England · County council

Suffolk County Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Suffolk County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
5,577Searchable applications
40Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 5,166 approved or refused records
42Refused applications

5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

A boundary map is not available for this authority yet. Use council conservation-area and Article 4 guidance above where linked.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Application ApprovedMS/798/02

    CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY PITCHED ROOF EXTENSION ADJOINING THE EXISTING BUILDING AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TEACHING AREA .

    Elmswell Primary School, Oxer Close, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9UE

    Received 20 Jun 2002
  2. Application ApprovedSCC/0056/24IP

    Demolition of existing warehouse building and a change of use to a Household Waste Recycling Centre with a welfare building and associated works.

    7 Whittle Road, Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0UH

    Received 20 May 2024
  3. Application ApprovedSCC/0073/19MS

    Construction of a new 420 place Primary School and a 30 place Pre-School and associated landscape works.

    Land north of Highfield (New Primary School) Norton Road Thurston IP31 3QH

    Received 3 Sept 2019
  4. Application ApprovedSE/15/2204

    Change of use of part building from D1 ( non residential education) to B1 office use for Archaeology team.

    Bury Resource Centre, Hollow Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AY

    Received 25 Oct 2015
  5. Application ApprovedSCC\0144\16W

    Part 16 - Proposed Broadband Aerial

    Ringsfield Primary School, School Road, Ringsfield, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8NZ

    Received 14 Jun 2016
  6. Application ApprovedIP/00/0587/FPC

    EXTENSIONS TO FORM ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM AND IMPROVED STAFF AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES.

    Beacon Hill Special School, Stone Lodge Lane West, Ipswich, Suffolk

    Received 7 Mar 2000
  7. Application ApprovedSCC\SC\0073\18

    EIA Screening Request: Proposed replacement of pumped sewage rising main. Herringswell to Tuddenham WRC.

    Tuddenham STW, Cavenham Road, Tuddenham, Suffolk, IP28 6SE

    Received 25 Jul 2018
  8. Application Pending a DecisionSCC/0036/21MS/ART27c4,5,6,7

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (Tree Protection), 5 (Restoration and Aftercare), 6 (Submission of Survey Plans) and 7 (Lorry Route Management Plan).

    Blood Hill Quarry, Somersham Road, Bramford, Ipswich, IP8 4NN.

    Received 10 Jun 2025
  9. Application ApprovedF/2003/078

    CREATION OF A CYCLE/FOOTPATH AND ERECT LIGHT COLUMNS

    Exning Cycleway, Chapel Street

    Received 28 Jan 2003
  10. Application ApprovedB/00065/CDP

    ERECTION OF STEEL FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS THE RIVER STOUR.

    Bures Recreation Ground, Nayland Road, Bures St Mary, Bures, Suffolk

    Received 13 Jan 2000
  11. Application ApprovedC07/0113/CRG3

    Removal of existing temporary building and construction of new single storey building to accommodate a Family and Children's Centre, with associated external works and car parking area.

    Grange Primary School, Grange Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk

    Received 16 Jan 2007
  12. Application ApprovedB/99/01174/CDP

    ERECTION OF TEMPORARY CLASSROOM.

    East Bergholt Primary School, School Lane, East Bergholt, Colchester, Suffolk, CO7 6SW

    Received 17 Aug 1999
  13. InformativePL\0079\14

    Replacement fence ¿ replacement of 1m high post and rail fence on boundary with 1.8m high close boarded fence.

    St Matthews Primary School, Portman Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2AX

    Received 13 Dec 2013
  14. Application ApprovedMS/07/0077

    Link between primary school and nursery to provide facilities for "extended school". A before and after school programme will be offered.

    Claydon Academy Primary School, Lancaster Way, Claydon, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0DX

    Received 9 Jan 2007
  15. Application WithdrawnB/99/01474/CAC

    TWO STAGED DEMOLITION OF THE WHOLE OF THE EXISTING BRIDGE. CONSTRUCTION OF A 5-SPAN ARCH BRIDGE.

    Ballingdon Bridge, Ballingdon Street

    Received 10 Aug 1999
  16. Application ApprovedW1342/4

    EXTEND LADIES TOILETS, OFFICES AND RECEPTION.

    Woods Loke Academy Primary School, Butley Drive, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 3EB

    Received 15 Jul 2003
  17. Application ApprovedMS/3806/11

    The proposed solar PV installation is to be a 27.94 kWp system complete with 137 No. 220 watt Sharp solar PV panels. The size of the array will be approximately 225m2. The panels will be secured to the roof by means of Schuco mounting rails.

    Combs Ford Primary School, Glemsford Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2PN

    Received 31 Oct 2011
  18. Application ApprovedW/15/0588/CCC

    Alterations to the boundary wall facing onto Sandringham Road to create a new/ adjusted pedestrian access with gates and school signage. Scheme includes improvements to the existing highway comprising an extension of the footway and kerb adjustments to the existing vehicular access.

    Roman Hill Primary School, Avondale Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2NX

    Received 5 Feb 2015
  19. Application ApprovedW5244/23

    Retrospective application for floodlighting associated with CCTV cameras (W5244/21).

    Northfield St Nicholas Primary School, St Margarets Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4HN

    Received 10 Jan 2006
  20. Application ApprovedMS/4022/08

    Use of land as waste transfer site and associated skip storage: Alterations to existing building: Stationing of two portacabins and storage container and associated engineering works; (Revised scheme)

    Meadow View Farm, Waste Transfer Site, Earl Stonham, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5DZ

    Received 17 Nov 2008
  21. Application ApprovedSCC/0043/21IP/A27c13

    Discharge of Condition 13 - External Materials of permission SCC/0043/21IP

    Chantry Academy, Mallard Way, Ipswich, IP2 9LR.

    Received 20 Dec 2021
  22. Application ApprovedSCC/0029/19SC/VOC

    Variation of condition 2 of permission C99/0804 to extend the life of the site until 2036.

    Foxhall Landfill Site Foxhall Road Brightwell Suffolk

    Received 18 Mar 2019
  23. Application ApprovedSCC/0007/19F

    Retention of existing double modular building for 7 further years.

    Laureate Community Academy Exning Road Newmarket CB8 0AN

    Received 29 Jan 2019
  24. Application ApprovedSE/12/1691

    Remove a section of hedge and install a pathway with fencing from the main highway across the school site

    Bardwell School House, School Lane, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

    Received 19 Dec 2012

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Researching a proposal in Suffolk County Council

Start 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.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides
  • 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.

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

  • Property research · 13 min read

    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

    Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.

What these statistics cover

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.

Check collection coverage