Suffolk planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Suffolk County Council, updated daily. Suffolk County Council received 35 planning applications in the last 90 days, 3 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in Suffolk
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Former site of Karro Foods, Stour Business Park, Little Wratting, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7TD
Materials recycling facility with concrete batching plant, Haverhill. New waste-processing complex with office, welfare, workshop and weighbridge on a former food-processing site, at full application stage. Heavy civil works, concrete infrastructure, M&E systems and specialist waste-handling…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Land at Foxburrow Farm Ipswich Road Brightwell IP10 0BZ
Retrospective waste-recycling facility extension, full permission sought. Inert waste importation, storage, treatment and recycling with office, parking and associated infrastructure. Groundworks, structural steelwork, drainage and M&E installation for operational facility.
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Land off Hurdle Drove, Beck Row, Mildenhall, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 8RB
Small-scale waste management facility converting sewage cake and lime into fertiliser. Industrial treatment plant with associated storage and processing infrastructure on agricultural land. M&E, civil engineering, drainage systems and waste handling equipment needed.
GroundworksStructural frameM&E
Barham Quarry, Sandy Lane, Barham, Ipswich, IP6 0PB
Southern extension to sand and gravel quarry with site infrastructure and barn replacement, Barham. Expands extraction and export operations, includes highway works, drainage and demolition of an agricultural building with new barn erection at full application stage. Quarry development, heavy plant…
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Land East of New Road, Ampton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1NX
Pedestrian bridge replacement, Bury St Edmunds. Removes an existing bridge and erects a new structure at full application stage. Civil engineering, structural steelwork and drainage packages suit specialist infrastructure contractors.
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Lakenheath Recycling Centre, Brandon Road, Lakenheath, IP27 9FB
New construction materials testing laboratory at recycling centre. Single-storey commercial building with M&E, groundworks and drainage infrastructure. Laboratory fit-out and specialist M&E systems required for materials testing operations.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Clifford Road Primary School, Clifford Road, Ipswich, IP4 1PJ
School cladding replacement with Hardie plank fibre cement. Existing timber cladding being replaced across primary school building. Cladding installation, fixings, and façade preparation work.
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Northgate High School, Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL
Variation of condition to extend the expiry date for a temporary double unit installation at Northgate High School. This relates to a previously approved temporary educational facility.
Cavenham Heath Quarry, Tuddenham Road, Cavenham, IP28 6SE
Non-material amendment to a quarry operation permission for minor extension to welfare facilities and addition of concrete hardstanding and stocking bays. This is a modification to an existing industrial/extraction site development.
Stowmarket High School, Onehouse Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1QR
Minor amendment to a consented Stowmarket school scheme, adjusting courtyard paving, seating and music block louvers. Revises approved drawings without altering the substance of the parent permission. The school project remains live and is progressing toward construction, so finishes and acoustic…
Horringer Court Middle School Glastonbury Road Bury St Edmunds IP33 2EX
Non-material amendment to school fire safety consent. Minor internal and external alterations to comply with fire compartmentation requirements. Fire safety upgrades signal building services and compartmentation work on the parent permission.
Stowmarket High School, Onehouse Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1QR
Non-material amendment to high school permission for fencing and lighting adjustments. Minor changes to site boundaries and external lighting column positions under existing consent. No construction works or material procurement opportunity.
Barnham CEVC Primary School, Mill Lane, Barnham, Thetford, IP24 2NG
Variation extends temporary modular building consent at primary school. Duration condition modification for existing temporary installation. No material procurement triggered by administrative consent extension.
Brockley Wood Quarry, Land off A12, Belstead, Ipswich, IP8 3JS
Non-material amendment to quarry wash plant hardstanding dimensions. Minor revision to approved industrial plant layout with no physical works triggered. No construction activity or material procurement impact.
Eye Fire Station, Lambseth Street, Eye, IP23 7AQ
Fire station appliance bay door replacement. Existing timber bay door replaced with powder coated steel door at Eye Fire Station. Minimal material and labour scope; straightforward door supply and installation work.
Planning appeals in Suffolk County Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Suffolk County Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Suffolk County Council, raw rate
53.8%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
44.8%
national rates applied to this caseload
9 percentage points above expected. Suffolk County Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
69 appeals counted, 13 judged either way (7 allowed, 6 dismissed), 56 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2017-10 to 2025-12.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enforcement Notice | 20% | 13.5% | 5 | 5 | 1 |
6 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Planning Appeal | Too few judged | 28.8% | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Rights of Way Modifications | Too few judged | 100% | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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.
Suffolk County Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- other100% (15 decided)
- industrial100% (10 decided)
- institutional100% (9 decided)
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