New housing in East Suffolk Council
We read East Suffolk Council's planning register every day. We hold 13,123 of its planning applications going back to 2019, and 126 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 91% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test, below 95%, so it must publish an action plan to speed up delivery.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 91% (2025): action plan
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 13,123
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 52 | 6 |
| 2025 | 66 | 44 | 7 |
| 2024 | 70 | 52 | 8 |
| 2023 | 126 | 75 | 12 |
| 2022 | 113 | 83 | 13 |
| 2021 | 141 | 101 | 25 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,200 | Land At Foxhall Road Foxhall Suffolk Outline planning application for a phased development of up to 1,200 residential dwellings (Use Class C2 and C3) (to include Market and Affordable housing and Self and / or Custom Build); commercial, business and… DC/26/2312/OUT | Decided | 8 Oct 2026 |
| 1,100 | Land North West Of Mill Farm Westerfield Road Westerfield Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9AA Consultation - Submission of Reserved Matters (external appearance, layout, landscaping and scale) for earthworks and associated engineering operations to facilitate provision of a serviced parcel; in relation to… DC/24/4491/CON | Awaiting decision | 17 Dec 2024 |
| 721 | Land To West Of Ellough Road Beccles Suffolk Scoping Opinion - proposed development of 721 residential dwellings (Use class C3), a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) (Use Class C2), provision of land for the delivery of a 2 form of entry (2FE) primary… DC/25/2450/SCO | Decided | 19 Jun 2025 |
| 640 | Land North And South Of Walpole Road Halesworth Suffolk Request for Scoping Opinion for up to 640 dwellings, access, public open space and associated infrastructure DC/25/4801/SCO | Decided | 9 Dec 2025 |
| 550 | Land South Of Links Road And East Of Lowestoft Road Hopton On Sea Gorleston Consultation - EIA Screening Opinion for Full planning application for the development of approximately 550 residential dwellings (C3) including 112 of these as individual care/retirement dwellings, community facilities… DC/24/3529/CON | Awaiting decision | 1 Oct 2024 |
| 500 | Land Off Waveney Drive Lowestoft Suffolk Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Request for an EIA Proposed Development; for the demolition of all existing on-site buildings and construction of up to 500 residential dwellings (Class C3 use) and up to 3.2… DC/24/0004/SCO | Decided | 2 Jan 2024 |
| 270 | Land Off Ringsfield Road Beccles Suffolk EIA Screening Opinion - Residential development of up to 270 dwellings, together with public open space, suitable alternative natural greenspace (SANG) and associated infrastructure. DC/26/2769/EIA | Approved | 5 Aug 2026 |
| 150 | Land North Of Redwald Road Rendlesham Suffolk EIA Screening Opinion - Request for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion for an outline planning application with all matters reserved (apart from access into the site) for up to 150 dwellings… DC/26/2436/EIA | Approved | 6 Jul 2026 |
| 145 | Land South Of Briscoe Way Framlingham Suffolk EIA Screening Opinion - Provision of up to 145 homes (Use Class C3) as well as vehicle and pedestrian access and associated infrastructure. DC/26/2980/EIA | Approved | 24 Aug 2026 |
| 134 | Land South Of Perrett Way Leiston Suffolk EIA Screening Opinion - Hybrid planning application: (i) full planning application for residential development of 134 dwellings (including affordable) together with public open space, roads, accesses, parking, garages… DC/26/0487/EIA | Approved | 5 Feb 2026 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
- Aldeburgh
- Alderton (East Suffolk)
- Badingham
- Barnby and North Cove
- Bawdsey
- Beccles
- Benhall Green
- Blundeston
- Bramfield
- Brandeston
- Bredfield
- Bromeswell
- Bucklesham
- Bungay
- Charsfield
- Coldfair Green
- Corton
- Cransford
- Darsham
- Dennington
- Earl Soham
- Easton (East Suffolk)
- Eyke
- Felixstowe
- Framlingham
- Great Bealings
- Grundisburgh
- Hacheston
- Halesworth
- Hollesley
- Holton
- Kelsale
- Kesgrave
- Kessingland
- Kirton (East Suffolk)
- Leiston
- Little Bealings
- Lowestoft
- Martlesham
- Martlesham Heath
- Melton (East Suffolk)
- Middleton (East Suffolk)
- Nacton
- Newbourne
- Oak Hill
- Orford
- Otley Bottom
- Otley (East Suffolk)
- Peasenhall
- Rendlesham
- Reydon
- Rushmere St Andrew
- Saxmundham
- Sizewell
- Snape (East Suffolk)
- Southwold
- St James South Elmham
- Sutton Common
- Thorpeness
- Trimley St Martin
- Trimley St Mary
- Tuddenham St Martin
- Tunstall (East Suffolk)
- Ufford (East Suffolk)
- Walberswick
- Waldringfield
- Wangford
- Wenhaston
- Westerfield
- Westleton
- Wickham Market
- Witnesham
- Woodbridge
- Worlingham
- Wrentham
- Yoxford
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: East Suffolk Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.