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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates2,575Searchable applications
385Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 1,744 approved or refused records
191Refused applications
1,553 approved · 191 refused · 74 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/04041
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Cherry (T1) and 1 No. Laburnum (T2)
Pantiles The Street Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1BX
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04043
Householder Application - Conversion of existing integral garage to form new ground floor bedroom, installation of new windows within existing garage door opening, formation of new pitched roof over the existing garage and adjacent extended porch, together with partial infill of existing front window to dining room.
11 Freeman Avenue Henley Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0RZ
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04045
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use - extended to the rear and side which was done under permitted development
27 Noyes Avenue Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8EB
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04047
Full Planning Application - Change of use of land to B8 storage for overflow parking of HGV trailers and erection of security fencing and gates.
Land Eye Airfield Castleton Way Yaxley Suffolk
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04048
Planning Application - Replacement Dwelling and Replacement Outbuildings
187 Clay Street Thornham Magna Eye Suffolk IP23 8HE
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04049
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/06288 - Conditions 9 (Green Corridor) and 10 (Bramford Road and Pound Lane Landscaping)
Port One Business And Logistics Park Bramford Road Little Blakenham Part In The Parish Of Great Blakenham
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04050
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/06288 - Conditions 43 (External Plant Unit 14/Phase 1), 55 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme Unit 14/Phase 1) and 56 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy Unit 14/Phase 1)
Port One Business And Logistics Park Bramford Road Little Blakenham Part In The Parish Of Great Blakenham
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04051
Application for Advertisement Consent - Installation of 2no. signs to the front (South) and rear (North) elevations. As per e Design and Access Statement /drawings.
Woolpit Village Hall Mill Lane Woolpit Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9QX
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04052
Planning application - Enhancements to front (south) elevation including addition of composite timber-effect cladding to porch, wider entrance door with vision panels for improved accessibility, a new first-floor fire escape door, and redecoration of external fire escape stair.
Woolpit Village Hall Mill Lane Woolpit Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9QX
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04055
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Conversion of loft into habitable room and installation of skylights
1 Avocet Gardens Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5UF
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04058
Planning Application. Change of use of holiday let to residential annexe
Kiln Farm Mellis Road Thrandeston IP21 4BD
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04059
Application under Section 73 of Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) of Planning Permission DC/24/00757 dated 12.04.2024 - Erection of 2no. dwellings and associated garaging
Land Adjacent To The Cottage The Green Redgrave Suffolk
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04062
Householder Application - Erection of single storey rear kitchen extension. Replacement of windows.
Rose Cottage 88 Langton Green Eye Suffolk IP23 7HL
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04063
Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of single storey rear kitchen extension. Replacement of windows.
Rose Cottage 88 Langton Green Eye Suffolk IP23 7HL
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04065
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/06113 - 3 (Great Crested Newt Mitigation Licence), 17 (Written Scheme of Investigation) and 25 (Sustainability and Energy Scheme)
Warren Hill Farm Warren Hills Brome And Oakley Eye Suffolk IP21 4AN
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04074
Planning Application - Demolition of a derelict building and erection of a replacement storage building ancillary to Moulton House
Land To The East Of, Moulton House Wood Road Woolpit Borley Green IP30 9RP
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04075
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/01110 - Conditions 5 (Roofing Materials) and 8 (Written Scheme of Investigation)
St Nicholas's Church Church Lane Bedfield Suffolk
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04080
Application for confirmation of compliance with a Section 106 Obligation dated 6th July 2023 relating to Outline Planning Permission DC/19/02090 (Allowed under Appeal Decision APP/W3520/W/23/3317494) - Schedule 2, Part 5, Paragraph 1 (Car Club)
Land To The East Of Ixworth Road Thurston Suffolk
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04081
Householder Application - Erection of a Detached Garage
Mill View Barn Hoxne Road Syleham Eye Suffolk IP21 4LT
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04084
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/00356 - Conditions 4 (Windows and Doors), 5 (Render), 6 (Mechanical Ventilation), 8 (External Facing Materials), 9 (Eaves and Verges) and 11 (Bat Licence)
Hill Farm Valley Lane Great Finborough Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3BB
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04085
Notfication of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 1 No. Walnut (T1) by 30%
3 Old Orchard Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5TY
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04086
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Trim height of 1 No. Eucalyptus (T1) and 2 No. Silver Birch (T2 and T3) and shape trees
2 Fairhaven The Street Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1BY
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04096
Application for Non-Material Amendment relating to 4455/16 - updated drawings for Plots 135-138 showing two side elevation windows updated to tax windows on Plots 135 and 138.
Land On The North Side Of Finborough Road Onehouse Suffolk
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04097
Application for Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/24/04207 - Slight realignment of footpath/cycleway between POS and Burial Ground.
Land Off Bury Road Woolpit Suffolk
Received 21 Sept 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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