East Suffolk Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
East Suffolk Council decided more than 3,500 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 53 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on East Suffolk Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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15 October 2026 · Approved
Battery Green Car Park And Surrounding Land Marina Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1HA · DC/26/2118/RG3
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9 September 2026 · Refused
Land South Of Sole Bay Health Centre Teal Close Reydon Suffolk · DC/25/2677/FUL
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28 August 2026 · Approved
Pier Pavilion North Parade Southwold Suffolk IP18 6BN · DC/25/4341/FUL
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18 August 2026 · Approved
Land At 155 The Street Rushmere St Andrew Suffolk · DC/25/3179/ARM
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17 August 2026 · Approved
Land At 155 The Street Rushmere St Andrew Suffolk · DC/25/3124/ARM
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7 August 2026 · Approved
Land South Of Easton Lane Glevering Park House Glevering Estate Wickham Market Suffolk IP13 0EX · DC/25/2997/FUL
Figures for East Suffolk Council
| Applications decided | more than 3,500 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 53 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 190 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 27%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | Not held yet |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on East Suffolk Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the submitted plans are sufficiently clear and accurate; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety; and…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are (i) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; (ii) whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development proposed having regard to the development strategy for the…”
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“From the evidence before me the main issues are: • whether the proposed development would accord with the Council’s strategy for the location of development; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.