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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
A boundary map is not available for this authority yet. Use council conservation-area and Article 4 guidance above where linked.
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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.
Rougham Highways Depot, Rougham Ind Estate, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 6 Feb 2014Chantry Academy Mallard Way Ipswich IP2 9LR
Received 9 Sept 2022Riverside Nursery, Canning Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Received 26 Jan 2009The Glade Primary School, Knappers Way, Brandon
Received 31 May 2017Clare Primary School, Erbury Place, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8PZ
Received 27 Aug 2010East Bergholt High School, Heath Road, East Bergholt, Colchester, Suffolk, CO7 6RJ
Received 18 Mar 2008Bungay Middle School, Hillside Road East, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1JS
Received 6 Jun 2006Felixstowe Academy, Maidstone Road, IP11 9EF
Received 8 Jan 2014The Folly, Hargrave Road, Chevington, Suffolk, IP29 5QR
Received 20 Oct 2023Old Newton Primary School, School Road, Old Newton, IP14 4PJ
Received 21 Jul 2014Debenham Youth Centre, Gracechurch Street, Debenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1RQ
Received 21 Sept 2007WOOLPIT CP SCHOOL, HEATH ROAD, WOOLPIT, IP30 9RU
Received 25 Mar 2013Barton Mills Chalk Quarry, Chalk Hill, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk., IP28 6BN
Received 7 May 2014Barley Brigg Farm, Laxfield Road, Stradbroke, Eye, Suffolk, IP21 5NB
Received 13 Jul 2015Shrubland Quarry, Old Norwich Road, Coddenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 9QW
Received 23 Oct 2003Westbourne Sports College, Marlow Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 5JN
Received 17 Jul 2003Bramford Pre School Playgroup, Duckamere, Bramford, Suffolk, Suffolk, IP8 4AJ
Received 19 Dec 2011Modular Building, Sizewell B Power Station, Sizewell Power Station Road, Sizewell, Leiston, Suffolk
Received 15 Jun 2012Somersham Primary School, Church Lane, Somersham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 4PN
Received 9 May 2012Beck Row Primary School, The Street, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 8AE
Received 28 Apr 2011Ravenswood Children's Centre and Community Building, 103, Hening Avenue, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9QJ
Received 2 Apr 2009Houldsworth Valley Primary School, Rowley Drive, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0PU
Received 11 Oct 2017Foxhall Waste Transfer Station, Foxhall Road, Brightwell, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP10 0HT
Received 21 Sept 2007St Edmund's Catholic Primary School, Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1QG
Received 9 Jul 2018Records 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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