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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 dates2,568Searchable applications
385Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,737 approved or refused records
190Refused applications
1,547 approved · 190 refused · 74 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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/26/03839
Householder Application - Installation of an air source heat pump to side of property
Bridge Farm Haughley New Street Haughley Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3JN
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03840
Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of an air source heat pump to side of property
Bridge Farm Haughley New Street Haughley Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3JN
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03847
Householder Application - Single Side and Rear Extensions to Dwelling and Provision of Additional Car Parking Area
37 Chainhouse Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8TB
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03848
Planning Application. Change of use and conversion of an existing cartlodge / workshop to form 1no dwellinghouse; including a new vehicular access and private amenity area
Old Marias Cottage Long Green Wortham IP22 1RD
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03849
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/03583 - 4 (Boundary Treatments) ,6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout) and the Biodiversity Net Gain Condition.
Meredith House All Saints Road Creeting St Mary Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8NF
Received 4 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/03851
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce crown of 1 No. Willow (T1) to 30' and Width trimmed to 20'.
Fox And Goose Inn Church Street Fressingfield Eye Suffolk IP21 5PB
Received 4 Sept 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03852
Application for Works to Trees Subject to Tree Preservation Order MS41/A1 - Re-Pollard 1 No. Sycamore (T1) - taking around 5 metres off the height leaving the tree around 12 metres tall.
3 Chestnut Drive Claydon Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0EU
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03854
Householder Application - Convert an integral garage to provide increased living space
23 Glebe Way Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5TL
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03859
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) of Planning Permission DC/21/05064 dated 09/12/2021 - Change of use of existing agricultural land to paddocks for keeping of horses; Erection of stable block and post and fencing.
Land On The West Side Of Charles Tye Ringshall IP14 2HU
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03861
Planning Application. Erection of single storey extension, and relocation of 2no. disabled parking spaces
Walsham Le Willows Memorial Village Hall The Street Walsham Le Willows IP31 3AA
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03862
Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/26/01653 Dated 10/06/2026 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - - Erection of a cart lodge / annexe. To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans/Documents) as per submitted plans/documents.
Old Stoke Farmhouse Straight Road Battisford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2NB
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03863
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/02677 - Conditions 6 (Package Treatment Plant), 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures), 9 (Wildlife Sensitive Design Scheme), 10 (External Materials), 11 (Cycle Storage), 12 (Refuse Storage), 14 (Footpath Diversion Application), 15 (Prow Management Plan), 16 (Details Of fencing adjacent to Public Right of Way) and 17 (Landscaping Scheme)
Walnut Tree Farm Hoxne Road Syleham Eye Suffolk IP21 4LT
Received 7 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/03864
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce back one side of 1 No. Oak (T1) by up to 30%
6 Forge Close Palgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1AQ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03865
Application for Works to Tree subject to Tree Preservation Order ES83/T4 - Reduce 1 No Lime (T1) by 1/3.
5 Brook Park Rickinghall Superior Diss Suffolk IP22 1HJ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - GrantedDC/26/03870
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/02442 - Condition 18 (Fenestration)
Red House Farm Otley Road Framsden Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6HU
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03874
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04300 - Conditions 3 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation), 5 (Materials and Finishes) and 10 (Bat Mitigation Licence)
Little Mead The Street Mendham Harleston Suffolk IP20 0NH
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03875
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension.
5 The Becketts Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1TZ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03877
Householder Application - Remove existing overhead canopy to front entrance of property and replace with an open porch.
Brook House Laxfield Road Stradbroke Eye Suffolk IP21 5HX
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03887
Planning Application. Self-Build conversion of the existing Nissen Hut to 1no dwelling retaining the structural steel frame.
The Nissen Hut Papermill Lane Bramford
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03889
Householder Application - Erection of a single storey side extension to dwelling and alterations to existing rear conservatory
Sunnycott 2 Cow Green Bacton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4HJ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03894
Prior Approval application for telecommunications code system operators development under Schedule 2, Part 16. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended). Arqiva smart metering 1no. Omni at 13.45m mean mounted on 12.0m streetworks pole; Arqiva smart metering 1no. GPS antenna at 12.0m mean mounted on streetworks pole; Arqiva smart metering 1no. 3G omni antenna at 4.19m mean mounted on streetworks pole; Arqiva smart metering equipment enclosure.
Land At Debenham Sewage Treatment Works Thorpe Lane Debenham IP14 6NG
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03902
Planning Application. Change of use of land to garden
Land West Of Ixworth Road Norton IP31 3XU
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03903
Planning Application. Change of use of land to garden
Land West Of Ixworth Road Norton IP31 3XU
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/03904
Application under Section 19 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for Listed Building Consent DC/26/01654 dated 10/06/2026 - Erection of a cart lodge / annexe. To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans/Documents) as per submitted plans/documents.
Old Stoke Farmhouse Straight Road Battisford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2NB
Received 7 Sept 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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