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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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John Turner House, Rotterdam Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EZ
Received 3 Oct 2012Barton Mills Chalk Quarry, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6BN
Received 23 Jan 2015Risby Poor's Heath, Lackford, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 14 Dec 2000Reydon Primary School, Jermyns Road, Reydon, Southwold, Suffolk
Received 15 Sept 2011The Glade Primary School, Knappers Way, Brandon
Received 28 Aug 2014Woods Loke Academy Primary School, Butley Drive, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 3EB
Received 14 Jun 2013Pemberton House, 13, Curriers Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 7 Jan 2005Depot, Rear of former Esso garage, A12
Received 1 Dec 2009Lime Kiln Culvert B1078, Needham Road, Coddenham, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 2 Oct 2007Aldeburgh Waste Water Treatment Centre, Leiston Road
Received 19 Dec 2002Foxhall Waste Transfer Station, Foxhall Road, Brightwell, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP10 0HT
Received 6 Aug 2004Westfield New Primary School, Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0LD
Received 16 Jun 2011ACTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, LAMBERT DRIVE, ACTON, CO10 0US
Received 16 Feb 2012Jockey Club, Southfield Farmhouse, Hamilton Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0TE
Received 16 Nov 2011The Denes High School, Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4AH
Received 9 Dec 2005Wood Ley School, Lowry Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1UF
Received 19 Aug 2013Great Blakenham Energy from Waste Site, Lodge Lane, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0JE
Received 14 May 2014127, Ipswich Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1BB
Received 17 Aug 2012North Manor Bungalows, The Hill, Bramfield, Suffolk, IP19 9HS.
Received 25 Mar 2024Bosmere Primary School, Quinton Road, Needham Market, Suffolk, IP6 8DA
Received 8 Nov 2013Cavenham Quarry, Marstons pit, Cavenham Heath, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 6 Feb 2013Stowmarket High School, Onehouse Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1QR.
Received 17 Oct 2025Lowestoft Sixth Form College, Rotterdam Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2NB
Received 16 Jun 2010Cavenham Quarry, Marstons pit, Cavenham Heath, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 14 Aug 2008Records 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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