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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 dates2,577Searchable 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1,553 approved · 191 refused · 74 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/04174
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/21/04711 - Condition 5 (Skylark / farmland bird compensation strategy) and 26 (Lemp to be agreed)
Land North Of Tye Lane Bramford Suffolk
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04175
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/04536 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy)
The Old Rectory Finningham Road Gislingham Eye Suffolk IP23 8JG
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04177
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replace 2 No. Windows
2 Walnut Tree Cottage Mill Road Wyverstone Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4SE
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04179
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 1 No Lime back to previous points at around 7m.
Hunters Creek 3 Rectory Green Redgrave Diss Suffolk IP22 1RH
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04185
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/18/05104 - Condition 9 (SUDS), 19 (Roads and Footpaths), 21 (Surface Water Discharge Prevention) and 36 (Footpath Flow Restrictors)
Former Mid Suffolk District Council Offices & Associated Land 131 High Street Needham Market IP6 8DL
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04191
Householder Application - Replacement of existing timber decking within its existing footprint, finished in brown timber
41 Peregrine Drive Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5GG
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04193
Householder Application - Erection of a two-storey front extension with matching roof line
The Hawthorns 2 Perkins Way Tostock Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9PU
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04198
Full Planning Application - Construction of General Industrial building (Class B2) with truck yard and parking.
Phase 4 Unit 29 Port One Business And Logistics Park Bramford Road Little Blakenham IP6 0RL
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04200
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) of Reserved Matters Approval DC/22/03266 dated 28/09/2022 - Submission of Details for Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for the erection of 2No dwellings.
Green Farm The Green Barham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0QF
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04202
Planning Application. Construction of formal car parking on site of current grass parking area
St John The Divine Church Church Road Elmswell Suffolk
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04203
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/03103 - Condition 3 (Details of new lion statue)
4 White Lion House Broad Street Eye Suffolk IP23 7AF
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04208
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/03032 - Condition 3 (Underlying Fabric)
Brook Vale Farm Stowmarket Road Rattlesden Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0RR
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04210
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/02996 - Condition 4 (Wildlife Enhancement Strategy)
Martins Badingham Road Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8HT
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04213
Householder Application - Creation of a slabbed hard standing area and erection of a Breezehouse oval wooden garden gazebo
5 Russet Gardens Combs Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2EU
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04219
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/01323 - Conditions 26 (Facilities Construction and Phasing Plan), 27 (Replacement Pavilion) and 40 (Construction Management Plan)
Chilton Sports Club Chilton Way Onehouse Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1SZ
Received 28 Sept 2026 - UnknownDC/26/04220
LLBCO Pre-Start Notification- Class A
Hall Farm House Summer Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AH
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04225
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/05701 - Conditions 3 (Landscape Details) and 6 (Fire Hydrants)
Land East Of Hunston Road Badwell Ash Suffolk
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04228
Application for Prior Approval for a Proposed Larger Home Extension. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A - Erection of single storey rear extension
23 Greenacres Old Newton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4EJ
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04231
Application for Listed Building Consent - Lowering of 1996 floor construction within Bedroom 5; Removal of modern tile in Lounge Bar and replacement with oak floorboards; Removal of concrete block and render courtyard wall and gates
Public House And Premises Church Road Wingfield Eye Suffolk IP21 5RA
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04232
Full Planning Application - Removal of concrete block and render courtyard wall and gates
De La Pole Arms Church Road Wingfield Eye Suffolk IP21 5RA
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04233
Householder Application - Erection of single storey side & rear extensions. Alterations to fenestration, including insertion of 2no rooflights to east elevation roof slope. Installation of solar panel array to south facing roof slope. Removal of chimney stack to roof level. Installation of new air source heat pump. Rendering of existing brick external walls and insertion of 4 no suntubes.
Cotswold Cottage Old Bury Road Stuston IP21 4AD
Received 29 Sept 2026 - GrantedDC/26/04234
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/21/04711 - Condition 7 (Noise Assessment)
Land North Of Tye Lane Bramford Suffolk
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04235
Development by a Statutory Undertaker - Erection of a 10m medium wooden pole
Near 65 Stowmarket Road Needham Market Suffolk
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/04239
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/26/02054 - Condition 6 (Level 2 Recording)
Great Oak Farm Thwaite Road Wickham Skeith Eye Suffolk IP23 8NG
Received 29 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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