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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 dates2,552Searchable applications
385Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,724 approved or refused records
188Refused applications
1,536 approved · 188 refused · 74 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/03211
Application for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation order ES61/W2- Beech Tree Removal off lower branch to balanace Tree. Branch is growing heavily into the upper crown.
26 Thornhill Road Barham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0BJ
Received 27 Jul 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/03215
Planning Application. Conversion of barn to dwelling (self-build)
Bedfield House Earl Soham Road Bedfield IP13 7EF
Received 27 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03217
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/02912 - Conditions 3 (Construction Management Plan), 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout),5 (Great Crested Newt Method Statement), 8 (decommissioning and land restoration plan) and 11 (Location of Inverter) and the BNG condition.
Marsh Farm Mill Lane Stradbroke Eye Suffolk IP21 5HW
Received 24 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03224
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/25/05425 dated 06/02/2026 - Part-Reconstruction and Conversion of Historic Flint Agricultural Building to 1 no. dwelling. - Further to pre-commencement works it has been determined by the construction team and engineers that the building needs additional support in the form of buttressing and also that part of the wall should be rebuilt to repair and stabilise, as the most appropriate course of action.
White House Farm Old Norwich Road Yaxley Eye Suffolk IP23 8BH
Received 27 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03226
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00581 -Conditions 2 (External Materials) and 3 (Hard and Soft Landscaping)
Land West Of Suffolk House Ixworth Road Norton Suffolk
Received 27 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03230
Discharge of Conditions for DC/25/05170 - 3 (Rooflights) and 6 (Wildlife lighting)
Nether Hall Church Hill Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2LG
Received 27 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03231
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04832 - Condition 24 (Construction Management Plan)
Land East Of Old Station Road Mendlesham Suffolk
Received 27 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03232
Householder Application - Proposed Residential Outbuilding
Commerce House The Green Ashbocking Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9JZ
Received 27 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03235
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/00738 - Condition 7 (Fenestration)
Green Meadows The Green Hessett Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9BQ
Received 27 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03238
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/02667 - Condition 25 (Permissive Path)
Grange Farm Old Bury Road Palgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1AZ
Received 28 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03239
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/02667 - Condition 26 (Information Boards)
Grange Farm Old Bury Road Palgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1AZ
Received 28 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03240
Full Planning Application - Erection of storage shed
Rattlesden Gliding Club High Town Green Rattlesden IP30 0SX
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03242
Application for Listed Building Consent - Install 2No. new doors to front/side of property
The Rooks Old Paper Mill Lane Claydon Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0AL
Received 28 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03245
Full Planning Application - Construction of garage, shed and workshop area (Addition to Plot 3 of commenced planning permission DC/20/05953).
Plot 3 Land At Pump Lane Laxfield Suffolk
Received 28 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03249
Planning Application. Installation of waste treatment plant and associated pipework
Wakelyns Farm Metfield Lane Fressingfield IP21 5SD
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03252
Householder Application - Internal oak sole plates at front of house need replacing as rotten. Prop up through building internally and externally. removal of existing sole plate and brickwork below to downstairs. Install new oak sole plates and brickwork below. render internally and externally using traditional materials. New windows to rear of house.
Forge Cottage The Green Palgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1AG
Received 29 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03255
Full Planning Application - Construction of 2no. garden rooms (retention of)
38A Columbyne Close Stowupland Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4AP
Received 29 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03256
Application for a Non-material Amendment relating to DC/25/02111 - Omit velux window to central front bedroom and replace with dormer to match the existing ones on the front of the dwelling.
1 Heath Close Hessett Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9BL
Received 29 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03257
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04832 - Condition 13 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan).
Land East Of Old Station Road Mendlesham Suffolk
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03258
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04832 - Condition 27 (Off-Site Highway and PROW Improvements)
Land East Of Old Station Road Mendlesham Suffolk
Received 29 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03259
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04832 - Condition 28 (Access and Footway Works).
Land East Of Old Station Road Mendlesham Suffolk
Received 29 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03260
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04832 - Condition 30 (Prevention of Surface Water Discharge to highway)
Land East Of Old Station Road Mendlesham Suffolk
Received 29 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03261
Discharge of Conditions for DC/24/04832 - Condition 31 (Estate Roads & Footpaths)
Land East Of Old Station Road Mendlesham Suffolk
Received 29 Jul 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03262
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04832 - Condition 37 (Improvements to Bus Stops)
Land East Of Old Station Road Mendlesham Suffolk
Received 29 Jul 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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