Popular Council services

Find your bin collection day

Search for a planning application

2026-27 Council Tax charges

Report a housing repair

Help with the cost of living

Access community funding

Left Panel Title

Main Panel Title

Right Panel Title

All Council services

Bins and recycling

Check your bin collection day, report a missed collection, book a bulky item collection

Planning and building control

Apply for planning permission, access our heritage information and planning policy documents, contact Building Control

Housing

Search and apply for council housing, apply for the Household Support Fund, get help if you are at risk of homelessness

Benefits

Apply for Housing Benefit online, upload evidence and tell us about a move - or any other changes

Business and licensing

Pay your business rates, apply for a licence or access our Licensing Register, apply for business funding

Your council and democracy

Learn about who we are as an organisation, provide us with comments and feedback about our services

Elections

Learn how to vote and how to register to vote, access previous election and referendum results

Your environment

Read about our work to protect wildlife and biodiversity, access services from our Environmental Protection team

Your community

Access information about community rights and community safety, apply for grant funding

Streets, transport and parking

Find a car park near you, apply for a parking permit, report a street cleaning problem

Leisure and tourism

Explore our district and find useful information about parks, playgrounds and leisure centres

Our news

Needham Market regeneration to continue following sale of former council offices

Mid Suffolk District Council has announced the sale of the remainder of its former office site in Needham Market to Hatch Homes – in a deal that supports the town’s regeneration and realises funds for reinvestment into council housing.

Council agrees ‘prudent but ambitious’ budget which invests in town centres, sport and nature

Mid Suffolk District Council has agreed its 2026/2027 budget which will protect vital services and see further investment in town centres, sports facilities and boosting biodiversity and nature.

Cllr Andy Mellen and Diana from the Rural Coffee Caravan hold an FCC refurbished device

Tech donation gives new life to old devices and gets rural communities online

A new initiative distributing refurbished laptops will help tackle digital exclusion and isolation in Suffolk.

More news