Understanding planning · 13 min read
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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Linbergh Road, Ipswich, Suffolk., IP3 9PZ
Received 30 May 2014Ravenswood Children's Centre and Community Building, 103, Hening Avenue, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9QJ
Received 24 Sept 2010Sprites Primary School, Stonechat Road, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 21 Sept 2010Crowfoot Primary School, Ellough Road, Beccles, Suffolk
Received 29 Jun 2005Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School, School Corner, Debenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 6PL
Received 12 Jan 2004Stoke College, Stoke-By-Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk
Received 26 Nov 2012Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station and Associated Development Sites
Received 7 Aug 2025Old Warren House, Warren Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4QD
Received 8 Jul 2008Kesgrave Quarry Sinks Pit, Kesgrave Road, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 2PE
Received 21 Dec 2017Bures Primary School, Nayland Road, Bures St Mary, Bures, Suffolk
Received 24 Oct 2011Fornham Park Landfill Site, Fornham St Genevieve, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 12 May 2008Elm Tree Primary School (Relocation), Ranworth Avenue, Lowestoft
Received 6 Aug 2012Leiston Fire Station, King Georges Avenue, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4JX
Received 20 Apr 2017Wangford Landfill Site, Mardle Road, Wangford, Beccles, Suffolk
Received 9 Oct 1999SIR ROBERT HITCHAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL, SCHOOL CORNER, DEBENHAM, IP14 6PL
Received 18 Nov 2011Old Newton Primary School, School Road, Old Newton, IP14 4PJ
Received 29 Aug 2013Long Melford Primary School, Cordell Road, Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk
Received 31 Oct 2011Waldringfield Quarry, Heath Road, Brightwell, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP10 0BL
Received 9 Oct 2017Woodbridge Fire Station, Theatre Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk., IP12 4NE
Received 19 Jan 2015Suffolk One, Scrivener Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 29 Nov 2011Cockfield Primary School, Church Lane, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 27 Feb 2006Household Waste Recycling Centre, Foxhall, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP10 0HT
Received 22 Jan 2010Kirkley Middle School, Southwell Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Received 17 Aug 2001North Farm, Barnham Borrow Pit
Received 13 Feb 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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