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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Exning Primary School, Oxford Street, Exning, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7EW
Received 9 May 2018Northgate High School, Sidegate Lane West, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL
Received 20 Feb 2003Oulton Broad Primary School Christmas Lane Lowestoft NR32 3JX
Received 19 Nov 2018Harpers Hill Farm, Harpers Hill, Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4NT
Received 27 Jul 2016St Benet'S Primary School, Ringsfield Road, Beccles
Received 7 Apr 2002St Mary'S Primary School, Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 3 Jul 2002Orwell Clinic, Lindbergh Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9FA
Received 24 Mar 2015Stanningfield Sewage Treatment Works, Old Lane, Stanningfield, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 4RT
Received 9 Jun 2011Balloon Barn Farm, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6TY
Received 3 May 2017Rose Hill Community Primary School, Derby Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8DL
Received 24 Oct 2007Great Blakenham Energy from Waste Site, Lodge Lane, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0JE
Received 22 Jul 2015Westfield Primary, Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0BW
Received 23 Jul 2014Stradbroke High School, Wilby Road, Stradbroke, Eye, Suffolk
Received 4 May 2006Hollesley Primary School, School Lane, Hollesley, IP12 3RE
Received 29 Dec 2011Westbourne Sports College, Marlow Road, Ipswich, IP1 5JN
Received 18 Jun 2012Car Parking At Beacon House White House Road Ipswich IP1 5PB
Received 24 Jan 2025Rougham Primary School, Church Road, Rougham, Suffolk, IP30 3JJ
Received 4 Jun 20076 Barnes Close Brandon IP27 0NY
Received 15 Apr 2019186 Hamilton Road, 186, Hamilton Road
Received 22 Jun 2004Helmingham Academy Primary School, School Road, Helmingham
Received 10 May 2007Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School, School Corner, Debenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 6PL
Received 21 Mar 2007Kersey Primary School, Church Hill
Received 28 Apr 2004Mellis Primary School, Yaxley Road, Mellis, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 8DY
Received 1 Mar 2013Earl Soham Primary School, The Street, Earl Soham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 7SA
Received 26 Jul 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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