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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.
1,490 approved · 183 refused · 72 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 May 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ash Tree Farm The Common Mellis IP23 8EB
Received 21 Apr 2026Zones 1 And 2 Gateway 14 Gostling Avenue Stowmarket
Received 16 Apr 2026Livingston House Flatts Lane Tostock Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9NZ
Received 16 Apr 2026Land North Of Laxfield Road Stradbroke Suffolk
Received 16 Apr 2026Land East Of Woodlands Barrells Road Thurston Suffolk
Received 15 Apr 20262 Pine View Close Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1BZ
Received 16 Apr 2026The Rooks Old Paper Mill Lane Claydon Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0AL
Received 16 Apr 2026Browns Farmhouse Willisham Road Barking Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8HY
Received 16 Apr 2026Oakdene Crown Hill The Street Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1BS
Received 31 Mar 20262 Hulver Close Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9YD
Received 17 Apr 2026Menton Cottage Church Road Cotton IP14 4RA
Received 17 Apr 2026Walnut Tree Cottage Back Hills Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1DW
Received 17 Apr 2026Poplar Hall Barn Low Road Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6BS
Received 17 Apr 2026Old Stoke Farmhouse Straight Road Battisford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2NB
Received 20 Apr 2026Old Stoke Farmhouse Straight Road Battisford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2NB
Received 20 Apr 2026Mount Cottage High Street Coddenham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9PN
Received 20 Apr 2026White Leaf Cottage Market Square Bickers Hill Road Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8DP
Received 20 Apr 202610 Jubilee Close Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8DQ
Received 20 Apr 2026Knotty Ash The Common Little Blakenham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4JX
Received 20 Apr 2026Green Meadows The Green Hessett Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9BQ
Received 20 Apr 202611 Chilton Avenue Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1LB
Received 20 Apr 2026Cavalry Barn The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EF
Received 21 Apr 202634 Union Street West Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1HW
Received 21 Apr 202632 Poplar Hill Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2AS
Received 21 Apr 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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