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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
6,670Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,470 approved or refused records
308Refused applications

4,162 approved · 308 refused · 425 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedDCON(G)/23/0547

    Application to discharge conditions 18 (boundary treatments) and 19 (hard landscaping) of DC/23/0547/VAR

    Land Off Cavendish Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8PJ

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  2. DecidedDCON(H)/23/0547

    Application to discharge condition 20 (soft landscaping and biodiversity enhancements) of DC/23/0547/VAR

    Land Off Cavendish Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8PJ

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  3. DecidedDCON(I)/23/0547

    Application to discharge condition 21 (external materials) of DC/23/0547/VAR

    Land Off Cavendish Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8PJ

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  4. DecidedDCON(J)/23/0547

    Application to discharge condition 22 (surface water discharge) of DC/23/0547/VAR

    Land Off Cavendish Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8PJ

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  5. DecidedDCON(L)/23/0547

    Application to discharge condition 28 (POS) of application DC/23/0547/VAR

    Land Off Cavendish Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8PJ

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  6. DecidedDCON(K)/23/0547

    Application to discharge condition 16 (design out crime) of DC/23/0547/VAR

    Land Off Cavendish Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8PJ

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  7. DecidedDCON(M)/23/0547

    Application to discharge conditions 4 (construction surface water management plan) and 5 (surface water drainage) of DC/23/0547/VAR

    Land Off Cavendish Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8PJ

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  8. DecidedDCON(O)/15/2151

    Application to discharge conditions 6 (refuse and recycling), 8 (soft landscaping) and 28 (parking) DC/15/2151/OUT in relation to parcels A2 and A8

    Land Ne Haverhill Wilsey Road Little Wratting Suffolk

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  9. DecidedDC/23/1918/FUL

    Planning application - temporary construction access associated with reserved matters consent DC/22/1804/RM

    Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  10. DecidedDC/23/1919/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Lime (T1 on plan) crown reduction in height by four metres and lateral crown reduction by two metres

    Beechwoods 4 Rectory Grove Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4TP

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  11. DecidedDC/23/1920/HH

    Householder planning application - first floor side extension

    7 Meadowsweet Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9DN

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  12. WithdrawnDC/23/1921/VAR

    Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/22/1753/FUL to allow for use of amended materials for a. subdivision of existing dwelling to create two dwellings (following demolition of link extension) b. raising roof of no. 9 to create first floor with associated alterations c. one and a half storey front and rear extensions d. single storey rear extension e. fenestration changes f. reroofing of no. 9

    9 Newmarket Road Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SS

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  13. WithdrawnDC/23/1922/HH

    Householder planning application - a. two storey side and front extensions b. render to all elevations

    De Creke Farm The Common Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BU

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  14. DecidedDC/23/1923/TPO

    TPO 521 (2011) tree preservation order - one Beech (T2330 on plan, T1 on order) lateral crown reduction to western aspect by 1.5 metres to clear streetlight

    26 Quendon Place Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0HZ

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  15. DecidedDC/23/1924/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey front and side extension

    Oak House Rushbrooke Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2RR

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  16. DecidedDC/23/1925/HH

    Householder planning application - replacement windows to front, rear and side elevations

    12 Beechwood Close Exning Suffolk CB8 7EL

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  17. DecidedDC/23/1926/P3QPA

    Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - a. change of use of agricultural building to dwellinghouse (Class C3) to create five dwellings b. associated operational development

    Sparks Farm Hurdle Drove West Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8RF

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  18. DecidedDC/23/1927/RM

    Reserved matters application - a. submission of details under DC/15/2151/OUT for means of landscaping, layout and scale (formalisation of changes to the approved house plots and amendment to approved apartment units following the amendments to Building Regulations); b. partial discharge of conditions 6 (waste and recycling), 8 (soft landscaping) and 28 (parking) of DC/15/2151/OUT

    Land Ne Haverhill Wilsey Road Little Wratting Suffolk

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  19. DecidedDC/23/1928/FUL

    Planning application - Proposed factory unit

    Land Adjacent To Unit 8 Moonhall Business Park Helions Bumpstead Road Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  20. DecidedDC/23/1929/VAR

    Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/23/0090/HH to allow use of amended materials for a. single storey side extension (demolition of existing extension) b. single storey rear extension (demolition of existing extension) c. detached garage d. 0.6 metre wall to front boundary with entrance gates

    Captiv Chapel Road West Row Suffolk IP28 8PA

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  21. DecidedDC/23/1930/FUL

    Planning application - change of use from agricultural land to cemetery including access, parking areas and landscaping

    Land North Of Chapel Road West Row Suffolk

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  22. DecidedDC/23/1931/ADV

    Application for advertisment consent - one non-illuminated fascia sign

    Haverhill Service Station Sturmer Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7UU

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  23. DecidedDC/23/1932/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notificcation - one Eucalyptus (T1 on plan) - reduce height by up to 3.5 metres

    1 Lodge Cottage The Street Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JW

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  24. DecidedDC/23/1933/FUL

    Planning application - a. Maintenance building with workshop, storage and office space, b. removal of lean-to structure, c. alterations to boundary wall and entrance gates; d. hardstanding with EV charging point

    Maintenance Yard Culford School Culford Park Culford Suffolk

    Received 27 Nov 2023

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What these statistics cover

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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