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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Risby Primary School, Aylmer Close
Received 8 Sept 2002Carlton Colville Primary School Gisleham Road Carlton Colville NR33 8DG
Received 18 Oct 2019Northgate High School, Sidegate Lane West, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL
Received 1 Aug 1999Hartismere High School, Castleton Way, Eye, Suffolk
Received 12 Jul 2005ABC Preschool, Strickmere, Stratford St Mary, Colchester, CO7 6YG
Received 18 Nov 2011Priory School, Mount Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7BH
Received 7 Nov 2008Mendlesham Primary School, Old Station Road, Mendlesham, Suffolk, IP14 5RT
Received 2 Feb 2012Hadleigh Primary School, Station Road, Hadleigh, Suffolk
Received 1 Oct 2012Cavenham Quarry, Marstons pit, Cavenham Heath, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 14 Aug 2008Balloon Barn Farm Waste Transfer Station, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 13 Aug 2003Hampden House, Cats Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2SF
Received 1 Apr 2002Earl Soham Primary School, The Street, Earl Soham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 7SA
Received 20 Jul 2005Leiston Middle School, Waterloo Avenue
Received 16 Oct 2002Newmarket Upper School, Exning Road
Received 30 May 2006Grange Lane, Kesgrave, Ipswich
Received 15 Aug 2001Place Farm Primary School, Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Received 2 Nov 2010King Edward VIth Upper School, Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 24 Jun 2008Ravenswood Community Primary School, Ravenswood Avenue, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9RZ
Received 3 Jul 2009Allotment Gardens, Blyth Road
Received 16 Oct 2002Great Blakenham Energy from Waste Site, Lodge Lane, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0JE
Received 20 Sept 2011Chalkstone Middle School, Millfields Way, Haverhill, Suffolk
Received 9 May 2012Army Reserve Centre Yarmouth Road Ipswich IP1 4BH
Received 4 Oct 2020Carlton Colville Primary School Gisleham Road Carlton Colville NR33 8DG
Received 19 Mar 2019Car Parking Area Rear of 3 To 7, Constantine Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2DH
Received 12 Aug 2016Records 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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