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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Chantry Academy, Mallard Way, Ipswich, IP2 9LR.
Received 22 Sept 2021Gt Blakenham Energy from Waste Site, Lodge Lane, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP60JE
Received 10 Feb 2014Clare Country Park, Malting Lane, Clare, Suffolk, CO10 8NW
Received 17 Jul 2015Springfield Junior School, Kitchener Road, Ipswich, IP14DT
Received 15 Aug 2011Cavenham Quarry, Marstons pit, Cavenham Heath, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 21 Jan 2000Bramford to Twinstead
Received 9 Oct 2026Rushmere Hall Primary School, Lanark Road, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 17 May 2007St Felix Primary School, School Lane, Haverhill, Suffolk
Received 2 Nov 2007Community Training House, 111, Crowlands Road
Received 8 Nov 2004Hadleigh High School, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 12 Jul 200519-21 Neptune Quay Ipswich IP4 1QJ
Received 2 Mar 2020Great Blakenham - MRF Site, Bramford Road, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0JX
Received 1 Apr 2011Glemsford Primary School, Lion Road, Glemsford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7RF
Received 17 Jan 2005Hadleigh Quarry Aldham Mill Hill Hadleigh IP7 6DL
Received 24 Aug 2023Haverhill Fire Station, Lordscroft Road, Haverhill
Received 18 Jan 2007Old Forest Primary School., Market Hill, Brandon, Suffolk
Received 1 Jul 2013Ixworth Flood Allevation Project, Ixworth, Suffolk
Received 12 Oct 2016Shrubland Quarry, Old Norwich Road, Needham Market, Suffolk, IP6 9QW.
Received 20 Jun 2023Debtrac Centre, Ipswich Road, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8DJ_
Received 6 Jan 2017East Ipswich Fire Station, The Havens, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, IP3 9SJ
Received 8 Nov 2011The Bridge School Secondary Campus, Sprites Lane, Belstead, IP8 3ND
Received 11 May 2015St Margaret's Primary School, Bolton Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 2BT
Received 8 Feb 2016Coldfair Green Primary School, Judith Avenue, Knodishall
Received 29 Jul 2010Bardwell School House, School Lane, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 6 Nov 2013Records 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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