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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
6,682Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,478 approved or refused records
310Refused applications

4,168 approved · 310 refused · 427 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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(A)/22/1867

    Application to discharge conditions 5 (cycle storage) 6 (refuse/recycling storage) 7 (ecological enhancement) and 9 (limit water use) of DC/22/1867/FUL

    Liberty House Hepworth Road Market Weston Suffolk IP22 2PF

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  2. DecidedDC/23/1977/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. two storey rear extension

    18 Radnor Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7JL

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  3. DecidedDC/23/1978/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extensions

    7 Old Rope Walk Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9DF

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  4. DecidedDCON(A)/23/1285

    Application to discharge condition 3 - arboricultural method statement of application DC/23/1285/HH

    Bury Lodge 56 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  5. DecidedDC/23/1980/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Beech (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres b. one Pine (T2 on plan) and one Willow (T3 on plan) fell

    Model Cottage 9 Station Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8NJ

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  6. DecidedDCON(C)/23/0313

    Application to discharge condition 21 (soft landscaping - minor (trees) and 22 (hard landscaping) of DC/23/0313/FUL

    Newmarket Community Hospital 56 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7JG

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  7. DecidedDC/23/1982/HH

    Householder planning application - ground mounted solar panel array

    Park Lane Cottages Horsecroft Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NX

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  8. WithdrawnDC/23/1983/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one False Acacia (T1 on plan) fell

    25 Old Station Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8DT

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  9. DecidedDC/23/1984/HH

    Householder planning application - a. front porch b. single storey rear link extension c. infill of garage door to form window

    108 Churchill Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0BY

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  10. DecidedDC/23/1985/TPO

    TPO 04 (2012) Tree preservation order - one Yew (T1 on plan T15 on order) crown lift up to 2.4 meters above ground level, removing smaller branches only up to a maximum diameter of 50mm.

    1 Arborfield Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7FL

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  11. DecidedDC/23/1986/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension to existing west elevation b. relocation of entrance to west elevation c. extension to existing dropped kerb

    34A Beeches Road West Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8NY

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  12. DecidedDC/23/1987/HEDGE

    Hedgerow Removal Notice - removal of 32 metres of hedgerow in 4 locations

    Sewage Treatment Works Queen Street And Bellings Road Withersfield Suffolk

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  13. DecidedDCON(B)/22/1832

    Application to discharge condition 3 (archaeological investigation) of DC/22/1832/FUL

    Land North Of Horseshoe Barn 5 Mortimer Lane Freckenham Suffolk

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  14. DecidedDC/23/1988/FUL

    Planning application - a. seven units B2/B8 general industrial/storage and distribution units following demolition of existing offices and structures b. improvements to existing vehicular accesses

    2 Piperell Way Haverhill CB9 8QX

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  15. DecidedDC/23/1989/HH

    Householder planning application - a. front porch b. single storey side extension (following demolition of existing conservatories) c. enlargement of existing rear extension d. replacement windows and doors e. render to all elevations and cladding to front elevation

    The Gatehouse Moulton Road Moulton Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8QR

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  16. DecidedDC/23/1990/HH

    Householder planning application - one greenhouse

    2 Sharp Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2NB

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  17. DecidedDCON(D)/22/0103

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (construction environmental management), 4 (landscaping), 8 (details of access), 9 (surfacing of access), 16 (bin presentation) of DC/22/0103/FUL

    Retail Unit Turnpike Road Red Lodge Suffolk

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  18. DecidedDCON(C)/22/0103

    Application to discharge conditions 5 (landscape management plan) and 6 (means to prevent discharge surface water) of DC/22/0103/FUL

    Land Fronting Turnpike Road Red Lodge Suffolk

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  19. DecidedDCON(B)/22/0103

    Application to discharge condition 13 (lighting) of DC/22/0103/FUL

    Land Fronting Turnpike Road Red Lodge Suffolk

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  20. DecidedDC/23/1991/FUL

    Planning application - one single fixed cricket practice net

    Playing Field, Cricket Club The Green Tuddenham Suffolk IP28 6SB

    Received 6 Dec 2023
  21. DecidedDC/23/1992/FUL

    Planning application - a. one dwelling to rear of existing with associated parking and landscaping b. subdivision of existing plot

    42 Newmarket Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SN

    Received 6 Dec 2023
  22. DecidedDC/23/1993/HH

    Householder planning application - a. removal of thatch and re-roof with clay plain tiles b. remove two chimneys

    Water Cottage Eastlowe Hill Rougham Suffolk IP30 9JT

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  23. DecidedNMA(A)/22/2053

    Non-material amendment for DC/22/2053/FUL - change of window colour

    9 Newmarket Road Moulton Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8SS

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  24. DecidedDC/23/1994/HH

    Householder planning application - a. replacement windows b. infill of door to side elevation c. enlargement of window to form door on rear ground floor elevation d. resiting and replacement of existing rear roof light and addition of new rear roof light

    19 Oxford Street Exning Suffolk CB8 7EW

    Received 6 Dec 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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