Planning and Buildings

Contains pages dealing with planning applications, conservation and listed buildings and minerals and waste development.

The county council only determines planning applications relating to county council buildings, highways and minerals and waste development. For information on all other planning applications please contact your district or borough council.

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Conservation and Listed Buildings

Information on conservation areas and listed building.

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Enterprise Zone

The county council is working with key partners to establish one of the UK’s 21 Enterprise Zones in the Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth area.

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Key Documents and Archive

This page hosts some useful information on planning in Suffolk.

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Land Drainage

Land Drainage in Suffolk, including consenting for works affecting watercourses

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Major Infrastructure Projects

Some planning applications are of national significance, and are determined by the independent Infrastructure Planning Commission.

  1. Ipswich Chord
  2. Offshore Wind Energy
  3. Sizewell C
  4. Strategic Electricity Networks
  5. Explore Major Infrastructure Projects further

Minerals and Waste Development Framework

  1. Annual Monitoring Reports
  2. Minerals Core Strategy DPD
  3. Minerals Specific Site Allocation DPD
  4. Statement of Community Involvement
  5. Sustainability Appraisal and SEA
  6. Waste Core Strategy DPD
  7. Explore Minerals and Waste Development Framework further

Planning Applications

Information on Planning Applications and Highways Consultations received by Suffolk County Council

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Planning Obligations

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Spatial Planning

Spatial planning is the principle upon which the UK planning system operates.

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Suffolk Green Building Network

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