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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Westfield New Primary School, Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0LD
Received 9 Sept 2010Priory School, Mount Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7BH
Received 15 May 2009Henham Quarry, Henham, Suffolk, NR34 8AN
Received 23 Oct 2023Folly Farm, Tattingstone, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 2NY
Received 4 Apr 2023Bramfield Primary School, Bridge Street, Bramfield, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 9HZ
Received 8 May 2006Guildhall Feoffment Primary School, Bridewell Lane
Received 13 Jun 2001Wells Hall Primary School, Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk
Received 15 Sept 2008Benjamin Britten High School, Blyford Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4PZ
Received 25 Nov 2015Great Heath Primary School, Girton Close, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 7PT
Received 21 Apr 2015Bedfield Primary School, Bedfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 7EA
Received 1 Mar 2011Lowestoft Library, Clapham Road South, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1DR
Received 22 Jul 2002Corton Primary School, The Street, Corton, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Received 15 May 2009Beccles Sewage Treatment Works, Marsh Lane
Received 29 Dec 2003Stowmarket High School, Onehouse Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1QR
Received 6 Jan 2001Eyke Primary School, The Street, Eyke, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2QW
Received 7 Oct 2008Lawn Farm Quarry, Old Bury Road, Wetherden, Suffolk, IP14 3JU
Received 18 Dec 2025St Pancras Primary School, Stratford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6EF
Received 20 Jul 2015Harbour Pupil Referral Unit (Horizon School), Saturn Close, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4TD.
Received 25 Mar 2024Springfield Infant School, 11, Wesley Way, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 4PP
Received 6 Jan 2015Gisleham Brick & Pipeworks, Brickworks Lane, Gisleham, Suffolk, NR33 8DS
Received 17 Mar 2026Wangford Landfill Site-, Hill Road, Wangford, NR34 8AR
Received 12 Aug 2016Needham Market Middle School, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 16 Aug 2012Gisleham Brick & Pipeworks, Brickworks lane, Gisleham, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Received 13 Oct 2000The Limes Primary School, Lime Avenue, Oulton, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 3QG
Received 26 Apr 2017Records 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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