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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 dates2,509Searchable applications
384Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,689 approved or refused records
184Refused applications
1,505 approved · 184 refused · 72 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decisionDC/26/02330
Full Planning Application - Replacement of existing bungalow with 1no. self build dwelling
The Spinney Norwich Road Barham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0PN
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02331
Notification of works to trees in a Conservation Area - Pollard 1 No. Cherry laurel (T1) back to main unions, Reduce height of 1 No. Sycamore (T2) by 1-2m and lateral branches by 1m. Reduce height of 1 No. Hawthorn (T3) by 1-2m.
132 - 134 High Street Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8DW
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02332
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/00794 - Condition 3 (Safety Measures), 4 (Details of Pod Structure) and 5 (Timber Frame Surveys)
Battisford Hall Church Road Battisford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2HG
Received 2 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02336
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) and for building operations reasonably necessary for conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q - Conversion of two modern barns at Overhall Farm to 6No. Dwellings.
Overhall Farm The Tye Barking Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8HU
Received 2 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02337
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/19/02090 - Condition 20 (Lighting Design Scheme for Biodiversity)
Land To The East Of Ixworth Road Thurston Suffolk
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02338
Full Planning Application - Conversion and extension of barn to 1no. dwelling.
Ivy Lodge Farm Back Street Gislingham Eye Suffolk IP23 8JH
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02339
Application for Listed Building Consent - Conversion and extension of barn to 1no. dwelling.
Ivy Lodge Farm Back Street Gislingham Eye Suffolk IP23 8JH
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02340
Full Planning Application - Retention of change of use of land to equestrian and erection of stables, horse shelter, kennels, dayroom, hardstanding and all weather turn out area.
Land Off Chapel Road Wattisfield IP22 1PJ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02341
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/00793 - Conditions 4 (Level 3 Building record) and 15 (Licence for bats)
Battisford Hall Church Road Battisford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2HG
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02343
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/21/06509 dated 27/01/2022 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Conversion and extension of outbuilding to form annexe - To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) to allow addition of PV Panels and a Log Burner as per submitted Plans/Documents
Ashburnham Farm Needham Road Barking Ipswich
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02345
Application under Section 19 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) of Listed Building Consent DC/21/06510 dated 27/01/2022 (Conversion and extension of outbuilding to form annexe.) - To allow addition of PV Panels and a Log Burner as per submitted Plans/Documents
Ashburnham Farm Needham Road Barking Ipswich Suffolk
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02346
Prior Approval application for proposed telecommunications code system operators development under Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) - Arqiva smart metering 1no. Omni at 13.45m mean mounted on proposed 12.0m streetworks pole; Arqiva smart metering 1no. GPS antenna at 12.0m mean mounted on proposed streetworks pole; Arqiva smart metering 1no. 3g omni antenna at 4.19m mean mounted on proposed streetworks pole; Arqiva smart metering equipment enclosure.
Land At Baylham Water Treatment Works Stowmarket Road Baylham IP6 0LZ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02349
Householder Application - Proposed part two storey / part single storey side extension and alterations to include formation of first floorbathroom
1 Honeysuckle Cottage School Road Bedfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7EA
Received 3 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02351
Householder Application - Proposed single storey rear extensions and alterations
Willow Farm Willow Lane Cotton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4QT
Received 3 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02352
Application for Listed Building Consent - Proposed single storey rear extensions and alterations
Willow Farm Willow Lane Cotton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4QT
Received 3 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02356
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/01542 - Condition 14 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan)
Willow Croft Long Green Bedfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7JD
Received 3 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02360
Householder Application - Conversion of garage to form Garden Room/Games Room; and Erection of new lean to shed to north elevation of existing Garage.
Sunnyside Farm Gorams Mill Lane Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8DN
Received 3 Jun 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/02361
Application for Listed Building Consent - Conversion of garage to form Garden Room/Games Room. New lean to shed to North elevation of existing Garage.
Sunnyside Farm Gorams Mill Lane Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8DN
Received 3 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02365
Householder Application - Erection of Detached Workshop Outbuilding
Symonds The Street Stonham Aspal Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6AG
Received 3 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02372
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) of Reserved Matters Approval DC/24/01969 dated: 31/07/2024 to allow the inclusion of a phasing plan within the approved documents - Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for the Erection of 4no. dwellings with vehicular access.
Hope Barn Stoke Road Thorndon Eye Suffolk IP23 7JG
Received 4 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02376
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05296 - Condition 3 (Materials)
48 Onehouse Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1QP
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02378
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/24/04451 dated 25/04/2025 - Amendment to Condition 23 wording as per cover letter.
Land To The East Of Ixworth Road Thurston Suffolk
Received 4 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02379
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) of Planning Permission DC/22/01513 dated: 18/05/2022 - Erection of a two storey detached cartlodge.
Red House Farm Mickfield Road Stonham Aspal Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5LT
Received 4 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02381
Application for works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order MS100/A1- Prune back seven branches, of 1 No. Black Pine, on Western side of crown by 1.5m.
37 Oxer Close Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9UE
Received 4 Jun 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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