Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
5,123 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 May 1999 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Bramford to Twinstead
Received 12 Dec 2025Barnard's Meadow, Barnard's Way, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2HF
Received 18 Jun 2009Yoxford Primary School, High Street, Yoxford, Suffolk, IP17 3EU
Received 11 Dec 2012Holywell School Site, Lindbergh Road, Ipswich, IP3 9PZ
Received 16 Jan 2014Princes Street Fire Station Princes Street Ipswich
Received 27 Jul 2022Framlingham Mere, New Road
Received 11 May 2002St Louis Primary School, Fordham Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7AA
Received 14 Apr 2011Castle Manor High School, Eastern Avenue, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 9JE
Received 13 Sept 2010Wells Hall Primary School, Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk
Received 7 Jul 2010Nayland Primary School, Bear Street, Nayland
Received 8 Mar 201137-43 Fore Street, 37-43, Fore Street
Received 31 Oct 2003Folly Farm, Tattingstone, Ipswich
Received 13 Nov 2014Carlton Colville Bypass, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 28 Aug 2002Gislingham Primary School, Broadfields Road, Gislingham, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 8HX
Received 28 Nov 2011Bures Primary School, Nayland Road, Bures St Mary, Bures, Suffolk
Received 18 Aug 2006Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School, School Corner, Debenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 6PL
Received 16 Dec 2009Copdock Primary School, School Hill, Copdock, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 30 Nov 2012Ellough, Benacre Road, Ellough, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7TQ
Received 11 Dec 2017Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7QB
Received 24 Jun 2004Gipping House, Whittle Road, Ipswich, IP2 0HU
Received 2 Mar 2026Farlingaye High School, Ransom Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Received 26 Nov 2002Great Blakenham Energy from Waste Site, Lodge Lane, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0JE
Received 29 May 2015Hadleigh Primary School, Station Road, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5HQ
Received 30 Jan 2015Risby End Of Life Vehicles Facility, Newmarket Road, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 13 Dec 2004Records 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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