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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 dates2,505Searchable applications
383Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,687 approved or refused records
184Refused applications
1,503 approved · 184 refused · 72 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- GrantedDC/26/02209
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/23/05604 dated 30/01/2024 Town and Country Planning Act 1990.- To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents)
26 St Marys Road Creeting St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8LZ
Received 13 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02216
Householder Application - Garage Conversion and Erection of a Single Storey Extension to Dwelling
11 Wynton Rise Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2AB
Received 26 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02217
Householder Application - The erection along the footpath and conservation area boundary of a 6 foot close boarded fence.
The Chestnuts Bridewell Lane Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1DS
Received 26 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02218
Full Planning Application - Alterations to existing Stable yard, demolitions to 20th Century buildings, proposed building of new estate office and gardeners yard, new bin and log store, improved landscaping and pedestrian visitor access routes, new cycle storage facilities
Helmingham Hall Helmingham Estate Helmingham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6EG
Received 26 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02219
Application for Listed Building Consent - Alterations to existing Stable yard, demolitions to 20th Century buildings, proposed building of new estate office and gardeners yard, new bin and log store, improved landscaping and pedestrian visitor access routes, new cycle storage facilities
Helmingham Hall Helmingham Estate Helmingham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6EG
Received 26 May 2026 - RefusedDC/26/02220
Full Planning Application - Change of use to short-term holiday accommodation with associated external alterations (part-retrospective)
The Old Coal House The Street Mendham IP20 0NH
Received 26 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02221
Application for works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order MS67/A1 - Reduce crown of 1 No. Sycamore (T1), spread to be reduced from 12m to 9m and height to be reduced from 15m to 12m
54A Needham Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2AN
Received 26 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02224
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00138 - Condition 7 (Construction Management Plan).
Cranswick House Oaksmere Business Park Eye Airfield Industrial Estate Yaxley Eye Suffolk IP23 8BW
Received 26 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02226
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey rear porch/link between dwelling and existing outbuilding
School House Church Road Cotton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4RA
Received 26 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02227
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00928 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)
7 Princes Gardens Somersham Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4PF
Received 26 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02231
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/01323 - Condition 33 (off-site highway improvements)
Chilton Sports Club Chilton Way Onehouse Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1SZ
Received 27 May 2026 - RefusedDC/26/02232
Full Planning Application - Retention of an outbuilding and the continued use of the associated land as domestic garden
Old Hall Farm Roamwood Green Lane Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6NP
Received 27 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02236
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01042 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement)
69 Wheatfields Rickinghall Superior Diss Suffolk IP22 1EN
Received 26 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02239
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02889 - Condition 9 (Land Contamination Strategy)
Home Farm Earl Soham Road Bedfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7EE
Received 27 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02240
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01107 - Condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout)
Meadow Barn Gorams Mill Lane Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8DN
Received 27 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02241
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order MS178/T1 - Reduce crown of 1 No. Sycamore by 30%, remove limbs overhanging road, reduce limbs that reach towards house and re shape tree
Meadowbank Needham Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2AN
Received 27 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02248
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01200 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)
20 Noyes Avenue Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8EB
Received 27 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02250
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/25/05624 - Removal of rear window from plans for side extension (study); Cladding material changed from Hardboard to natural wood, such as cedar larch, thermo pin on side extension (study); Addition of skylight to flat roof of side extension (study), external dimensions: H:150mm W: 1000mm L:1400mm
10 Drinkstone Road Gedding Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0QB
Received 27 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02251
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01157 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)
2 Tansy Meadow Fressingfield Eye Suffolk IP21 5RQ
Received 27 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02253
Full Planning Application - Change of use from Public House with enhanced Restaurant to Public House with enhanced Restaurant and Takeaway
The Rose Debenham Road Crowfield Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9TE
Received 27 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02255
Householder Application- Erection of a single storey rear extension (Following removal of conservatory)
Stilstead House Church Meadow Gislingham Road Finningham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4JU
Received 28 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02256
Householder Application - Garage conversion with associated internal alterations and fenestration changes
Tertius House Hibbard Road Bramford Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4BH
Received 27 May 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02268
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/01530 - Condition 3 (Design and Appearance)
Woodlands Farm Stowmarket Road Badley Suffolk
Received 28 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02274
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - (T1) Eucalyptus Tree - To fell to ground level due to roots interfering with listed wall
Wattisfield Hall Chapel Road Wattisfield Diss Suffolk IP22 1NX
Received 29 May 2026
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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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