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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4,176 approved · 310 refused · 429 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedDCON(B)/21/0710

    Application to discharge condition 8 (biodiversity enhancements) of DC/21/0710/P3QPA

    Beech Hedge Farm Weston Ditch West Row Suffolk IP28 8RE

    Received 13 Dec 2023
  2. DecidedDC/23/2040/FUL

    Planning application - change of use from Class E (c)(i) (professional services) to Class F.1(a) for the provision of education to part of the ground floor and part of the second floor

    30-38 High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AR

    Received 13 Dec 2023
  3. DecidedDC/23/2041/LB

    Application for listed building consent - cast iron effect balustrade with timber handrail to first floor terrace and canopy

    Manor House The Manor Herringswell Suffolk IP28 6SH

    Received 14 Dec 2023
  4. DecidedDC/23/2042/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent - two non illuminated name signs

    Goodwin Business Park, Unit 6 Willie Snaith Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7SQ

    Received 13 Dec 2023
  5. DecidedDC/23/2043/LB

    Application for listed building consent - roof mounted solar panels to rear elevation

    Lower Farm Cottage The Green Risby Suffolk IP28 6QR

    Received 14 Dec 2023
  6. DecidedDC/23/2044/HH

    Householder planning application - a. front porch following relocation of front door b. infill of garage door to form new window c. first floor side extension d. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) d. addition of render to existing front,side and rear ground floor elevations e. changes to windows and doors

    16 Grove Cottages Stanningfield Road Great Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0UB

    Received 14 Dec 2023
  7. DecidedDCON(A)/23/0052

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (30 year limit) and 12 (SW Drainage verification report) of DC/23/0052/FUL

    Solar Farm Rookwood Way Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 14 Dec 2023
  8. DecidedDC/23/2045/VAR

    Planning application - variation of condition 2,3,4,6, and 8 to allow use of amended plans and removal of condition 5 of DC/23/0950/FUL

    George Hill Veterinary Centre Chare Road Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2DX

    Received 15 Dec 2023
  9. DecidedDC/23/2046/FUL

    Planning application - Retention of office building for permanent use on site

    Suffolk County Council Highways Maxwell Road Rougham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9ND

    Received 14 Dec 2023
  10. DecidedDC/23/2047/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 one dwelling b. associated operational development

    Chalk Farm Landwade Road Exning Suffolk

    Received 14 Dec 2023
  11. WithdrawnDC/23/2048/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Tree of Heaven (T001 on plan) fell

    8 Abernant Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0FH

    Received 14 Dec 2023
  12. DecidedDC/23/2049/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Hawthorn (T1 on plan) crown lift to give 2.5 metre clearance over parking bay b. one Prunus (T2 on plan) - remove lower branch over path and highway c. four Elm (T7 on plan) two Prunus (T8 and T12 on plan) and two unknown species (T14 on plan) fell

    Amberley 22 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BU

    Received 15 Dec 2023
  13. WithdrawnDC/23/2050/VAR

    Planning application - variation of condition two of DC/22/1832/FUL to enable use of amended plans for a. one dwelling b. vehicular access

    Land North Of Horseshoe Barn 5 Mortimer Lane Freckenham Suffolk

    Received 18 Dec 2023
  14. DecidedDCON(B)/23/0239

    Application to discharge conditions 10 (Written Scheme of Investigation) and 11 (Archeological site investigation and post investigation assessment) of DC/23/0239/FUL

    Suffolk Business Park Rougham Tower Avenue Rougham Suffolk

    Received 15 Dec 2023
  15. DecidedDC/23/2051/TPO

    TPO 266 (1998) tree preservation order - one Corsican pine (T1 on plan in W1 on order) fell

    Chapel Cottage Ixworth Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AU

    Received 18 Dec 2023
  16. DecidedDC/23/2052/P3CMA

    Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - from Use (Class E) commercial, business and service to Use (Class C3) dwelling houses to create two dwellinghouses

    4 Station Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0EU

    Received 16 Dec 2023
  17. DecidedDCON(B)/22/1073

    Application to discharge condition 9 (new/replacement windows) of application DC/22/1073/FUL

    Hall Farm Church Lane Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8JF

    Received 18 Dec 2023
  18. WithdrawnDC/23/2053/HH

    Householder planning application - a. steel mesh lightwell hatch to street level installed in basement b. dropped kerb c. extended car parking area d. sliding entrance gate to driveway

    41 St Andrews Street North Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1SZ

    Received 18 Dec 2023
  19. DecidedNMA(A)/21/1831

    Non material amendment to DC/21/1831/HH - retaining part of the original flat roofed garage to the front elevation of the property as an external store

    66 Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2RB

    Received 18 Dec 2023
  20. DecidedDC/23/2054/HH

    Householder planning application - combine existing garage with outhouse to create double garage, rotate roof for installation of solar panels

    The Bothy The Street Cavenham Suffolk IP28 6DA

    Received 18 Dec 2023
  21. DecidedDC/23/2055/HH

    Householder planning application - carport and store

    Abbots Hall Smallwood Green Bradfield St George Suffolk IP30 0AL

    Received 19 Dec 2023
  22. DecidedDC/23/2056/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - continued implementation of planning permission DC/16/1829/FUL for cartlodge and store with one flat above; provision of replacement parking space

    Land Adjacent To Prince Of Wales Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 18 Dec 2023
  23. DecidedDC/23/2057/HH

    Householder planning application - insertion of two roof lights and flue above roof line to existing dwelling

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

    Received 18 Dec 2023
  24. DecidedDC/23/2058/LB

    Application for listed building consent - Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement between West Suffolk Council and RC Browne and Sons

    The Clubhouse And 1-5 & 12-17 The Hamlet And 2-4 Poplar Meadows Rushbrooke Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 18 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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