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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates2,526Searchable applications
385Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,702 approved or refused records
186Refused applications
1,516 approved · 186 refused · 73 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decisionDC/26/02751
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to Outline 5007/16 and Reserved Matters DC/21/06052 (234 dwelings) addition of a knee rail fence around the existing ditch and to widen the footpath running through the POS area.
Land North Of Chilton Leys Northfield View Phase 2 Bury Road Stowmarket Suffolk
Received 26 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02753
Application for Listed Building Consent - Refurbish main roof
2 Doctors Lodge Skinners Lane Metfield Harleston Suffolk IP20 0LH
Received 26 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02755
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 13 (Restriction on Operation Times) of Planning Permission DC/23/05894 dated: 01/05/2024 - Change of use of land to enable use as a Forest and Field outdoor play area and nature reserve with compost toilet, outdoors washing station, a container for storage and sale of take away refreshments. All aspects of the plans ensure no permanent structures are used.
Playful Paths Creeting Hills Creeting St Mary Ipswich Suffolk
Received 26 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02758
Householder Application - Erection of a detached garage
The Waltz Stowmarket Road Stonham Aspal Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6AA
Received 26 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02762
Application for Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/26/01974 - Substitute Windsor house types on Plots 140,141,165 and 174 to Windemere house type.
10 Galleon Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5XZ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02763
Full Planning Application - Change of land for the erection of 5 no. single storey shepherd hut style glamping pods as an extension to an established glamping village.
Land At Manor Farm Ashbocking Road Henley IP6 0RG
Received 26 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02764
Non-material Amendment to Planning permission 4455/16 for condition 5 to be amended to allow for updates to roof tiles on specific plots 114-128, 141-148 ,65-68 & 74-78. Slight change to quantity of render on frontages of Plots 96,130 & 221.
Land On The North Side Of Finborough Road Onehouse Suffolk
Received 29 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02765
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) DC/26/00434 dated: 10/04/2026 - Erection of a driveway entrance gate and fencing along the property boundary
The Court House Tostock Place Church Road Tostock Suffolk IP30 9PG
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02768
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of 1 No. 11m Wooden pole
Station Road Claydon Suffolk
Received 29 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02769
Application for Prior Approval for Construction of a below ground irrigation reservoir lined with engineered clay from the site (Stage 2 of Agricultural Determination DC/26/01277 under Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A)
Land At Valley Road Little Blakenham Suffolk IP8 4LP
Received 29 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02770
Application for Listed Building Consent - Repair cracking and shakes with lime mortar. Remove section of cement render and replace with lime. Finish with white clay paint to render and black clay paint to plinth.
1 Post Office Row Mill Road Buxhall Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3DJ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02773
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05084 - Conditions 3 - (External facing and roof materials), 7 (Wildlife Enhancement measures) and 10 (Construction Management Plan)
Abbey View Cottage Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AL
Received 29 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02774
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/03233 - Condition 4 (Wildlife Enhancement Measures)
Glendale Fen Lane Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1DP
Received 29 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02776
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey front extension
6 Blackbird Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PF
Received 29 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02784
Non-material Amendment to DC/23/02535 to enable amendment to the Trigger of Condition 6 (Commercial waste handling and storage)
Gateway 14 Land Between The A1120 And A14 Stowmarket Plot 2000
Received 29 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02793
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/04996 - Condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)
12 Sandpit Lane Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3SD
Received 30 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02794
Application for Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/23/05929 - additional window on the side elevation of plot 12 (Bentley house type).
Land To The South Of Eye Airfield, And North Of Castleton Way, Eye
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02795
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity including those in breach of a Planning Condition - The laying of an underground drainage pipe constituting a material operation to lawfully commence development under Hybrid Planning Permission DC/21/00407 (dated 05.11.2021) and Reserved Matters Approval DC/23/02535 (dated 30.08.2024) for Plot 2000
Gateway 14 (2000) Land Between The A1130 And A14 Creeting St Peter Suffolk Stowmarket IP6 8QN
Received 30 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02796
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/01374 - Condition 3 (Contamination), Condition 5 (Monitoring and Maintenance Plan) and Condition 7 (Tank Installation)
Petrol Station Costcutter Supermarket Church Street Woolpit Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9QT
Received 30 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02799
Application for Consent to display an Advertisement(s) - Erection of freestanding monument sign.
Costa Coffee 3 Thorney Way Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5XF
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/02802
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - replace two existing telegraph poles and rehang associated cabling
Lowgate Street Eye Suffolk P23 7AT
Received 30 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02803
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04521 - Conditions 21 (Investigation and Remediation Method Statement) and 24 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout)
Home Farm Poy Street Green Rattlesden Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0SR
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02805
Householder Application - Erection of detached garage and garden room
Moat Hill Farm Church Road Westhorpe Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4SZ
Received 30 Jun 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02806
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 3 (Approved Illustrative Plans and Documents) of Planning Permission DC/24/03919 dated: 08/05/2026 - Erection of 5no. self build dwellings and garages.
Land At Norton Rise Ixworth Road Norton IP31 3LJ
Received 1 Jul 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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