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25 in the last 90 days12 in the last 302 in the last 14100% approveddecisions typically take 62 days
Source: Suffolk County Council planning register · updated daily
- Bramford to Twinstead
Formal Submission, Schedule 3, Requirement 11(1) – Access Design AB-AP16 - STAGE 3.2
PendingReceived 16 Oct 2026SCC/0171/26/DoR - Anaerobic Digestion Plant, Rear of Bernard Matthews, Scalesbrook Lane, Holton, IP19 8NJ
Proposed covered digestate storage lagoon to support the existing anaerobic digestion plant
PendingReceived 15 Oct 2026SCC/0168/26SC - Bramford to Twinstead
Formal submission In accordance with Requirement11(1) of the National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 (the Order), National Grid are formally submitting the access designs for AB-AP16 which is on Clay Lane and is within Stage 3.2 of the authorised development.
PendingReceived 9 Oct 2026SCC/0171/26 - Water Recycling Centre, Aldecar Lane, Benhall, IP17 1HN.
Installation of replacement welfare building within the operational compound of Benhall Water Recycling Centre
PendingReceived 6 Oct 2026SCC/0159/26SC - Bramford to Twinstead
Formal Submission - Requirement 11(1) of the National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 (the Order), we are formally submitting the access designs for E-DAP3. This access is located on Calais Street in Polstead and is within Stage 9 of the authorised development
PendingReceived 2 Oct 2026SCC/0165/26/DoR
House prices in Suffolk County Council: average £280,742, +0.5% over 12 months (UK House Price Index, July 2026)
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Planning Applications by Town in Suffolk County Council
881 towns and villages. Click any town for a planning search of applications nearby.
Main towns in Suffolk County Council
- Bury St Edmunds201 applications in the last 12 months
- Ipswich169 applications in the last 12 months
- Mill Hills118 applications in the last 12 months
- Sudbury95 applications in the last 12 months
- Southwold90 applications in the last 12 months
- Newmarket84 applications in the last 12 months
- Beccles72 applications in the last 12 months
- Lowestoft70 applications in the last 12 months
- Hadleigh66 applications in the last 12 months
- Felixstowe64 applications in the last 12 months
- Stowmarket56 applications in the last 12 months
- Haverhill54 applications in the last 12 months
Postcode districts
- IP66 applications in the last 12 months
- IP145 applications in the last 12 months
- IP314 applications in the last 12 months
- IP284 applications in the last 12 months
- IP24 applications in the last 12 months
- CB93 applications in the last 12 months
- NR353 applications in the last 12 months
- IP172 applications in the last 12 months
- IP332 applications in the last 12 months
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- IP231 applications in the last 12 months
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Track every planning application and planning permission decision in the Suffolk County Council area. View live status, browse proposals by postcode, and get free email alerts for new developments. Updated daily from the council planning portal.
Suffolk County Council serves as the upper-tier local authority for Suffolk, England, with 75 elected councillors representing 63 divisions across the county. As a key player in regional governance, it is a member of the East of England Local Government Association, making it essential for those researching planning applications in the area to be aware of its structure and operations. The council was established in 2017. The council is currently led by Matthew Hicks (Conservative), who has held the position since 24 May 2018. Nicola Beach serves as Chief Executive since May 2018. The council comprises 75 seats serving 4 years terms, with the most recent election held on 7 May 2021.
The council area encompasses 881 towns and villages, including Aldeburgh, Beccles, Bury St Edmunds, Eye, Felixstowe and Framlingham. Use the planning application search above to find proposals across these communities by postcode.
In the last 24 months, Suffolk County Council received 118 planning applications. Of these, 100% were approved, with an average decision time of 62 days.
The most common types were discharge of conditions (45), full planning applications (10), outline applications (8). 1 large-scale development was submitted during this period.
1,619 planning appeals were lodged against Suffolk County Council decisions, of which 380 were allowed and 1,056 were dismissed (26% success rate).
Residents and developers can search all planning permission and permitted development applications for Suffolk County Council above. To comment or object to a live application, visit the Suffolk County Council planning portal directly. Planning Signal links to the original submission for every application listed.