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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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St Peter And St Paul Academy Primary School, Church Street, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7BD
Received 8 Jun 2012Worlingham (Formar) Middle School, Garden Lane
Received 27 May 2003Dale Hall Primary School, Dale Hall Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 4LX
Received 5 May 2009Reydon AD Plant, Adnams Eco Distribution Centre, Halesworth Road, Southwold, IP18 6SG.
Received 10 Dec 2024Holbrook Primary School, The Street, Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Received 17 Jun 2004Wells Hall Primary School, Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Received 14 Jul 2014ICKWORTH PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL, MEADOW DRIVE, HORRINGER, SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, IP29 5SB
Received 8 Jun 2012Bosmere Primary School, Quinton Road, Needham Market, IP6 8BP
Received 18 Sept 2017Kesgrave High School Main Road Kesgrave Ipswich IP5 2PB
Received 7 Apr 2022The Ark, Stutton Primary School, Holbrook Road, Stutton, Suffolk, IP9 2RY
Received 22 Dec 2016Cavenham Quarry Allen Newport Ltd Cavenham Road Tuddenham Bury St. Edmunds IP28 6SE
Received 24 Mar 2022Great Heath Primary School, St Johns Close, Mildenhall, Suffolk
Received 7 Apr 2003Stowupland High School, Church Road, Stowupland, Suffolk
Received 12 Jun 2004Lindbergh Centre Lindbergh Road Ipswich IP3 9QX
Received 16 Aug 2019Wangford Quarry, Hill Road, Wangford, NR34 8AR
Received 26 Sept 2013Thurston Church Of England Primary Academy Pond Field Road Thurston IP31 3FT
Received 8 Jul 2026Cycle Bridge, Thingoe Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 27 Aug 2013Sudbury Family and Children Centre, Tudor Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1NP
Received 22 Jan 2008Colville House Youth Club, School Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 9NB
Received 23 Dec 2009Wangford Quarry Hill Road Wangford Suffolk NR34 8AR
Received 23 Sept 2022Tattingstone Landfill Site, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 17 Sept 2001School Bungalow, Deben Avenue, Martlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP5 3QR
Received 26 Mar 2008Suffolk Record Office, Gatacre Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ
Received 12 Dec 2012Bramford to Twinstead
Received 29 Sept 2026Records 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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