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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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School Bungalow, Deben Avenue, Martlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP5 3QR
Received 14 Oct 2003New Harbour Pupil Referral Unit, Walmer Road, Lowestoft
Received 18 Oct 2006Land between Bramford Rd and Europa Way (New Link Road) Ipswich Suffolk IP1 5BH
Received 17 May 2024Great Blakenham Energy from Waste Site, Lodge Lane, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0JE
Received 11 Apr 2017Consultation Application, Ipswich
Received 20 Oct 2014Old Warren House, Warren Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4QD
Received 17 Nov 2006Parham Waste Transfer Station, Silverlace Green, Parham, Suffolk
Received 10 Aug 2005Tovells Wharf Waste Transfer Station, New Cut East
Received 31 May 2000Land adjacent to Abbott's Green Primary School, Airfield Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7PJ
Received 11 Jan 2012Whitehorse Farmhouse, Bentley Road
Received 12 Nov 2003The Lake Lothing (Lowestoft) Third Crossing
Received 15 Feb 2021Bildeston Primary School, Newberry Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 13 Mar 2008Kelsale Primary School, Carlton Road, Kelsale, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 2NP
Received 17 Nov 2014Tuddenham Primary School, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 21 Oct 2003The Limes Primary School, Lime Avenue, Oulton, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 3QG
Received 14 Jul 2017Bolton Brothers Ltd, Waste Transfer Station, Claydon Business Park, Great Blakenham, IP6 0SL
Received 28 Oct 2025Norton Primary School, School Close, Norton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 25 Oct 2011Snape Primary School, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 8 Jul 2002St Pancras Roman Catholic Primary School, Stratford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6EF
Received 26 May 2015Castle Hill Community Centre, Highfield Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6DG
Received 29 May 2001Laurel Farm St. James South Elmham Halesworth IP19 0HL
Received 17 May 2021Halesworth Middle School, Bungay Road, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8PY
Received 12 Jul 2005The Oaks Primary School, Aster Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0NR
Received 15 Mar 2013Earl Soham Primary School, The Street, Earl Soham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 7SA
Received 19 Jun 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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