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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Panningtion Hall Estate, Wherstead, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 30 Mar 2005Dennington Primary School, Laxfield Road, Dennington, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 8AE
Received 9 Mar 2012Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service Fire Station Princes Street Ipswich IP1 1RS
Received 17 Aug 2022Boxford Primary School, Stone Street, Boxford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 5NP
Received 22 Oct 2010Stradbroke Library, Court House, Queens Street, Stradbroke, Suffolk, IP21 5HG
Received 4 Apr 2013Woolpit Primary School, Heath Road, Woolpit, IP30 9RU
Received 5 Jul 2013Bardwell School House, School Lane, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 12 Jun 2002Bucklesham Quarry, Redhouse Farm, Bucklesham, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 30 Oct 2006Hiss Farm Landfill Site, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 25 Aug 2004Coldfair Green Primary School, Judith Avenue, Knodishall
Received 9 Dec 2010Cockfield Primary School, Church Lane, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 25 Jan 2000Cockfield Primary School, Church Lane, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 0LA
Received 11 Aug 2014Wangford Landfill Site, Hill Road, Wangford, Suffolk, NR34 8AR
Received 10 Mar 2015Horringer Pre-School, Meadow Drive, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5SB
Received 29 Apr 2020Waldringfield Primary School, School Road, Waldringfield
Received 8 Aug 2001Debenham High School, Gracechurch Street, Debenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Received 7 May 2004Brooklands Primary School, Palfrey Heights, Brantham, Manningtree, Essex
Received 19 May 2009Thurston Under Fives, Church Road, Thurston, Suffolk, IP31 3TH
Received 21 Nov 2013Rattlesden Primary School, School Road, Rattlesden, IP30 0SE
Received 9 Nov 2012Barley Brigg Farm, Laxfield Road, Stradbroke, Suffolk, IP21 5NQ
Received 12 Jul 2017Thurston Community College, Norton Road, Thurston, IP31 3PB
Received 19 Nov 2009All Saints Academy Primary School, Framlingham Road, Laxfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 8HD
Received 6 Mar 2013Blackbourne Middle School, Upthorpe Road, Stanton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2AW
Received 14 Apr 2016Benjamin Britten High School, Blyford Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Received 6 Jan 2011Records 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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