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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5,124 approved · 42 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Guildhall Feoffment Primary School, Bridewell Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1RE
Received 19 Jul 2006East Bergholt Primary School, School Lane, East Bergholt, Colchester, Suffolk, CO7 6SW
Received 3 Oct 2012Land at Orwell Quay, Orwell Quay, Ipswich, IP3 0FS
Received 12 Dec 2017Hillside Primary School, Belstead Avenue, Ipswich, IP2 8NU
Received 15 Oct 2014Stutton Primary School, Main Road, Stutton, Ipswich
Received 8 Jun 2012Emswell Community Primary School Oxer Close Elmswell Suffolk IP30 9UE
Received 27 Jun 2022Pytches Road Primary School, Wilkinson Way, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Received 29 Mar 2006Eyke Primary School, The Street, Eyke, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2QW
Received 16 Mar 2015Bures Primary School, Nayland Road, Bures St Mary, Bures, Suffolk
Received 18 Aug 2006Cavenham Quarry, Marstons pit, Cavenham Heath, Cavenham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 1 May 2007Cavenham Asphalt Plant, Cavenham Road
Received 8 Jan 2003127, Ipswich Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1BB
Received 17 Apr 2010Elmsett Primary School, The Street, Elmsett, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 6PA
Received 30 Jul 2008Saxmundham Primary School, Brook Farm Road
Received 10 Apr 2002Rougham Highways Depot, Rougham Ind Estate, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 27 Jul 2006Tattingstone Landfill Site, Folly Farm, Tattingstone, Suffolk
Received 12 Oct 2005Hopton Primary School, Thelnetham Road, Hopton, Diss, Suffolk, IP22 2QY
Received 18 Dec 2002Leiston High School, Seaward Avenue, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4BG
Received 14 Jan 2002The Ark Preschool at St. Margarets Primary School, Ipswich Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1TS
Received 1 Oct 2013Rushmere Hall Primary School, Lanark Road, Ipswich, Suffolk
Received 14 Oct 2008Land adjacent Pesthouse Lane, Barham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0PF
Received 10 Mar 2015Bardwell School House, School Lane, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Received 9 Mar 2007Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station and Associated Development Sites
Received 30 Sept 2025Great Blakenham Highways Depot, Lodge Lane, Great Blakenham, Ipswich
Received 19 Dec 2003Records 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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