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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Elizabeth House (Children's Home) 10 Grange Road Beccles Suffolk NR34 9NR
Received 26 Jan 2024Combs Ford Primary School, Glemsford Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2PN
Received 27 Jul 1999Westbourne Sports College, Marlow Road, Ipswich, IP1 5JN
Received 4 Feb 2013Albert Pye Primary School, Fredericks Road, Beccles, Suffolk
Received 12 Feb 2008Thurolw Primary School, Little Thurlow
Received 8 Feb 2008Ashley Downs Special School, Ashley Downs, Lowestoft
Received 15 Jul 2010Masons Landfill Site, Great Blakenham
Received 16 Oct 2008Warren Road, Red Lodge, Suffolk
Received 19 Dec 2011Kelsale Primary School, Carlton Road, Kelsale, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 2NP
Received 5 May 2015Ipswich Academy, Brazier's Wood Road, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 14 May 2012St Mary's Primary School, Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4JJ
Received 29 Jan 2009Thomas Mills High School, Saxtead Road, Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Received 3 Nov 2003Woods Loke Academy Primary School, Butley Drive, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 3EB
Received 6 Feb 2008Gainsborough Library, Clapgate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 0RL
Received 16 Jan 2008Great Blakenham Energy from Waste, Lodge Lane, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, IP6 0JE
Received 6 Feb 2020Fen Park Primary School, Lovewell Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Received 26 Jun 2012Rushmere Hall Primary School, Lanark Road, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 21 Aug 2007Benjamin Britten High School, Blyford Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Received 27 Feb 2006Glemsford Primary School, Lion Road, Glemsford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7RF
Received 29 Oct 2009KNODISHALL PRIMARY SCHOOL, JUDITH AVENUE, KNODISHALL, IP17 1UY
Received 13 Dec 2010Brooklands Primary School, Palfrey Heights, Brantham, Manningtree, Essex
Received 7 Oct 2009First Base, Airfield Road, Bury St.Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7PJ
Received 30 Sept 2015Stowupland High School SEND Unit Church Road Stowupland IP14 4BQ
Received 29 Mar 2021Glade School, Knappers Way, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0DA
Received 1 Sept 2016Records 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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