Understanding planning · 13 min read
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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Grundisburgh Playgroup at Grundisburgh Primary School, Alice Driver Road, Grundisburgh
Received 3 Feb 2009The Bridge School, Sprites Lane, Belstead, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 3ND
Received 16 Nov 2015Mendlesham Primary School, Old Station Road, Mendlesham, Suffolk, IP14 5RT
Received 9 Jun 2005GORSELAND PRIMARY SCHOOL, DEBEN AVENUE, MARTLESHAM HEATH, IP5 3QR
Received 2 Mar 2010Beyton Middle School, Drinkstone Road, Beyton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 1 May 2013Land to rear of Bardwell Hall, Bardwell Hall, Low Street, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 1AS
Received 26 Oct 2005East Anglia TWO Offshore Windfarm
Received 12 Mar 2025Heath Primary School Bell Lane Kesgrave Ipswich IP5 1JG
Received 23 Nov 2018Cliff Quay Marine Landing Point, Cliff Quay, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 31 Jan 2013Sir John Leman High School, Ringsfield Road
Received 17 Feb 2004Copdock Primary School, School Hill, Copdock, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 23 Jan 2008Chelmondiston Primary School, Woodlands
Received 7 Nov 2003Sudbury Fire Station, Gregory Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1AZ
Received 8 Nov 2006Warren School, Clarkes Lane, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 8HT
Received 13 May 2016Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School, School Corner, Debenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 6PL
Received 14 Jan 2003LAKENHEATH CP SCHOOL, MILL ROAD, LAKENHEATH, IP27 9DU
Received 29 Jul 2010Lackford Composting Facility, Bury Road, Lackford, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk-, IP28 6HJ
Received 29 Jan 2016Exning Primary School Oxford Street Exning Newmarket CB8 7EW
Received 16 Jul 2021Worlington Quarry, Worlington
Received 16 Jul 2009IES Breckland Crown Street Brandon IP27 0PE
Received 13 Dec 2022Car Park off Bury Road, Brandon, Suffolk
Received 22 May 2008Kirkley Middle School, Southwell Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Received 18 Feb 2002Gunton Primary Academy, Gainsborough Drive, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4LX
Received 1 Oct 2009Masons Landfill Site, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 1 May 2005Records 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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