Planning applications and enforcement

Find out if you need planning permission. View, submit or comment on a planning application, planning enforcement and local validation.

View a planning application

Details of all current planning applications, listed building consent applications and advertisement consent applications can be viewed online via our Public Access system.

Comment on a planning application

Search for a planning application, including applications that are currently being considered, and applications that have been decided. You can also submit a comment on a planning application.

Do I need planning permission?

Find out if you need to apply for planning permission, listed building consent and/or advertisement consent, and how to seek pre-application advice.

Local Validation

All planning and planning related applications submitted to East Suffolk Council must comply with the requirements of the Local Validation List.

Planning application process

An explanation of the planning application process, from an initial development idea, through to the determination of an application and beyond.

Planning enforcement

The main purpose of planning enforcement is to investigate alleged contraventions of planning control and negotiate or pursue formal enforcement action.

Suffolk Design Review Panel

We may sometimes suggest that an applicant seeks an independent view on the quality of the architectural and landscape design of their proposals, to assist both the applicant and the council in the decision-making process.

Exception Houses

Paragraph 84 of the National Planning Policy Framework allows for the development of isolated homes in the countryside if a strict criteria is met.