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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.
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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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East Ipswich Waste Transfer Station, Lytham Road, Ipswich, IP3 9BL.
Received 9 Dec 2022Elmswell Fire Station, School Road, Elmswell, Suffolk, IP30 9EE
Received 8 Feb 2012Land at Park Farm former quarry, Thorington
Received 29 Sept 2006Chestnut House, The Vinefields, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 6 May 2010St Botolph's Primary School, Back Hills, Botesdale, Diss, Suffolk, IP22 1DW
Received 24 Apr 2002Park Farm, New Common Road
Received 28 May 1999Woodhall Primary School, Mayflower Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1ST
Received 25 Oct 2000Beck Row Primary School, The Street, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 8AE
Received 11 Apr 2004Whitehouse Primary School, Waterford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 5NW
Received 13 Apr 2010Sizewell A Nuclear Licensed Site, Nr Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4UE.
Received 20 Jun 2022Ashley Downs Special School, Ashley Downs, Lowestoft
Received 7 May 2009Rattlesden Primary Academy, Rattlesden, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 0SE
Received 28 May 2002Lawn Farm Quarry, Wetherden, Stowmarket, IP14 3JU
Received 5 Sept 2011Whitehouse Primary School, Marlow Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 5JN
Received 8 Jun 2015Brookside Pr-School, Sheldrake Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9LQ
Received 30 Aug 2005The Watering Farm, Creeting St Mary, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8ND
Received 26 Nov 2012Land south of Pannington Hall, Pannington Hall Lane, Wherstead
Received 18 Dec 2013Building 1608 Bentwaters Park, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2TW
Received 20 Apr 2016Cedars Park Community Primary School, Pintail Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5FP
Received 28 Apr 2014Kirkley Middle School, Southwell Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Received 10 Nov 2006Brockley Wood Quarry, Land off A12, Belstead, Ipswich, IP8 3JS
Received 20 Oct 2025Stoke by Nayland Primary School, School Street, Stoke by Nayland, CO6 4QY
Received 24 Nov 2009Bacton under Fives at Bacton Primary School, Taylors Green, Bacton, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Received 1 Dec 2009St Jame'S Middle School, Vinefields
Received 28 Aug 2003Records 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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