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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Brantham Hall Farm, Brantham, Suffolk, C011 1PT
Received 29 Sept 2023Dennington Primary School, Laxfield Road, Dennington, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 8AE
Received 2 Nov 2006Trust Farm Culvert, Leiston Road, Sternfield, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1TG
Received 13 May 2010Helmingham Academy Primary School, School Road, Helmingham
Received 10 May 2007Barton Mills Chalk Quarry, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6BN
Received 20 Jul 2017Rendlesham Sewage Treatment works, Nr Rendlesham Hall Farm, Woodbridge Road, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Received 2 Jun 2005Reydon Primary School, Jermyns Road, Reydon, Southwold, Suffolk
Received 6 Jul 2011The Oaks Primary School, Aster Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0NR
Received 14 Jun 2010Neptune Watersports Centre, Woolverstone Marina, Woolverstone
Received 19 Feb 2007Gt Blakenham Paper Waste Transfer Site, Site 2, Land Off Addison Way, Bramford Road, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0SL
Received 25 Aug 20111 Reeds Lane, 1, Reeds Lane
Received 11 Dec 1999Pakefield Primary School, London Road
Received 25 Jun 2007The Denes High School, Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4AH
Received 2 May 2004New Cycle Bridge, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Received 27 Jul 2011Hadleigh High School, Highlands Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 23 May 2012Manor Farm, Haddiscoe
Received 21 Jun 2012Shrubland Quarry, Old Norwich Road, Coddenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 9QW
Received 28 Mar 2017Waldringfield Quarry, Heath Road, Brightwell, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP10 0BL
Received 9 Oct 2017Stowmarket Middle School, Walnut Tree Walk
Received 25 Mar 2004Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station and Associated Development Sites
Received 23 Oct 2025Cliff Quay Sewage Treatment Works, Raeburn Road, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 25 Oct 2010Riverside Middle School, Wamil Way
Received 12 Jan 2004St Mary's Primary School, Trinity Avenue, Mildenhall, Suffolk
Received 25 Oct 2010Coupals Primary School, Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0LD
Received 21 Jan 2008Records 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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