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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
6,700Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,486 approved or refused records
310Refused applications

4,176 approved · 310 refused · 429 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedDC/23/2019/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - a. One Horse Chestnut, One Ash and Three Sycamores (marked on plan) - reduction to height of branches overhanging the roadside boundary by up to 4 metres and crown lift to height of wires - to maintain highway safety/clearance for traffic. b. One Beech (marked on plan) - Fell and retain 2 metre stump - in hope of regeneration.

    Riverside House Stoke Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8NS

    Received 9 Dec 2023
  2. DecidedDC/23/2020/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension b. demolition of entrance lobby and replacement with single-storey entrance hall c. replacement windows d. installation of solar panel array on front roof of outbuilding

    Chapel Cottage Church Road Market Weston Suffolk IP22 2NX

    Received 12 Dec 2023
  3. DecidedDC/23/2021/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. single storey side extension b. demolition of entrance lobby and replacement with single storey entrance hall c. replacement windows d. structural strengthening e. general repair works f. replacement of thatch

    Chapel Cottage Church Road Market Weston Suffolk IP22 2NX

    Received 12 Dec 2023
  4. DecidedDC/23/2022/HH

    Householder planning application - a. two bay cart lodge b. single storey extension and conservatory on rear elevation c. external lift on rear elevation d. two windows on rear elevation to be doors for lift e. enlarge window on rear first floor elevation

    Garland Lodge 61A Garland Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EZ

    Received 11 Dec 2023
  5. DecidedDC/23/2023/FUL

    Planning application - one dwelling (following demolition of existing dwelling)

    Brewers Cottage Rose Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SE

    Received 12 Dec 2023
  6. DecidedDC/23/2024/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. alterations to existing single storey extension

    39 Fornham Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6AW

    Received 12 Dec 2023
  7. DecidedDC/23/2025/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - three Sycamore (T1, T2 and T4 on plan) one Lime (T3 on plan) fell

    The Kremlin Bungalow 1A Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BX

    Received 11 Dec 2023
  8. DecidedDC/23/2026/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey side and front extension (following demolition of porch) b. single storey side extension to provide garden room

    Burnt Farm Mill Close Exning Suffolk CB8 7JF

    Received 12 Dec 2023
  9. DecidedDC/23/2027/HH

    Householder planning application - a. entrance canopy b. single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing utility)

    28 Rowley Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0NH

    Received 12 Dec 2023
  10. DecidedDC/23/2028/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Elm (T1 on plan) fell b. one Horse chestnut (T4 on plan) reduce two southerly facing lower limbs by three metres

    Orchard House Water Lane Denston Suffolk CB8 8PP

    Received 11 Dec 2023
  11. DecidedDC/23/2029/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Apple (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction of 0.5 metre; one Black Mulberry (T2 on plan) reduction of south westerly limb by 2 metres; one Crab Apple (T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by 2 metres; one Pear (T4 on plan) overall crown reduction by 1.5 metres

    Mulberry Cottage Lower Green Hawkedon Suffolk IP29 4NJ

    Received 11 Dec 2023
  12. WithdrawnDCON(A)/21/0265

    Application to discharge conditions 8 (new/replacement windows - detailed) and 9 (new/replacement Doors - int/ext) of DC/21/0265/LB

    Church Farm Newmarket Road Cowlinge Suffolk CB8 9QA

    Received 12 Dec 2023
  13. DecidedDC/23/2030/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - G1 - Mixed Species located offsite along access driveway - Crown lift to height of electricity cables over driveway with finishing cuts at the boundary line. G2 - Mixed Species (predominantly Cherry Laurel) along rear boundary - Cut back to boundary.

    90 High Street Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9DS

    Received 12 Dec 2023
  14. DecidedDC/23/2031/HH

    Householder planning application - a. conversion of outbuilding into habitable rooms b. raising of outbuilding roof height c. insertion of additional windows to outbuilding d. replacement render to outbuilding

    6 St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AJ

    Received 13 Dec 2023
  15. DecidedDC/23/2032/LB

    Application for listed building consent - internal and external alterations to convert outbuilding including a. insulating with wood fibre board b. insertion of new windows and reordering of west gable end including additional glazing d. insertion of glazed sliding doors to northern existing opening e. insertion of roof lights f. creation of first floor g. removal of part of attic floor to create double height space, removal of doors and windows and cement render

    6 St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AJ

    Received 13 Dec 2023
  16. DecidedDC/23/2033/HH

    Householder planning application - a. front porch b. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)

    1 Tudor Close Chedburgh Suffolk IP29 4XD

    Received 13 Dec 2023
  17. DecidedDCON(A)/23/0211

    Application to discharge conditions 12 (soft landscaping) 15 (discharge of surface water) 19 (bin storage) 20 (construction management strategy) 21 (photographic evidence) 22 (boundary treatments) and 23 (construction method statement) of DC/23/0211/FUL

    The Packhorse Inn Bridge Street Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SP

    Received 12 Dec 2023
  18. DecidedDC/23/2034/HH

    Householder planning application - dropped kerb and hardstanding to form off-road parking

    109 Withersfield Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9HG

    Received 13 Dec 2023
  19. DecidedDC/23/2035/HH

    Householder planning application - a.single storey rear extension b. extension to existing garden studio

    Park Gates House Top Green Denston Suffolk CB8 8PW

    Received 13 Dec 2023
  20. DecidedDC/23/2036/LB

    Application for listed building consent - single storey rear extension

    Park Gates House Top Green Denston Suffolk CB8 8PW

    Received 12 Dec 2023
  21. DecidedDC/23/2037/TPO

    TPO 274 (1999) tree preservation order - one Weeping willow (T1 on plan T26 on order) overall crown reduction of up to four metres

    Street Record Kings Park Chedburgh Suffolk

    Received 13 Dec 2023
  22. WithdrawnDC/23/2038/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension to south elevation (following removal of existing conservatory); b. two storey extension to north elevation; c. conversion of existing barn to include garage and gym with first floor extension to create habitable space

    Australia Farm Meeting Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UR

    Received 14 Dec 2023
  23. DecidedDCON(A)/23/1397

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (arboriculturalist report) 4 (materials) 5 (boundary treatment) 6 (hard landscaping) and 7 (foul and surface water) of application DC/23/1397/VAR

    Plot 19 Land At Lakenheath Hall Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk

    Received 13 Dec 2023
  24. DecidedDC/23/2039/FUL

    Planning application - demolition of damaged wall and reconstruction of wall to boundary

    Eagle House, Unit Gf2 Communal Areas And Car Park Sudbury Road Great Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0UN

    Received 14 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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