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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1,553 approved · 191 refused · 74 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/04098
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Silver Birch (T1)
Rose Cottage Back Hills Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1DW
Received 21 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/04099
Application for Listed Building Consent - Install freestanding electric vehicle charger
7 Model Farm Park Road Combs Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2JG
Received 21 Sept 2026 - GrantedDC/26/04105
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/01654 - Conditions 3 (Fenestration Details), 4 (Eaves & Verge Details) and 5 (Material Details)
Old Stoke Farmhouse Straight Road Battisford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2NB
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04108
Planning Application. Conversion of former public house, shop and residential unit into shop, accommodation and additional residential unit
Living Accommodation The Ten Bells The Street Stonham Aspal IP14 6AF
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04109
Application for Listed Building Consent. Conversion of former public house, shop and residential unit into shop, accommodation and additional residential unit
Living Accommodation The Ten Bells The Street Stonham Aspal IP14 6AF
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04115
Householder Application - Installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of the existing detached workshop building.
Seamans Norwich Road Wetheringsett Cum Brockford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5NS
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04117
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/20/05826 dated 09.03.2021 - Replace thatch roof with plain tiles, replace rainwater goods and replace timber windows
Church Farm Main Road Henley Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0QT
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04129
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Pollard 1 No. Ash (T1) at approximately 5m and allow to form a new canopy.
17 High Street Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QL
Received 22 Sept 2026 - GrantedDC/26/04133
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/21/06081 - Part discharge of Condition 9 (Archaeological Works) for Part G for the green area only.
Land To The East Of School Road Old Newton Suffolk
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04134
Householder Application - Erection of a single-storey side extension to the west elevation
The Siding Hawk End Lane Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9ED
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04135
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00780 - Condition 6 (Cycle Storage), 10 (Foul Water Drainage Details), 11 (Land Contamination),14 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout) and 16 (Sustainability)
Land And Buildings Adjacent To Creeting Hills Farm Creeting St Mary IP6 8PZ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04136
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Orders ES60a/T5 and ES60a/T4 - Fell 2 No. Oaks (T1 and T2)
11 Church Lane Henley Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0RN
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04137
Application for Consent to Display Advertisements. Changing the signage above the door of the shop to The Little Acorn and changing the colour to Little Greene Hicks Blue exterior eggshell paint and the words written in cream vinyl
7 High Street Debenham IP14 6QL
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04141
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/03317 - Condition 7 (Fenestration)
Royal Oak House The Street Wattisfield Diss Suffolk IP22 1NS
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04143
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04746 - Conditions 3 (Fenestration), 5 (External Vents), 6 (Repairs and Alteration to Underlying Fabric) and 7 (Extra Materials)
Place Farm Old Bury Road Stuston
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04144
Full Planning Application - Proposed single storey extensions to bowls clubhouse, football club house, fire escape staircase reconfiguration, bowls green extension and permeable overflow car parking and all associated works.
Ron Crascall Pavilion Green Road Haughley Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3RA
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04146
Development by a Statutory undertaker - Installation of main cable from existing pole
Upper Green Felsham Suffolk
Received 23 Sept 2026 - GrantedDC/26/04147
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/00773 - Condition 5 (Wildlife Enhancement Measures)
The Bramblings Thorney Green Road Stowupland Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4AB
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04150
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to 3142/09 - Remove accommodation from second floor; Hip ends to roof to soften elevations and increase views; Adjust arrangement of attached garage; Altered internal ground floor and first floor layouts; Adjust/simplify balance of render/timber cladding and fenestration; Black stainless flue and Removal of sun room and simplification of canopy
2 Maple Close (Plot 3) Stradbroke Eye Suffolk IP21 5LZ
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04153
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/06288 - Conditions 35 (Commercial Noise Attenuation), 52 (Construction Management Plan), 54 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and 66 (Commercial Noise Attenuation).
Port One Business And Logistics Park Bramford Road Little Blakenham Part In The Parish Of Great Blakenham
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04154
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development - Installation by a statutory undertaker of an electricity connection cable by horizontal directional drill at a depth of 7000mm from the Care Power (Bramford) Limited Battery Energy Storage System Site to the National Grid Bramford Substation.
Land To The South And East Of Bullen Lane Bullen Lane Bramford
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04155
Planning Application. Erection of 1no Self-build dwelling with associated cart lodge, parking and garden / amenity areas.
Land At Walsham Road Wattisfield IP22 1PB
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04161
Planning Application. Retrospective change of use of land to dog walking field
Woolpit Dog Park Green Road Woolpit IP30 9RG
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04162
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 1 No. Conifer (T1) to previously reduced height
Ash Hill House The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Received 24 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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