston Community College Norton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB
Received 10 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01038
Householder Application - Removal of Existing External Glazing and Replace with Insulated Timber Frame and External Cladding.
3 Walnut Tree Meadow Stonham Aspal Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6DF
Received 11 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01041
Full Planning Application - Over-clad the elevations of the existing single storey laboratory building, replacement of the existing pre-fabricated building and the construction of a new glazed link.
Climax Molybdenum UK Ltd Needham Road Stowmarket IP14 2AE
Received 11 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01042
Householder Application - Erection of a pitched canopy to front, single storey extension to rear
69 Wheatfields Rickinghall Superior Diss Suffolk IP22 1EN
Received 11 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01043
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/24/02130 dated 25/07/2024 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of B2 unit for use as a motor vehicle workshop / garage services and associated works. To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents), and Removal of Condition 4 (Agreement of Materials) and Condition 6 (Cycle Storage) as per submitted plans and documents.
Part Land Adjacent To Units 36 & 37 Claydon Business Park Gipping Road Great Blakenham Ipswich
Received 11 Mar 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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