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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Barton Mills Chalk Quarry, Barton Mills, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6BN
Received 3 Mar 2010Wetheringsett Primary School, Barking, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 2 Dec 1999MSV Homes Ltd, 30, Gardenia Close, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2GX
Received 5 Nov 2013Thurston Primary Academy, School Lane, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 3RY
Received 23 Jun 2009North Farm, Barnham Borrow Pit
Received 31 Jan 2013Brook House, 306, Norwich Road, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 24 Oct 2005Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station and Associated Development Sites
Received 4 Jun 2025Honington Primary School, Malting Row, Honington, IP31 1RE
Received 9 Oct 2012Great Blakenham Energy from Waste Site, Lodge Lane, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0JE
Received 10 Jan 2011The Bridge School, Sprites Lane, Belstead, IP8 3ND
Received 19 Jul 2013Land between New Street and Fore Street within the, University of Suffolk Campus, Ipswich, Suffolk., IP4 1LN
Received 18 May 2018Gt Blakenham Paper Waste Transfer Site, Site 2, Land Off Addison Way, Bramford Road, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0SL
Received 19 Sept 2011Lackford Transfer Station, Bury Road, Lackford, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6HJ
Received 10 Jan 2006Henham Quarry, Henham, Suffolk, NR34 8AN
Received 4 Aug 2017Constantine House, 5, Constantine Road, Ipswich, IP1 2DH
Received 22 Aug 2017Heath Primary School, Bell Lane, Kesgrave, Ipswich
Received 6 Oct 2003Crawfords Academy CEVC Primary School, Green Road, Haughley, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3QZ
Received 14 Oct 2011Gazeley Mills Pupil Referral Unit, Mill Road, Gazeley, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8RW
Received 4 Jun 2007Maidstone Infants School, Maidstone Road
Received 17 Jun 2004FIRE STATION, HIGH STREET, IXWORTH, IP31 2HN
Received 8 Feb 2012Fen Park Primary School, Lovewell Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Received 23 Jun 2004Imperial Buildings, Bevan Street East, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EQ
Received 9 Nov 2009Capel St Mary Youth Club, The Street, Capel St Mary, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 12 Mar 2003Mendlesham Community Primary School, Old Station Road, Mendlesham, IP14 5RT
Received 1 Sept 2014Records 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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