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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Brookside Pr-School, Sheldrake Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9LQ
Received 22 Oct 2002Beyton Middle School, Drinkstone Road, Beyton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 23 Sept 1999The Cottage St James South Elham Halesworth IP19 0HL
Received 17 May 2021Cavenham Heath Quarry Tuddenham Road Cavenham Suffolk IP28 6SE
Received 22 Dec 2023Leiston Primary School, King George'S Avenue, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4JQ
Received 5 Apr 2011Wrentham Sewage Treatment Works, Church Road, Blundeston, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 5AX
Received 19 Jul 2004Cherry Blossom Childrens Centre, East Bergholt Primary School, School Lane, East Bergholt, Colchester, Suffolk, CO7 6SW
Received 12 Nov 2009Copleston High School, Copleston Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5HD
Received 6 Nov 2007Land at Brockley Wood Belstead Ipswich Suffolk
Received 20 Aug 2021Elveden Primary School, London Road, Elveden, Thetford, Suffolk, IP24 3TN
Received 12 Apr 2001Ixworth Court, Pedders Close
Received 17 Dec 2004Beacon Hill Primary School, Black Tiles Lane
Received 22 Feb 2005County Upper School, Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 22 Sept 2006Tattingstone Landfill Site, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 4 May 2004Princes Street Fire Station, Princes Street, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 6 Oct 2009Water Recycling Centre, Aldecar Lane, Benhall, IP17 1HN.
Received 21 Sept 2026St Benet'S Primary School, Ringsfield Road, Beccles
Received 10 Nov 2015Land north of Cyder House Castle Hill Aspall Suffolk IP14 6NZ
Received 19 Jan 2024East Anglian Two Offshore Wind Farm
Received 26 Feb 2025Thomas Mills High School, Saxtead Road, Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Received 1 Feb 2006Glemsford Primary School, Lion Road, Glemsford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7RF
Received 24 Jul 2009Horringer Pre-School, Meadow Drive, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5SB
Received 2 Jul 2018Holbrook Primary School, The Street, Holbrook, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 2PZ
Received 30 Apr 2007Thorington Quarry, Park Farm, Thorington, Suffolk
Received 28 Jun 2017Records 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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