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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.
1,544 approved · 190 refused · 74 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Creeting House All Saints Road Creeting St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8PR
Received 20 Aug 202622 Heather Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PX
Received 21 Aug 2026Mellis Lodge The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DR
Received 21 Aug 2026Skinners Cottage Skinners Lane Metfield Harleston Suffolk IP20 0LH
Received 21 Aug 2026Wingfield Farm House Barric Lane Occold Eye Suffolk IP23 7PX
Received 21 Aug 20263 Russet Gardens Combs Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2EU
Received 21 Aug 2026Hoglet House Priory Lane Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QD
Received 21 Aug 202631 Pound Hill Bacton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4LP
Received 24 Aug 2026Oak Tree Farm Debenham Road Kenton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6JZ
Received 24 Aug 2026Land East Of Old Station Road Mendlesham Suffolk
Received 24 Aug 2026Mulberry Cottage Laxfield Road Fressingfield IP21 5PY
Received 24 Aug 2026Land At Gissings Farm South Green Road Hoxne Suffolk
Received 24 Aug 2026Mill House The Street Thorndon IP23 7JR
Received 24 Aug 202634 Old Market Street Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5SA
Received 24 Aug 2026School Road Coddenham Suffolk
Received 21 Aug 2026Mendlesham Post Office And Village Store 48 Old Market Street Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5SA
Received 21 Aug 2026Pitt Cottage Cretingham Road Framsden Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6HN
Received 25 Aug 2026Pitt Cottage Cretingham Road Framsden Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6HN
Received 25 Aug 2026The White House Top Road Wingfield IP21 5QT
Received 25 Aug 2026Bramcote The Street Ashfield Cum Thorpe IP14 6LY
Received 24 Aug 2026The Waltz Stowmarket Road Stonham Aspal Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6AA
Received 25 Aug 2026Newton Meadow Adj Oaklyn Fingal Street Worlingworth Suffolk
Received 26 Aug 2026Fir House Church Hill Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AT
Received 25 Aug 2026Gyfford Manor Walsham Road Wattisfield Diss Suffolk IP22 1NZ
Received 26 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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