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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 dates2,538Searchable applications
385Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,714 approved or refused records
188Refused applications
1,526 approved · 188 refused · 73 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- GrantedDC/26/02976
Application for works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order MS141/W1 - Coppice 1 No. Field Maple (T1), Crown lift 1 No. Oak (T2) by 1.5 to 2m. Reduce crown of 1 No. Field Maple (T3) by 1-1.5m
48 Blueleighs Park Chalk Hill Lane Great Blakenham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0ND
Received 10 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02981
Notification of works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order MS318/T2 - Remove major deadwood from 1 No. Oak (T1) and raise branches to height of 10ft and also cut back branches closest to the house by 2 metres. Reshape remainder of tree by reducing it back by 2 metres
Oak Tree House Spong Lane Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9DX
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/02982
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Conversion of a domestic garage into a small home salon.
88 Howes Avenue Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PY
Received 13 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02987
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/01650 - Part discharge of Condition 3 (Repairs to Underlying Fabric) for the west elevation of the northrange only
Tiptofts Farm House Long Thurlow Badwell Ash Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3JF
Received 13 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02991
Householder Application - Installation of solar panels to a garage roof
Valley Farm Bildeston Road Offton Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4RS
Received 13 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02996
Householder Application - Timber framed, single storey, detached cartlodge for use as secure parking, digger store, logstore, and workshop (following removal of existing storage container).
Martins Badingham Road Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8HT
Received 13 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/02997
Application under S73A for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/23/03307 dated 02/01/2024. Town and Country Planning Act 1990.- Application for approval of Reserved Matters following Outline Planning Permission DC/21/02618 (allowed under Appeal Decision APP/W3520/W/21/3280030 dated 28/01/2022) - Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for Erection of 3No dwellings with detached garages and vehicular access (re-submission of DC/23/00538. To vary Condition 1 (Approved Plans and Documents) to amend design and location of Plot 1 only
Plot Adjoining The Oaklands Flordon Road Creeting St Mary Suffolk
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03000
Full Planning Application - Erection of a custom build dwelling and cartlodge outbuilding
Stoke Farm Stoke Farm Drive Battisford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2NA
Received 13 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03007
Householder Application - Altering existing brickwork to horizontal composite cladding & adding obscured W.C. window
5 Stanway Green Farm Bungalows Stanway Green Worlingworth Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 7NY
Received 13 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03008
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) of Planning Permission DC/25/05403 dated: 15/04/2026 - Conversion of 2 redundant outbuildings to dwelling with glazed link extension
Land And Buildings Adjacent Pightle Barn Ipswich Road Gosbeck Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9SQ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03009
Householder Application - Retention and completion of alterations to dwelling and erection of single storey extension
Athene Cottage 7 Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AJ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03010
Application for Listed Building Consent -Regularisation and completion of repairs to existing building and creation of new single storey rear extension
Athene Cottage 7 Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AJ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03011
Application for a Non-Material Amendment to DC/21/06244 - To alter the wording of Condition 11 from:11. PRIOR TO FIRST OCCUPATION : MANOEUVRING AND PARKINGBefore the development is commenced details of the areas to be provided for the loading,unloading, manoeuvring and parking of vehicles including secure cycle storage and electric vehicle charging infrastructure shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be carried out in its entirety before the development is brought into use and shall be retained thereafter and used for no other purpose.Reason: To ensure the provision and long term maintenance of adequate on-site space for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles in accordance with Suffolk Guidance for Parking (2019) where on-street parking and manoeuvring would be detrimental to highway safety.To:11. PRIOR TO FIRST OCCUPATION : MANOEUVRING AND PARKINGBefore the development is first occupied details of the areas to be provided for the loading,unloading, manoeuvring and parking of vehicles including secure cycle storage and electric vehicle charging infrastructure shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be carried out in its entirety before the development is brought into use and shall be retained thereafter and used for no other purpose.Reason: To ensure the provision and long term maintenance of adequate on-site space for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles in accordance with Suffolk Guidance for Parking (2019) where on-street parking and manoeuvring would be detrimental to highway safety.
Hope Barn Stoke Road Thorndon Eye Suffolk IP23 7JG
Received 14 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03012
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/03008 - Condition 5 (Refuse and Recycling Storage and Presentation), 6 (External Materials), 7 (Boundary Treatments), 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), Condition 13 (Foul Drainage) and 14 (Contaminated Land Investigation and Remediation)
Pightle Barn Ipswich Road Gosbeck Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9SQ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03016
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey front extension to form porch and shower room.
28 Beaumont Way Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1SA
Received 14 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03017
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01214 - Condition 3 (Fenestration)
Well Cottage The Green Beyton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9AD
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03022
Householder Application - Installation of air source heat pump to side of property
4 Thompsons Meadow Crowfield Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9SU
Received 14 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03023
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order ES61/W2 - Reduce 1 No. Beech (T1) by up to 30% and remove deadwood
4 Middleton Road Barham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0BA
Received 14 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03025
Notification for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order ES67/T1 - Reduce crown of 1 No. Horse Chestnut (T1) to previous reduction point,thinning and removal of individual end-weighted limbs
The Elms The Folly Haughley Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3NS
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03027
Householder Planning Application - Erection of domestic garage (following demolition of existing garage)
Woodland House The Street Badwell Ash Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3DH
Received 14 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03029
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/19/01343 - Condition 15 (Sustainability Measures)
Land North Of Laxfield Road Stradbroke Suffolk
Received 14 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03030
Discharge of Conditions Application for 0085/17 - Condition 14 (Archaeological Works) and Condition 15 (Details of Fire Hydrants)
Land North Of Pesthouse Lane Barham Suffolk
Received 14 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03031
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/21/00407 - Part discharge of Condition 44 (BREEAM) for Plot 1900 only.
Gateway 14 (Plot 1900) Land Between The A1120 And A14 Stowmarket Suffolk
Received 14 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03032
Listed Building Consent- removal of cement render on rear elevation and associated repairs to underlying fabric, and removal/replacement of stud wall to facilitate repairs and the installation of a bath in an existing utility/toilet space.
Brook Vale Farm Stowmarket Road Rattlesden Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0RR
Received 15 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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