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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
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 dates2,473Searchable applications
383Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,663 approved or refused records
182Refused applications
1,481 approved · 182 refused · 72 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/01486
Householder Application - Erection of a single-storey mono-pitched rear extension with an ancillary side porch.
Piebald House Mill Street Gislingham Eye Suffolk IP23 8JT
Received 8 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01488
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/05590 - Conditions 3 (Repairs to Underlying Fabric) and 4 (Insulation)
39 Chancery Lane Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6PH
Received 8 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01489
Discharge of Conditions Application for 4963/16 - Condition 13 (Flood Asset Risk Register)
Land To The West Of Ixworth Road Thurston Suffolk
Received 8 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01491
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/19/02090 - Condition 21 (Fire Hydrants)
Land To The East Of Ixworth Road Thurston Suffolk
Received 8 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01495
Householder Application - Fire damage repairs including new roof structure & covering structural repairs, re-rendering & plastering & mass fit out
Caravan Oak Farm Church Street Worlingworth Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7NS
Received 8 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01500
Application for Listed Building Consent - Fire damage repairs to listed building including new roof structure & covering structural repairs, re-rendering &plastering & mass fit out
Oak Farm Church Street Worlingworth Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7NS
Received 8 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01504
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/03376 - Condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 5 (Wildlife Sensitive Design Scheme)
Tyrells Farm The Common Stuston Diss Suffolk IP21 4AB
Received 8 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01505
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/03377 - Conditions 3 (Fenestration) and 4 (Cladding)
Tyrells Farm The Common Stuston Diss Suffolk IP21 4AB
Received 8 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01508
Householder Application - Installation of 25 solar panels to stable block to improve energy performance.
Mendlesham House Oak Farm Lane Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5TE
Received 8 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01512
Full Planning Application - Installation of a roof mounted Solar PV System with 230 x 450w modules.
Renvale Technology Park Eye Road Brome And Oakley IP23 8AS
Received 9 Apr 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/01513
Householder Application - Construction of new detached double garage.
13 Saxham Street Stowupland Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5DA
Received 9 Apr 2026 - RefusedDC/26/01516
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/01562 (Allowed under Appeal Ref APP/W3520/W/23/3315581) - Condition 3 (Contamination)
Harphyll Barretts Lane Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8RZ
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01517
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 1no open storage building
Sandy Lane Nursery Ltd Townhouse Lane Wattisfield IP22 1NE
Received 9 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01520
Full Planning Application - Installation of roof mounted Solar PV System
Unit 2 Eye Road Brome And Oakley Eye Suffolk IP23 8AS
Received 9 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01521
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) of Planning Permission DC/23/03058 dated: 25/08/2023 - Demolition of existing agricultural buildings and erection of 2no new residential units
Barns At Green Farm Green Farm Pages Green Wetheringsett Cum Brockford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5QA
Received 9 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01527
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/05090 - Condition 14 (Annual Safety Report Update)
Land Adjacent To Bullen Lane Bramford IP8 4JN
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01535
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/05417 - Conditions 5 (External Illumination), 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout), 11 (Wildlife Sensitive Design Scheme) and the BNG Condition
Land To The South Of Lea Lane Great Ashfield Suffolk
Received 10 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01536
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/01389 - Condition 3 (EV charging)
18 Bury Street Stowmarket Suffolk
Received 10 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01538
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/01506 - Part discharge of Condition 11 (Contamination) parts 2 -5 only.
Grassy Lane Farm Grassy Lane Woolpit Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9YU
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01539
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 - Erection of steel portal frame agricultural building with open sides and fibre cement roof.
Home Farm Wingfield Road Syleham Eye Suffolk IP21 4LU
Received 10 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01540
Householder Application - Erection of ancillary outbuilding (part retrospective)
The Bellows Burnt House Lane Battisford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2ND
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01546
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - The tree is a Cupressus (often called a Leylandii). The tree is ppx 10-15m in height, The tree has outgrown its position, The tree will be dismantled and removed from the site.
Ivy Cottage The Street Metfield Harleston Suffolk IP20 0LB
Received 10 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01549
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) and Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures) of planning permission DC/24/01569 dated: 30/05/2024 - Erection of single storey front extension; Erection of single storey rear extension, raise roof and conversion of garage to additional living accommodation; Construction of rear dormer extension
2 Stanway Green Farm Bungalows Stanway Green Worlingworth Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7NY
Received 13 Apr 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01558
Application for Listed Building Consent. Removal of front external concrete render and replace with lime plaster and other materials in keeping. Assessment of the condition of the downstairs windows and repair as necessary.
New Bells House New Bells Lane Haughley IP14 3RN
Received 13 Apr 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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