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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 dates2,514Searchable applications
385Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,691 approved or refused records
184Refused applications
1,507 approved · 184 refused · 72 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/02450
Full Planning Application - Erection of Pig Rearing Building, concrete pad and construction of a new drainage lagoon.
Red House Lodge Redhouse Farm Road Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP23 7NW
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02451
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a building for Agricultural Use. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 6. Erection of agricultural building for the storage of straw.
Red House Lodge Redhouse Farm Road Hoxne IP23 7NW
Received 8 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02452
Householder Application - Conversion and extension of existing garage to a 1 bed, single-storey annexe.
65 Needham Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2AL
Received 8 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02453
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05589 - Condition 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 9 (Wildlife Sensitive Design Scheme) and 10 (Great Crested Newt Method Statement)
Stowupland Village Hall Church Road Stowupland Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4BG
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02460
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Installation of 13.45 metre high smart metering radio mast
The Street Church Road Stowupland Suffolk IP14 4BG
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02461
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00688 - Conditions 4 (Timber Cladding Finish), 5 (Eaves, verges and abutments), 6 (Rooflights) and 7 (External Brick Facing Materials)
The Homestead The Street Brome And Oakley Eye Suffolk IP23 8AE
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02463
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00687 - Condition 5 (External Brick Facing Materials) and 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout)
The Homestead The Street Brome And Oakley Eye Suffolk IP23 8AE
Received 9 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02465
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/26/00227 dated 07/05/2026 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Construct below ground 15m x 5m domestic swimming pool with 0.65m natural smooth sandstone around the perimeter. To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans/Documents) to allow relocation of pool to be closer to house
Halcyon House Church Street Worlingworth Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7NT
Received 9 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02466
Application for Consent to Display Advertisements - Retention of installation of replacement wall mounted signs, amenity boards and poster signs.
Royal Oak Inn High Street Laxfield IP13 8DH
Received 9 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02469
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00835 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement)
60 Ash Road Onehouse Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3HB
Received 9 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02473
Householder Application - Retention of annexe (following conversion from double garage)
1 Marley Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3NT
Received 10 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02476
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Removal of the existing 20m monopole and 1 no. equipment cabinet, Installation of a new 20m monopole, 6 no. antennas, 3 no. equipment cabinets, Other associated ancillary development including: RFFs and GPS Node
Roman Road Great Bricett Suffolk IP7 7DR
Received 10 Jun 2026 - RefusedDC/26/02480
Application for prior notification for a proposed Part clad portal frame storage building for the purpose of Agricultural. Stage 2 of DC/26/01907 Agricultural Determination under Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 6
Mill Green Farm Debenham Road Stonham Aspal Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6BZ
Received 10 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02481
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of a 8m light wooded pole (28 DAY RESPONSE)
School Street Needham Market Suffolk
Received 10 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02482
Householder Application - Replacement single storey front porch and link corridor, garage extension, two storey rear extension, new windows and doors, alterations
Bush Farm Somersham Road Flowton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4LN
Received 10 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02483
Application for a Non-Materiial Amendment relating to DC/24/01026 - 1. Internal layout changes; 2. Minor adjustments to external walls at front and rear only no change in building width or roof height; 3. Minor 1nr window size change bedroom and omission of skylight in bathroom.
High Elm Bungalow Crowfield Road Stonham Aspal Suffolk
Received 10 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02487
East Anglia Three - Onshore Cable Route: Out of hours working request for the following dates June: 21st, 28th, July: 05th, 12th 19th and 26th (10:00 - 16:00).
East Anglia Three Offshore Windfarm Tye Lane Bramford Suffolk
Received 10 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02492
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Removal of 1no Victoria Plum Tree which is diseased and dying. Most branches in the top half of the tree canopy are dead. Once removed, another tree (yet to be determined) will be planted close to the same location later in the year.
Fox House The Street Hunston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3EL
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02493
Application for Approval of Reserved Matters pursuant to Outline Planning Permission DC/25/00817 dated: 22.05.2025 - Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for Erection of up to 2 no. dwellings
Land North East Of The Mere All Saints Road Creeting St Mary Suffolk
Received 11 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02505
Application for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order WS159/T2 - Reduce overhanging branches of beech tree to previous pruning points of around 3.5-4.5 metres. Lightly thin larger limb over the garden, provide 2.5m clearance of garage roof and a 4.5m crown lift in the rear garden section.
Rookery House The Street Norton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3NA
Received 10 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02506
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/05641 - Condition 10 (Construction Management Plan)
Site Of Former Paddock House Wellington Road Eye Suffolk IP23 7BE
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02507
Application for Outline Planning Permission - (Access to be considered, all other matters reserved) Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - 3 no. self-build/custom build dwellings
Land Adjacent Jade House The Street Redgrave IP22 1RY
Received 11 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02515
Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of replacement signage and painting of building exterior.
Royal Oak Inn High Street Laxfield IP13 8DH
Received 12 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02522
Householder Application - Erection of a Shed/seating area
48 Leggatt Drive Bramford Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4EX
Received 15 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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