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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Stowmarket High School, Onehouse Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1QR.
Received 29 Apr 2026Bucklesham Primary School, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 14 Sept 2001Sinks Pit Main Road Kesgrave Ipswich IP5 2PE
Received 30 Nov 2015The Oaks Primary School, Aster Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0NR
Received 20 Jul 2012Thurston Church Of England Primary Academy Pond Field Road Thurston IP31 3FT
Received 11 Aug 2026Bramford to Twinstead
Received 21 Jul 2026Pakefield High School, Kilbourn Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7DS
Received 15 Nov 201222, BELL LANE, KESGRAVE, IP5 1JQ
Received 12 Dec 2011Lawn Farm Quarry, Wetherden, Stowmarket, IP14 3JU
Received 2 Apr 2003Halesworth Highways Depot, Blyth Road
Received 26 Apr 2002Beccles Business Park, B And B Skips Limited Anson Way Worlingham NR34 7TJ
Received 26 Aug 2020The Scrapyard, Grove Lane, Stanton, Suffolk, IP31 2BB
Received 29 Nov 2013East Bergholt High School Heath Road East Bergholt Colchester CO7 6RJ
Received 23 Jul 2019Eyke Primary School, The Street, Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Received 24 Feb 2005Brome Waste Transfer Station, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 12 Aug 2003Kirkley High School, Kirkley Run, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0UQ
Received 26 Jul 2001The Lake Lothing Third Crossing (Lowestoft)
Received 18 Feb 2021Bramford to Twinstead
Received 12 Dec 2025Yoxford Primary School, High Street
Received 28 Nov 2003Claydon High School & Sixth Form Centre, Church Lane, Claydon, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0EG
Received 26 May 2000St Alban's High School, Digby Road, Ipswich
Received 10 Mar 2008Abbots Hall Primary School, Danescourt Avenue, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Received 4 Jun 2015Broke Hall Primary School, Chatsworth Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 22 Jun 2004Woolpit School, Heath Road, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9RL
Received 4 Mar 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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