Planning

All Planning Applications affecting Bucklesham are decided by East Suffolk Council - Planning Department.

A list of Planning Applications submitted on land in Bucklesham can be found on the ESC Planning Portal. Place the word 'Bucklesham' in the search box. We have also listed them in the pages on the right.

Bucklesham Parish Council have also produced Planning Applications ~ A Villagers Guide which you may find helpful.

The Government is reforming the planning process to speed up the development process and to make it easier to build and deliver housing and major infrastructure. You can find out more by reading Planning Reform and What it Means For You.

East Suffolk Council is beginning work on a New Local Plan. A call for sites was held between Monday 20 October 2025 and Friday 9 January 2026 and has now closed. This invited submissions of sites for a wide range of uses including housing, employment and other development for consideration for inclusion in the new Local Plan. All sites can be viewed on the call for sites submission map.

Bucklesham Parish Councillors and the Clerk attended East Suffolk Council's recent Planning Forum to find out more about the Statement of Community Involvement.

East Suffolk Place Shaping Project is an ESC engagement initiative which encourages residents to share their views on the future of planning in East Suffolk. 

You can keep up to date with all East Suffolk Council Planning news by reading their Planning and Building Control Newsletters.

If you have any questions about planning contact the Parish Council Clerk at clerk@buckleshamparishcouncil.gov.uk