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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.
1,469 approved · 181 refused · 72 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Dots Cottage 2 Little London Combs Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2ES
Received 23 Mar 2026Laxfield Pre School Group Framlingham Road Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8HD
Received 24 Mar 2026The Shrubberies Needham Road Coddenham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9TZ
Received 24 Mar 202619 School Street Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8BB
Received 24 Mar 2026Land At Valley Road Little Blakenham Suffolk IP8 4LP
Received 24 Mar 2026Fossils Cottage Chapel Close Fressingfield Eye Suffolk IP21 5QQ
Received 24 Mar 20264 Lime Tree Close Needham Market Suffolk IP6 8TE
Received 25 Mar 202652 Egret Drive Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5JQ
Received 25 Mar 202615 Finningham Road Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4EG
Received 25 Mar 2026The Limes The Street Wattisfield Diss Suffolk IP22 1NS
Received 25 Mar 2026Unit 1 Progress Farm Base Green Road Wetherden IP14 3LR
Received 26 Mar 2026Land To The South Of Church Farm, Somersham IP8 4PN And Land To The East Of The Channel, Burstall Suffolk IP8 4JL
Received 26 Mar 2026Burnt House Farm Hoxne Road Eye IP23 7NL
Received 26 Mar 2026The Bungalow The Street Thornham Magna Eye Suffolk IP23 8HB
Received 27 Mar 2026Priory Farm West Hall Road Rickinghall Inferior IP22 1LY
Received 27 Mar 2026Dragons Lair Willisham Road Barking Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8HY
Received 27 Mar 2026Land South Of Wyverstone Road Badwell Ash Suffolk
Received 27 Mar 2026Walnut Tree Farm Worlingworth Road Horham Eye Suffolk IP21 5ER
Received 27 Mar 2026Bullenhall Farm Bullen Lane Bramford IP8 4JN
Received 27 Mar 2026Hillmora Bells Lane Hinderclay Diss Suffolk IP22 1HW
Received 27 Mar 2026Taimoshan Church Lane Claydon Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0EQ
Received 27 Mar 2026Rookery Farm Haughley Green Haughley Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3RR
Received 27 Mar 2026Gunstocks The Street Hunston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3EL
Received 27 Mar 2026The Stables Low Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AR
Received 27 Mar 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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