Planning and building control

View, submit or comment on a planning application, planning enforcement and local validation.

Building regulations help ensure that new buildings, conversions, renovations and extensions are safe, healthy and high-performing.

Local Plans set out how the area should be developed. They contain policies which the council uses when making decisions on planning applications.

Developer contributions are provided in order to mitigate the impact of new development. Typical examples include the provision of green space, school places and transport improvements.

Neighbourhood planning is a Government initiative that enables local communities to influence and take forward planning proposals at a local level.

We are fortunate in having a wealth of buildings and areas of historic or architectural significance in our district.

East Suffolk supports a diverse range of habitats and species. This includes sites of international and national nature conservation importance, and rare and protected species.

The East Suffolk landscape is enriched and characterised by a wide range of trees and woodlands from the truly ancient to twentieth century commercial plantations.

Infrastructure developments of major significance to the region, including Sizewell C, solar energy and windfarms.

The delivery of planning proposals which fall within the 'large scale major' category (200 dwellings or more, or where the floor space to be built is 10,000m2 or more).