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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Mid Suffolk District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,541 approved · 190 refused · 74 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
Chippenhall Hall Laxfield Road Fressingfield Eye Suffolk IP21 5TD
Received 11 Aug 2026Home Farm Main Road Henley Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0QS
Received 11 Aug 20261 The Street Hessett Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9AZ
Received 12 Aug 2026Land West Of Ixworth Road Norton Suffolk
Received 12 Aug 2026Land At Stanton Street Ixworth Road Norton IP31 3LJ
Received 12 Aug 2026Coldham Wood Mushrooms Coldham Hill Denham IP21 5DG
Received 12 Aug 2026Bridge House Buildings Gipping Road Great Blakenham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0HX
Received 12 Aug 2026Maple House 3 All Saints Road Creeting St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8NF
Received 12 Aug 2026Crownland House Crownland Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3BU
Received 13 Aug 2026Progress Works Old Ipswich Road Claydon Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0AG
Received 13 Aug 2026Church Farm Little Green Thrandeston Diss Suffolk IP21 4BX
Received 12 Aug 2026Port One Business And Logistics Park Bramford Road Little Blakenham Part In The Parish Of Great Blakenham
Received 13 Aug 2026Port One Business And Logistics Park Bramford Road Little Blakenham Part In The Parish Of Great Blakenham
Received 13 Aug 2026Land At The Corner Of Ashfield Road And Grove Lane Elmswell IP30 9HN
Received 13 Aug 2026Windy Corner Mill Lane Rickinghall Inferior Diss Suffolk IP22 1HG
Received 13 Aug 2026Willow Cottage Mill Road Battisford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2LL
Received 13 Aug 2026Land To North West Of Mason Court (Known As Old Engine Meadow) Mendlesham
Received 13 Aug 2026North Barn White House Farm Old Norwich Road Yaxley Eye Suffolk IP23 8BH
Received 13 Aug 2026Lochcarron Mill Green Stonham Aspal Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6DA
Received 13 Aug 2026McDonalds Restaurant Ltd 1 Thorney Way Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5XF
Received 13 Aug 2026Red House Farm Bellwell Lane Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6JG
Received 14 Aug 2026Red House Farm Bellwell Lane Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6JG
Received 14 Aug 2026Browns Farmhouse Willisham Road Barking Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8HY
Received 14 Aug 2026The Coach House Four Ashes Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3BS
Received 13 Aug 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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