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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 dates2,495Searchable applications
383Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,680 approved or refused records
183Refused applications
1,497 approved · 183 refused · 72 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- DecidedDC/26/01878
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 - Steel portal extension to existing grain store
Border Piggeries Hoxne Road Syleham IP21 4LR
Received 1 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01879
Householder Application - Extension and alteration of dwellinghouse and demolition of outbuildings replaced with new double garage, and associated works.
Crownland House Crownland Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3BU
Received 1 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01880
Application for Listed Building Consent - Remove and replace 4 no. Windows.
Tudor Farm Battlesea Green Stradbroke IP21 5NE
Received 1 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01882
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00799 - Condition 3 (Glazing Bars)
Hill Top Farm Circular Road Baylham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8LD
Received 1 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01888
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/03187 - Conditions 4 - (Details of Cycle Storage) and 10 - (Scheme for Ditch Management)
Land North East Of Chapel Road Mendlesham Suffolk
Received 1 May 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/01890
Planning Application - Continuation of use of existing temporary bridge as a temporary works access to site approved under DC/24/00341.
Land Off Low Road Debenham IP14 6QX
Received 1 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01893
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/01172 - 3 (Great Crested Newt Method Statement), 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout), 5 (Wildlife Sensitive Design Scheme) and 6 (Access Surface Treatment)
Robins Nest New Road Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9BT
Received 1 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01894
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/19/05915 - Conditions 13 (Roads and Footpaths), Condition 15 (Surface water Discharge Prevention), Condition 18 (Construction Management Plan) and Condition 27 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme)
Land North East Of Chapel Road Mendlesham Suffolk
Received 1 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01895
Application under S73A for Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission 4721/16 dated 31/01/2017 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of Extensions to Existing Day Nursery, New Access and Car Park - To vary Condition 2 (Maximum Number of Children) and Condition 4 (Access and Parking Arrangements) as per supporting plans and documents.
Oakland Lodge Children's Nursery Langton Grove Farm Langton Green Eye Suffolk IP23 7HL
Received 1 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01896
Application for Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/24/04853 dated 25/04/2025 - Alteration of the ramped access, including an additional ramp, to the entrance serving the existing village hall and the proposed new shop and cafe and to adjust the level of the proposed patio area to suit.
Felsham Village Hall Church Road Felsham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0PJ
Received 5 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/01897
Planning Application. Erection of a new store and cafe, with relocation of the existing store
Land To The South Of Church Road Bacton IP14 4LW
Received 5 May 2026 - RefusedDC/26/01898
Householder Application - Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
2 Maplefields Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3GD
Received 4 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01899
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - To reduce a Lime Tree by one third (permission previously granted but work not completed in time, permission expired)
Redwings Rectory Hill Rickinghall Superior Diss Suffolk IP22 1EH
Received 4 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01900
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Conifer (T1).
The Chestnuts Bridewell Lane Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1DS
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01904
Application to Determine if Prior Approval is Required for a Proposed Larger Home Extension. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A -Single storey lean-to extension built in materials of similar appearance to form dining room and connection to the garden
7 The Causeway Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8BD
Received 4 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01907
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. Part clad portal frame agricultural storage building.
Mill Green Farm Debenham Road Stonham Aspal IP14 6BZ
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/01909
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of a 10m medium wooden pole
Outside 95 Stowmarket Road Needham Market Suffolk
Received 5 May 2026 - ReceivedDC/26/01910
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion - Construction and operation of a battery energy storage system (BESS) and associated works (Cross-boundary application - Mid Suffolk District Council)
Land Near Bramford Substation Bullen Lane Bramford IP8 4JL
Received 5 May 2026 - RefusedDC/26/01912
Application for Outline Planning Permission (Access to be considered, all other matters reserved) Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Erection of 5 no. self-build dwellings
Land North Of Heath Road Woolpit Suffolk
Received 5 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01913
Full Planning Application - Replacement of Existing Front Timber Windows and Doors to Aluminum Windows and Doors.
54 - 56 Stowupland Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AL
Received 5 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01915
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey extension
Lane Farm The Street Brundish Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8BW
Received 5 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01916
Householder Application - Erection of a side and rear extension.
46 Elizabeth Way Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AX
Received 5 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01917
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/03869 - Conditions 4 (External Materials) and 12 (EPS Bat Licence)
St Josephs Centre Old Station Road Mendlesham Suffolk
Received 5 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/01918
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/03856 - Condition 3 (Scheme of Surface Water Drainage)
Riverside Gislingham Road Finningham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4HY
Received 5 May 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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