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West Suffolk Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Suffolk Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
6,651Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,457 approved or refused records
307Refused applications

4,150 approved · 307 refused · 423 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2021 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning and building regulationsPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and appraisalsArticle 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas48 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. WithdrawnNMA(A)/23/0810

    Non material amendment to DC/23/0810/HH for extending the single storey element by one metre

    Mulberry Cottage 15 High Street Tuddenham Suffolk IP28 6SQ

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  2. DecidedDC/23/1869/HH

    Householder planning application - a. alterations to bay window to form door c. raising of flat roof height d. installation and alterations of doors and windows to single storey link building e. wall insulation f. infill of existing opening on north elevation

    Warren Lodge Honeyhill Little Saxham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5LF

    Received 13 Nov 2023
  3. DecidedDC/23/1870/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Acacia (T1 on plan) reduce to previous points up to four metres in height and two metres laterally

    126 Northgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HG

    Received 7 Dec 2023
  4. DecidedDCON(A)/23/0421

    Application to discharge condition four (archaeology) of DC/23/0421/HH

    Mustow Corner House 1A Mustow Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1XL

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  5. DecidedDCON(A)/23/1450

    Application to discharge condition 3 (detail of window) of DC/23/1450/HH

    89 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EP

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  6. DecidedNMA(A)/20/2180

    Non material amendment - changes to the design of the rear extension, including alterations to windows, doors and rooflights and an increase in ridge height

    The Water Tower Brandon Road Culford Suffolk IP28 6UB

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  7. DecidedDC/23/1871/TPO

    TPO 513 (2010) Tree preservation order - one Sycamore (T1 on plan and in area A1 on order) fell

    Grove End Livermere Road Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SB

    Received 15 Nov 2023
  8. WithdrawnNMA(A)/23/1305

    Non material amendment - addition of two Velux roof lights and a wood burning flue above roof line

    The Stables 3 Friars Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QQ

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  9. DecidedDC/23/1872/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Walnut tree (W on plan) fell

    Eastfield House Tuddenham Road Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AG

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  10. DecidedNMA(A)/23/1228

    Non material amendment to DC/23/1228/HH - change of roof materials from slate to seam zinc

    Lewkenors 4 Denham Barns Barrow Road Denham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5EF

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  11. UnknownDC/23/1874/COMPLI

    Compliance of Conditions of DC/18/1678/RM

    Land North West Of Bury Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk

    Received 13 Nov 2023
  12. DecidedDC/23/1875/HH

    Householder planning application - one detached garage

    White Shutters Front Street Ousden Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8TW

    Received 15 Nov 2023
  13. DecidedDCON(A)/21/2449

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (new/replacement windows- detailed) 4 (schedule of works) 5 (details of proposed thermal upgrades) and 6 (new/replacements doors - int/ext) of application DC/21/2449/LB

    Grove House Heath Road Sapiston Suffolk IP31 1RY

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  14. DecidedDC/23/1876/HH

    Householder planning application - a. partial replacement roof covering to rear lean-to; b. single storey rear extension (following removal of conservatory); c. enlarged first floor dormer window on principal elevation

    7 Norfolk Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6AY

    Received 15 Nov 2023
  15. DecidedDCON(A)/22/1250

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (soft landscaping) 4 (hard landscaping) 5 (landscape management plan) 6 (visibility splays) 8 (access surface) and 12 (CEMP) of application DC/22/1250/FUL

    Cinque Farm Bury Road Market Weston Suffolk

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  16. DecidedDC/23/1877/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. repairs to roof b. removal and replacement of roof tiles c. repairs to chimney stacks and barge boards d. replacement of rainwater goods e. removal and replacement of render f. repairs and replacements to windows and doors g. insertion of partition wall h. demolition of garage

    Pitchers Green Farm, Pitchers Green Farm House Bradfield St George Road Bradfield St Clare Suffolk IP30 0AW

    Received 15 Nov 2023
  17. WithdrawnDC/23/1878/S106R

    Application under Section 106A - vary planning obligations contained within S106 Agreement related to planning permission - SE/12/0451

    Suffolk County Council Car Park Swan Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 15 Nov 2023
  18. DecidedDC/23/1879/FUL

    Planning application - siting of mobile toilet with pedestrian access and screening

    All Saints Church North Street Hundon Suffolk CO10 8ED

    Received 15 Nov 2023
  19. DecidedDC/23/1880/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Acacia (A1 on plan) re-pollard to previous pollarding points; one Holly (H1 on plan) reduce height by 1-2 metre away from property

    45 Rous Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8DH

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  20. WithdrawnDC/23/1881/TPO

    TPO 490 (2009) tree preservation order - one Oak (T1 on plan, T1 on order) pollard to eight metres above ground level

    The Laurels Wratting Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0DE

    Received 17 Nov 2023
  21. UnknownDC/23/1882/COMPLI

    Compliance with conditions of F/2000/282/OUT the original planning permission and how it relates to phase 2A which the property sits in

    18 Acorn Way Red Lodge Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8FY

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  22. DecidedDCON(B)/19/2232

    Application to discharge condition 5 (security lights or floodlights) of DC/19/2232/VAR

    Land Rear Of 27 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  23. DecidedDC/23/1883/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one California lilac (marked red on plan) remove limb leaning on wall

    38 Churchill Close Erbury Place Clare Suffolk CO10 8QA

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  24. DecidedDC/23/1884/FUL

    Planning application - change of use from offices (class E) to six flats and one dwelling (class C3)

    Land Adjacent To 12 Looms Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 17 Nov 2023

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Suffolk Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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