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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 dates2,455Searchable applications
383Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,646 approved or refused records
180Refused applications
1,466 approved · 180 refused · 72 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decisionDC/26/01123
Application for Approval of Reserved Matters pursuant to Outline Planning Permission DC/25/01753 dated: 30.09.2025 - Appearance, Layout and Scale for Erection of 1no Self-build dwelling.
Land To The East Of Rose Dene Fen Street Redgrave IP22 1SE IP22 1SE
Received 16 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01125
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02535 - Condition 4 (Construction Skills and Employment Plan)
Gateway 14 (2000), Land Between The A1120 And A14, Creeting St Peter, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01126
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - The removal of 3 no. antenna, and the installation of 9 no. replacement antenna and ancillary radio equipment onto new support poles at existing lattice mast and ancillary development thereto.
Diss Compressor Station Langton Green Eye Suffolk IP23 7HL
Received 16 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01127
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/05878 - Condition 4 (Wildlife Sensitive Design Scheme)
Railway Tavern School Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9EE
Received 16 Mar 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/01132
Application for Listed Building Consent - Install a new GC2 gas box on the front of the property for new gas supply being installed
Chilton Court Gainsborough Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1LL
Received 16 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01133
Application for Works to Trees Subject to Tree Preservation Order ES40/A2 - Reduce branches of 1 No. Oak (T1) approximately 2-2.5m, educe branches of 1 No. Sycamore (T2) by approx. 2m.
Former Warren Farm Landfill Site Haughley New Street Wetherden Suffolk
Received 16 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01136
Householder Application - Erection of single storey rear extension
8 Barleyfields Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3TF
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/01140
Full Planning Application - Erection of 10 No. dwellings, associated garages and hardstanding (following demolition of existing stores associated with builders yard).
Land West Of Willowmere Garden House Lane Rickinghall Superior Diss Suffolk IP22 1EA
Received 16 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01142
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey rear extension and associated alterations
45 Quarry Avenue Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8FA
Received 17 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01143
Application for Works to Trees Subject to Tree Preservation Order ES61/W4 - Thin crown and slight crown lift of 1 No. Holm Oak (T1) and tidy up deadwood.
3 Old Rectory Close Barham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0PY
Received 17 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01144
Discharge of Conditions application for DC/19/01401 - Condition 18 (Landscaping)
Land To The South Of Fitzgerald Road Bramford Suffolk
Received 17 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01146
Householder Application - Conversion of existing garage to living accommodation
Holly Cottage All Saints Road Creeting St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8NF
Received 16 Mar 2026 - RefusedDC/26/01149
Application for consent to display an Advertisement(s) - Installation of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage in respect of drive thru restaurant (retrospective).
Popeyes Thorney Way Stowmarket Suffolk P14 5XF
Received 17 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01154
Householder application - Removal of roof and addition of room in the roof; Extension to rear kitchen and garden room with balcony above.
Oak Haven Thwaite Road Thorndon Eye Suffolk IP23 7JJ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01157
Householder Application - Proposed conversion of garage to bedroom, internal alterations, enclosing rear porch and new porch to north and west elevations
2 Tansy Meadow Fressingfield Eye Suffolk IP21 5RQ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01158
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Lift crown of 2 No. Conifer (T1-2) to 5m and remove lowest 4 branches of 1 No. Birch (T3) and prune in the 3-4 upper branches by 1-2m.
41 Castle Street Eye Suffolk IP23 7AW
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01159
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of 2No. single storey rear extensions
The Cedar 6 Hazelwood Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3NX
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01163
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce height and spread of 1 No. Cherry (T1) and 1 No. Oak (T2) by approximately 1.5-2 metres and balance.
50 Old Street Haughley Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3NX
Received 18 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01166
Full Planning Application - Erection of single storey front extension, new pitched roof to replace existing and external insulation with render finish
The Gatehouse Norwich Road Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5NE
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01169
Notification to Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Lime (T1).
St Marys Church Church Road Mendlesham Suffolk
Received 18 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01170
Householder Application - Erection of a Single Storey Rear Extension.
Acorn Place Saxham Street Stowupland Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5DA
Received 18 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01175
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/03040 - Conditions 4 (Wildlife Enhancement Strategy) and 5 (Wildlife Sensitive Design Scheme)
Old Wood Hall Great Green Thrandeston Diss Suffolk IP21 4BN
Received 18 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01179
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00373 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)
Calinol House 5 Maple Grove Barham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0PH
Received 19 Mar 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01180
Application for Listed Building Consent - 1no. new opening formed in original brickwork wall (expose and enlarge existing opening); modern partition walls removed and altered and new partition walls installed; 2no. bathrooms relocated to adjacent areas; 1no. new single bedroom formed; 1no. existing doorway infilled to create hall storage closet
7 Model Farm Park Road Combs Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2JG
Received 19 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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