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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Masons Landfill Site, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, IP6 0JX
Received 23 Jun 2014Mendlesham Community Composting Site, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 31 Dec 2001Pakefield High School, Kilbourn Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7DS
Received 22 Dec 2015The Denes High School, Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4AH
Received 16 Jun 2011Cedarwood Green, Wilkinson Drive, Kesgrave, Ipswich
Received 7 Mar 2007Howard Primary School (former Middle School), Beard Road, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 8SA
Received 20 Jul 2005Worlington Quarry, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 23 Oct 2004Holbrook Primary School, The Street, Holbrook, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 2PZ
Received 30 Jul 2008Westgate Community Primary School Bungalow, Brooklands Close, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3JX.
Received 12 Jul 2023Stutton Primary School, Main Road, Stutton, Ipswich
Received 14 May 2007Old Newton Primary School, School Road, Old Newton, IP14 4PJ
Received 7 Jul 2008County Hall, St Helens Street
Received 27 Aug 2002Glemsford Primary School, Lion Road, Glemsford, CO10 7RF
Received 17 May 2013Lawn Farm Quarry, Wetherden, Stowmarket, IP14 3JU
Received 29 May 2018Ellough Waste Transfer Station, Benacre Road, Ellough, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7TQ
Received 1 Nov 2013Masons Landfill Site, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, IP6 0JX
Received 27 Feb 2015Debenham High School, Gracechurch Street, Debenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Received 12 Jul 2000Barley Brigg Biogas Plant Laxfield Road Stradbroke IP21 5NQ
Received 28 Jan 2020The Beccles Centre, Castle Hill, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7BQ
Received 2 Jun 2016Princes Street Fire Station Princes Street Ipswich IP1 1QJ
Received 9 Oct 2019Shotley Academy Primary School, Main Road, Shotley, IP9 1NR
Received 26 Nov 2008Dale Hall Primary School, Dale Hall Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 4LX
Received 30 Jun 2016Flixton Hall Farm Quarry, Flixton, Bungay, Suffolk
Received 30 Jun 2006Bramford to Twinstead
Received 16 Jul 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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