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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 dates2,453Searchable applications
383Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,644 approved or refused records
180Refused applications
1,464 approved · 180 refused · 72 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/01045
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/22/01530 - Amendments to internal access layout
Land At Woodlands Farm Stowmarket Road Badley Suffolk
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01046
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Installation of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs on Non-domestic Buildings. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J. Solar PV to multiple elevations. 30mm deep module fixed to 50mm high aluminium profile. No adverse glare effect is expected.
Home Farm Newtown Worlingworth IP13 7HR
Received 11 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01048
Application under S73A for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/24/00316 dated 18/03/2024 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of 1No dwelling with cartlodge and attached annexed accommodation including new vehicular access (following removal of existing structure). To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) to allow for minor material amendments to the proposed development, including to the dwelling and cart lodge as per submitted plans and documents.
The Stagers The Street Redgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1RY
Received 11 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01049
Householder Application - Erection of a new five-bay cartlodge with storage over (Following demolition of existing outbuilding)
The Field House Luffs Lane Mickfield Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5LL
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01051
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/18/05104 - Part discharge of Condition 38 (Materials) for Phases 2A and 2B only.
Site Of Former Mid Suffolk District Council 131 High Street Needham Market Suffolk
Received 11 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01052
Householder Application - removal of pre-fab concrete garage and Proposed new garage and Oak Porch
5 Bury Road Wattisfield Diss Suffolk IP22 1NW
Received 11 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01056
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 agricultural building to 1no. dwellinghouse
Potash Farm The Street Brundish Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8BL
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01062
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 - Agricultural Access Track as per submitted plans/documents
Red House Farm The Walk Rectory Road Bacton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4LE
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01063
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 - Erection of a steel portal frame agricultural building for the storage of agricultural machinery, hay and straw Dimensions: 50m x 20m (1,000sqm footprint) heights: 7.2m to eaves, 9.9m to ridge Construction: Steel portal frame structure, 2m high concrete panels to base of walls, Yorkshire boarding timber cladding above concrete panels, Fibre cement sheeting to pitched roof (15 degree pitch), Concrete floor throughout
Red Barn Farm New Delight Road Rickinghall Superior Diss Suffolk IP22 1LX
Received 12 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01066
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/21/06052 (Reserved Matters) as amended by DC/24/02969 (Non-Material Amendment)- This application is to update the Affordable Housing Plan, to change the tenure of 7no. plots from private to DOMV.
Northfield View Phase 2C Land To The West Of Chilton Fields Fuller Way Stowmarket
Received 12 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01070
Application for Listed Building Consent - Install a small EV charger on the rear facing wall adjacent to the Limes' garage. Cabling to be surface mount in a similar fashion as other power cable on the property
The Limes The Street Wattisfield Diss Suffolk IP22 1NS
Received 12 Mar 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/01084
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Erection of single-storey rear extension and smaller 'bay window' extension
Piebald House Mill Street Gislingham Eye Suffolk IP23 8JT
Received 12 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01085
Application for Consent to Display Advertisements. Window and high level shop signage illuminated.
First Floor Lawrence House Magdalen Street Eye IP23 7AJ
Received 12 Mar 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/01087
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Works to a Sycamore to coppice the Sycamore.
The Paddocks Walsham Road Finningham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4JE
Received 12 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01097
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/21/00407 - Part discharge of Condition 37 (Fire Hydrants) for plot 1900 only.
Gateway 14 (Plot 1900) Land Between The A1120 And A14 Stowmarket Suffolk
Received 13 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01100
Discharge of Conditions Applicaton for DC/25/05432 - Condition 3 (Vents)
Monks Park Cottage Cockfield Road Felsham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0QP
Received 13 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01104
Discharge of Condition Application for DC/25/05314 - Biodiversity Net Gain Condition
The Food Museum Crowe Street Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1DL
Received 13 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01105
Householder Application - Erection of single-storey rear extension and rendering of existing walls.
16 Edmunds Road Buxhall Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3DT
Received 13 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01107
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey side extension.
Meadow Barn Gorams Mill Lane Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8DN
Received 13 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01110
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/04830 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)
20 Danescourt Avenue Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1QD
Received 16 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01111
Householder Application - Conversion of stable block into annexe (Already semi-converted).
The Cottage Sharpes Row Woolpit IP30 9RJ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01112
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2, Condition 6, Condition 7, Condition 9, Condition 12, Condition 13 of Planning Permission DC/24/01484 dated: 08/09/2025 - Construction of multi-use games area ("MUGA"), car parking and landscaping.
Badwell Ash Village Hall The Street Badwell Ash Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3DG
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01113
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/00609 - Condition 3 (Recording of Existing Dwelling)
Walsham Town Farm West Hall Road Walsham Le Willows Diss Suffolk IP22 1LY
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01119
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/04189 - Conditions 4 (Agreement of Materials), 7 (Surface Water Disposal), 10 (Cycle Storage), 11 (Electric Vehicle Charging), 13 (Construction Management Plan), 14 (Fire Hydrants), 16 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and the Biodiversity Net Gain condition
Poplar Farm High Road Great Finborough Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3AL
Received 16 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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