Mid Suffolk planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Mid Suffolk District Council, updated daily. Mid Suffolk District Council received 283 planning applications in the last 90 days, 5 of them major schemes.
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Phase 4 Unit 29 Port One Business And Logistics Park Bramford Road Little Blakenham IP6 0RL
4,653 sqm B2 general industrial unit, Little Blakenham. New general industrial building with truck yard and parking on a 2.51 ha site, at full application stage. Portal frame, cladding, industrial flooring, yard drainage and external hardstanding are the major packages; logistics operators and…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Ashes Farm Newton Road Stowmarket IP14 5AD
252-dwelling residential scheme, reserved matters approved at Stowmarket. Delivers 252 homes with access, landscaping and drainage infrastructure on 14.1 hectares at reserved matters stage. Housebuilding packages—foundations, frame, brickwork, roofing—open for procurement as the outline scheme…
Mellis Lodge The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DR
5-dwelling outline scheme with demolition, Mellis. Erects five homes with garages and access following demolition of two existing buildings, at outline stage with access only for detailed consideration. Groundworks, drainage and frame packages lead; reserved matters will settle building type and…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Whitehouse Old Barn Church Lane Earl Stonham IP14 5EA
Two-unit barn conversion with linked outbuilding, Earl Stonham. Converts a barn to one dwelling and links an outbuilding for a second residential unit at full application stage. Structural frame repair, roof conversion, new M&E and fit-out across both buildings drive the work; drainage and…
Structural repairRoofingStructural frame
St Helier Broad Road Bacton Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4NB
Two-dwelling scheme with garage, Bacton. Erects two new homes and a garage following partial demolition and alteration of an existing dwelling, at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and brickwork packages lead, with roofing and fit-out following on a constrained site.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Green Farm The Green Barham Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0QF
Section 73 variation of reserved matters approval, altering approved plans. Amends condition 2 on a two-dwelling scheme to resubmit access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale details. The parent permission remains in play; material specifications and site layout are still being firmed up.
Living Accommodation The Ten Bells The Street Stonham Aspal IP14 6AF
Two-unit residential conversion of a former public house, Stonham Aspal. Reconfigures an existing mixed-use building into shop, accommodation and residential unit at full application stage. Fit-out, partitioning, rewiring and new kitchens and bathrooms drive the work, with potential M&E and…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Living Accommodation The Ten Bells The Street Stonham Aspal IP14 6AF
Listed conversion of a ten-bells pub into shop and two residential units, Stonham Aspal. Reconfigures an existing mixed-use building to add one residential unit at Listed Building Consent stage. Heritage-compliant fit-out, internal partitioning, M&E rewiring and period fixtures are the key packages…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
187 Clay Street Thornham Magna Eye Suffolk IP23 8HE
Replacement dwelling and outbuildings, Thornham Magna. One existing home demolished and rebuilt with new ancillary structures on a 0.12-hectare site at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, structural frame and roofing packages define the scope; drainage and external works follow.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Coach House High Hall Road Nettlestead Ipswich Suffolk IP8 4QT
Cart lodge erection at listed Coach House, Listed Building Consent. New agricultural outbuilding requires specialist heritage detailing; opportunity for traditional materials, joinery, and masonry trades aligned with conservation standards.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Land East Of Bacton Road Bacton Road Haughley IP14 3QZ
Single self-build dwelling with garage and summerhouse, Haughley. Erects one detached house plus ancillary structures and access improvements at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, roofing and brickwork dominate a bespoke single-plot build.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land At Walsham Road Wattisfield IP22 1PB
Single self-build dwelling with cart lodge, Wattisfield. New home plus ancillary cartway building on a 0.2 ha rural plot at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and roofing lead; cart lodge cladding and parking hardstanding follow.
GroundworksStructural frameRoofing
2 Star House Cottages Union Road Onehouse Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3EJ
One detached dwelling with access and parking, Stowmarket. New house with amended access arrangements and parking provision at full application stage. Groundworks, foundations, frame and roofing open the programme, with M&E and drainage packages following.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Woolpit Village Hall Mill Lane Woolpit Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9QX
Village hall façade enhancement with accessibility upgrades, Woolpit. Adds composite cladding to the porch, widens the entrance door, installs a first-floor fire escape door, and redecorates the external stair at full application stage. Façade cladding, door supply and installation, and external…
Façade repairGlazingM&E
11 Freeman Avenue Henley Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0RZ
Garage conversion and porch roof extension, Henley. Converts an integral garage to a bedroom, adds pitched roofing over the garage and porch, and replaces windows at full application stage. Roofing, windows, brickwork and internal partitioning drive the work; structural support for the new roof is…
RoofingGlazingBrickwork
Planning appeals in Mid Suffolk District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Mid Suffolk District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Mid Suffolk District Council, raw rate
24.7%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28.5%
national rates applied to this caseload
3.8 percentage points below expected. Mid Suffolk District Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
642 appeals counted, 611 judged either way (151 allowed, 460 dismissed), 31 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 21.2% | 28.8% | 504 | 495 | 105 |
| Householder (HAS) | 38.8% | 35.6% | 51 | 49 | 19 |
| Enforcement Notice | 37% | 13.5% | 42 | 27 | 10 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 46.2% | 25% | 30 | 26 | 12 |
7 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Mid Suffolk District Council
Mid Suffolk District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Mid Suffolk District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent30 homes
- Affordable rent2 homes
- Shared ownership57 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
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