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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 dates2,521Searchable applications
385Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,697 approved or refused records
186Refused applications
1,511 approved · 186 refused · 73 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/02638
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - install a new 10kVA generator on proposed concrete foundation. AMF panel to be installed on new support pole. Horizontal cable ladder to be installed. Power duct to be installed from source to generator. PSU cabinet to be installed. (28 Day Response)
Egt Radio Site Needham Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2AH
Received 19 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02640
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/06288 - Conditions 29 (Foul Water Drainage- Unit 12), 33 (Surface Water Disposal - Unit 12), 59 (Foul Water Drainage) and 63 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan)
Land At Blackacre Hill Bramford Road Great Blakenham Suffolk
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02648
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (C3) which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 as amended Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q. Conversion of an agricultural barn to 1no two-bedroom dwelling.
Barn On Land Adjacent To Willow House Wetherden Road Great Ashfield IP31 3HR
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02661
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Installation of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs on Non-domestic Buildings. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J - Installation of 11No. (PV) UKSOL 435 watt panels. six panels will be installed on the south west roof and five on the north east roof slope.
Montana Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AH
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02662
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Sycamore (T1).
Richmond House Golden Square Fressingfield Eye Suffolk IP21 5PE
Received 22 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02665
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/23/03005 - Change from pitched to flat roof with central skylight.Rear door to front of extension replacing window.
Carlton House Old Norwich Road Whitton Ipswich Suffolk IP1 6LJ
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02668
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey lean to extension to rear , insertion of dormer window, rooflights and bay window, fenestration alteration to rear and application of boarding to rear
Hill View Stock Hill Langham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3EE
Received 19 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02670
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01521 - Condition 16 (Construction Management Plan)
Barns At Green Farm Green Farm Pages Green Wetheringsett Cum Brockford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5QA
Received 22 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02671
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01521 - 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 10 (Access Surface treatment), 12 (Surface Water Discharge) and 15 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points)
Barns At Green Farm Green Farm Pages Green Wetheringsett Cum Brockford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5QA
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02674
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Demolition of existing A1/ Sui Generis units. Erection of 3 and four storey C3 residential unit to provide 14 apartments which comprise of 4no. 2 bed flats, 6no. 1 bed flats and 4no. 1 bed maisonettes (revised scheme to 2867/14)
Former Site Of Mulberry House, Milton Road, Stowmarket
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02675
Full Planning Application - Erection of detached annex (change of curtilage ownership)
Brewery Farm Cottage Ashbocking Road Hemingstone Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9RR
Received 23 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02676
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04300 - Condition 9 (Wildlife-sensitive Lighting Plan)
Little Mead The Street Mendham Harleston Suffolk IP20 0NH
Received 22 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02677
Full Planning Application - Conversion of barn to 1 no. dwellinghouse.
Mill View Barn Hoxne Road Syleham Eye IP21 4LT
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02678
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Remove three Laburnum Trees as they are damaging a 15 foot retaining wall onto the road.
Meldon Back Hills Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1DW
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02679
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No. Goat Willow (T1) to ground level.
The Lodge Norton Road Tostock Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9NU
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02680
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Formation, Alteration or Maintenance of Private Ways for Agricultural or Forestry use - Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Sch 2, Part 6 - Resurfacing of the existing tracks with hardcore
Church Farm Little Green Thrandeston IP21 4BX
Received 23 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02683
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/23/03303 dated 09.02.2024. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Change of use and alterations to stables to form 1No dwelling including improvements to existing access..- To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans/Documents) to provide design changes as per submitted plans/documents.
Weston House Cottage South Elmham Road Mendham Harleston Suffolk IP20 0PB
Received 23 Jun 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/02684
Householder Application - Construction of 2-storey flat roof rear extension, and demolition of existing conservatory.
Pendragon New Street Stradbroke Eye Suffolk IP21 5JG
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02685
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - both oak trees require a crown reduction of a maximum of 5m.
2 River Close Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6ST
Received 23 Jun 2026 - RefusedDC/26/02688
Application for Consent to display an Advertisement(s) - Erection of 2no. Signs
Land Adjacent Stowmarket Road Great Blakenham Suffolk
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02689
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/06288 - Partial discharge of Condition 22 (Fire Hydrants), 35 (Commercial Noise Attenuation) and Partial discharge of 53 (Fire hydrants)
Port One Business And Logistics Park Bramford Road Little Blakenham IP6 0RL
Received 23 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02690
Full Planning Application - Erection of security gatehouse following demolition of existing security gatehouse.
Headquarters Roy Humphrey Group Ipswich Road Eye Suffolk IP23 8AW
Received 23 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02691
Application for Listed Building Consent. Internal and external repairs and refurbishment, and internal remodelling. Replacement windows and doors, the removal of existing porches and removal of extension and a proposed new porch as per Schedule of Works.
1 Garnhams Cottages The Green Tannington IP13 7NH
Received 23 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02692
Householder Application - Erection of an attached cartlodge
1 Woods Pightle Norton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3QN
Received 23 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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