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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Barley Brigg Farm Laxfield Road Stradbroke IP21 5NQ
Received 10 Mar 2021Darmsden Quarry, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 23 Sept 2004St Mary'S Primary School, North Terrace
Received 28 Sept 1999Hill Farm, Brick Kiln Farm, Boxford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 5NY
Received 6 Apr 2021Westgate Community Primary School Brooklands Close Bury St. Edmunds IP33 3JX
Received 15 Apr 2019Stoke By Nayland Primary School, School Street, Stoke by Nayland
Received 23 Nov 2005Debenham High School, Gracechurch Street, Debenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Received 28 Jul 2009Ravensmere Infants School, St Benedict's Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9DE
Received 22 Oct 2013Walsham Le Willows Primary School, Wattisfield Road
Received 26 Apr 2000The Morton Centre, Morton Road, Pakefield, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Received 22 Dec 2006Cedarwood Primary School, Wilkinson Drive, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 2ES
Received 21 Dec 1999Thurlow Primary School, Pound Green, Thurlow, CB9 7HY
Received 16 Jun 2016Wetheringsett Primary School, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 6 Jun 2003School Bungalow, Deben Avenue, Martlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP5 3QR
Received 3 Oct 2014Hadleigh Primary School, Station Road, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5HQ
Received 23 Jun 2017Castle Hill Infants School, Dryden Road, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 13 May 2004Hollesley Primary School, School Lane, Hollesley, IP12 3RE
Received 25 Feb 2009Shotley Primary School, Main Road, Stutton, Ipswich
Received 16 Nov 1999Boxted Bridge, Wick, Boxted, Essex
Received 1 Nov 2016Sproughton Primary School, Church Lane, Sproughton, IP8 3BB
Received 20 Nov 2008St Louis Catholic Middle School, St Andrews Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 18 May 2005Land to the South West of the roundabout, Calais Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP12 4AL
Received 18 Jan 2007Gunton Primary Academy, Gainsborough Drive, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4LX
Received 19 Jul 2011Thurston Primary School, School Lane, Thurston, IP31 3RY
Received 15 Nov 2012Records 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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