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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 · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Suffolk County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 May 1999 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Beck Row Community & Visitor Centre, St John's Street, Beck Row, Mildenhall, Suffolk, IP28 8AA
Received 24 Nov 2015Sudbury Upper School, Tudor Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1NW
Received 11 Dec 2002Otley Primary School, Chapel Road, Otley, IP6 9NT
Received 26 Aug 2009Harpers Hill Farm, Harpers Hill, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4NT
Received 15 Nov 2004West Meadows Travellers Site, Suffolk, IP1 5NU
Received 1 Jul 2008Woods Loke Academy Primary School, Butley Drive, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 3EB
Received 6 Feb 2009Bioganix Composting Plant, Silverlace Green, Parham
Received 15 Nov 2007Kelsale CEVC Primary School, Carlton Road, Kelsale, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 2NP
Received 20 Apr 2023Kessingland Primary School, Field Lane, Kessingland, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7QA
Received 12 Oct 20091 & 2 Ballingdon Street, 01-Feb, Ballingdon Street
Received 8 Oct 2000Clements Primary School, Greenfields Way, Haverhill, Suffolk
Received 24 Jul 2017Lakenheath Primary School, Mill Road, Lakenheath, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 9DU
Received 19 May 2000East Anglia TWO Offshore Windfarm
Received 14 Mar 2025Whip Street Motors Bramford Road Great Blakenham IP6 0JX
Received 19 Aug 2025Normanshurst Fire Station, Normanston Drive, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2QA
Received 8 Nov 2006Rougham Primary School, Church Road, Rougham, IP30 9JJ
Received 8 Apr 2014Abbots Hall Primary School, Danescourt Avenue
Received 20 Jul 2004Grove Primary School Academy, Framfield Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 8RQ
Received 9 Feb 2012Creeting St Mary Primary School, All Saints Road, Creeting St Mary, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 10 Jan 2018Gunton Primary Academy, Gainsborough Drive, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4LX
Received 8 Dec 2010ABC Preschool ( In grounds of Primary School), Strickmere, Stratford St. Mary, CO7 6YG
Received 28 Sept 2017Norton Primary School, School Close, Norton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 19 Jul 2004Essex Waste Limited, Stour Business Park, Little Wratting, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7TD
Received 4 Dec 2025Snape Primary School, Church Road, Snape, IP17 1QG
Received 21 Mar 2014Records 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 Suffolk County 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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