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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Claydon Academy Primary School, Lancaster Way, Claydon, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0DX
Received 2 Jul 2018Layham Quarry, Rands Road, Layham, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 8 May 2014Sybil Andrews Academy Rougham Tower Avenue Rougham Suffolk IP32 7QB
Received 17 Jul 2023Horringer Court Middle School Glastonbury Road Bury St Edmunds IP33 2EX
Received 17 Dec 2024Meadow View Farm, Earl Stonham, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5DZ
Received 4 Jan 2011Great Cornard Upper & Technical College, Head Lane, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk
Received 14 Nov 2007Aldeburgh Waste Water Treatment Centre, Leiston Road
Received 18 Jun 2004Thurston Primary School, School Lane, Bawdsey, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Received 26 Jan 2000TUDDENHAM VC SCHOOL, HIGH STREET, TUDDENHAM, IP28 6SA
Received 4 Mar 2011Household Waste Recycling Centre, Foxhall, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP10 0HT
Received 24 Jun 2004Worlington Quarry, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 3 Sept 2004Lime Kiln Culvert B1078, Needham Road, Coddenham, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 23 Jul 2007Crowfoot Primary School, Ellough Road, Beccles, Suffolk
Received 21 Jun 1999Whitton Primary School, Shakespeare Road, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 8 Feb 2008Mildenhall College Academy, Mildenhall Hub, Sheldrick Way, Mildenhall, IP28 7JX.
Received 3 Nov 2025St Benedict's High School, Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 4 Oct 2002LAVENHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL, BARN STREET, LAVENHAM, CO10 9RB
Received 27 Sept 2011Sinks Pit Main Road Kesgrave Ipswich IP5 2PE
Received 23 Aug 2019Coal Yard, Station Road, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk
Received 16 May 2002Exning Primary School, Oxford Street, Exning, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7EW
Received 4 Dec 2007Glemsford Primary School, Lion Road, Glemsford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7RF
Received 3 Jul 2009Holbrook High School, Ipswich Road
Received 10 Nov 2001Otley Primary School, Chapel Road, Otley
Received 11 Aug 2008Bucklesham Primary School, Bucklesham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP10 0AX
Received 18 Mar 2010Records 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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