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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.
1,555 approved · 191 refused · 74 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Rosefield Hawk End Lane Elmswell IP30 9ED
Received 29 Sept 2026Warehouse 2 Buxhall Business Park Rectory Road Buxhall IP14 3DJ
Received 28 Sept 2026Balfour House 20 Eve Balfour Way Haughley Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3NW
Received 29 Sept 20267 High Street Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QL
Received 30 Sept 202619 Oxer Close Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9UE
Received 30 Sept 2026Stable Cottage The Street Botesdale Diss Suffolk IP22 1BU
Received 1 Oct 2026Thurston Community College Norton Road Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB
Received 1 Oct 2026Barn At Glebe Farm School Road Monk Soham Suffolk
Received 1 Oct 2026Camstar Herbs Ltd Chestnuts Farm Langton Green Eye Suffolk IP23 7HL
Received 2 Oct 202622 Priory Lane Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QD
Received 2 Oct 202618 Priory Lane Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QD
Received 2 Oct 20263 Cedars Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3QS
Received 5 Oct 2026Brook Vale Farm Stowmarket Road Rattlesden Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0RR
Received 5 Oct 2026Land Adjacent To School House Baylham IP6 8JS
Received 5 Oct 2026Alwyd The Street Hessett Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9AZ
Received 5 Oct 2026Cherry Tree House 2 Hillside Meadow Rickinghall Superior IP22 1EY
Received 5 Oct 2026Unit 1 And 2 Chilton Leys Stowmarket
Received 5 Oct 20267 Model Farm Park Road Combs Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2JG
Received 5 Oct 2026Lord Thurlow Village Hall School Road Great Ashfield IP31 3HN
Received 5 Oct 20261 Church Way Church Road Cotton Suffolk
Received 6 Oct 2026Orchid Meadow Chapel Road Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5SQ
Received 6 Oct 202629A Castle Street Eye Suffolk IP23 7AW
Received 7 Oct 20265 Old Rectory Gardens Occold Eye Suffolk IP23 7PD
Received 7 Oct 2026Tudor Grange Main Road Nettlestead Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4QL
Received 7 Oct 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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