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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Wangford Landfill Site, Hill Road, Wangford, Suffolk, NR34 8AR
Received 15 Jul 2015Heath Primary School, Bell Lane, Kesgrave, IP5 1JG
Received 7 Jul 2011Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School, School Corner, Debenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 6PL
Received 17 Jan 2008Chilton Leys New Primary School Fuller Way Stowmarket IP14 1WB
Received 1 Jul 2021Risby Primary School, Aylmer Close
Received 10 Jul 2007Chilton Grove Works, Waldingfield Road, Sudbury, CO10 OPR
Received 6 Nov 2013Barton Mills Chalk Quarry, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6BN
Received 19 Dec 2007Warren School, Clarkes Lane, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 8HT
Received 23 Mar 2016Bures Primary School, Nayland Road, Bures St Mary, Bures, Suffolk
Received 23 Nov 2004Thomas Gainsborough School, Head Lane, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0JU
Received 20 Dec 2012Saxon House, 1 Whittle Rd, Hadleigh Road Ind Estate, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0JB
Received 2 Nov 2012Handford Hall Primary School, Gatacre Road, Ipswich
Received 12 Dec 2007Southwold WRC Blythe Road Southwold IP18 6BA
Received 2 Feb 2022Hopton Primary School, Thelnetham Road, Hopton, Diss, Suffolk, IP22 2QY
Received 22 Oct 2012St Joseph's Primary School, Beaconsfield Road, Sudbury, Suffolk
Received 21 Nov 2011Pakefield High School, Kilbourn Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7DS
Received 25 Apr 2014Claydon Academy Primary School, Lancaster Way, Claydon, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0DX
Received 14 Sept 2007The Allotments, Ballingdon Street
Received 28 Jan 2002Great Whelnetham Primary School, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 3 Mar 2015Combs Ford Primary School, Glemsford Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2PN
Received 12 Jan 2003Elveden Primary School, London Road, Elveden, Thetford, Suffolk, IP24 3TN
Received 29 Nov 2010Sudbury Household Waste Recycling Centre, Sandy Lane, Sudbury, CO10 7HG
Received 1 Aug 2016Edgar Sewter County Primary School, Norwich Road, Halesworth, Suffolk
Received 28 Jan 2010Barton Mills Chalk Quarry, Herringswell Road, Barton Mills, Newmarket, Suffolk., IP28 6BN
Received 28 Mar 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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