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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 dates6,719Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,498 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
4,186 approved · 312 refused · 430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and building regulationsPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and appraisalsArticle 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriescustomer.services@westsuffolk.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- DecidedDC/23/2103/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Ash (T8 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres b. one Horse chestnut (T12 on plan) reduce height by up to four metres c. one Oak (T13 on plan) fell
Clare Priory Ashen Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8NX
Received 28 Dec 2023 - WithdrawnDC/23/2104/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - access from Ousden Road
Ladys Green Ousden Suffolk
Received 28 Dec 2023 - DecidedDC/23/2105/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension
5 Friars Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QQ
Received 29 Dec 2023 - DecidedDC/23/2106/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4 metres with a maximum height of 3 metres and a height of 2.1 metres to the eaves
2 Kent Cottages Ixer Lane Great Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0DY
Received 2 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0001/HH
Householder planning application - ramped access
35 Raven Close Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7LF
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0002/HH
Householder planning application - a. porch to SW elevation; b. single storey side extension; c. raise roof to create habitable space with eight roof lights; d. garden annexe
82 Undley Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9BZ
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0003/HH
Householder planning application - first floor side extension
25 Gardiner Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2UB
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0004/TPO
TPO 212 (1972) - Tree preservation order - one Horse Chestnut (T4 on plan, T4 on order) crown lift and reduce lower branches back to appropriate growth points sufficient to provide 2 metres clear airspace between the crown of the tree and the external fabric of the adjacent listed structure
Wixoe Mill House Waterhall Road Wixoe Suffolk CO10 8UD
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0005/TPO
TPO 257 (1998) tree preservation order - one Larch (Z6T15 on plan, within A1 on order) reduce main stem by six metres; one Silver Birch (Z6T16 on plan, within A1 on order) crown reduction in height by three metres
West Suffolk Hospital, Tree At Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(X)/15/2483
Application to discharge condition 27 (Archaeological written investigation) of DC/15/2483/OUT for the southern neighbourhood only
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 2 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0006/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) fell and remove stump
Willow View 5 Benyon Gardens Culford Suffolk IP28 6EA
Received 2 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0007/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey side extension to existing dwelling house
56 Bill Rickaby Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HQ
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedNMA(B)/23/0226
Non material amendment to DC/23/0226/RM - proposed installation of roof-mounted PV panels
1 Sandlands Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6JD
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0008/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension; (following demolition of existing garage and part of kitchen; b. raising roof to create habitable space; c. replace front windows and doors; d. repostion internal staircase
13 Barn Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YH
Received 4 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0009/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Willow (as indicated on plan) pollard all branches of tree down to approximately six metres or at suitable points where branch junctions
Jessif 1 High Street Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QX
Received 3 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0010/FUL
Planning application - temporary siting of mobile home for a period of two years - associated with DC/23/1825/FUL
Dendyke Barrow Road Denham Suffolk IP29 5EW
Received 4 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0011/HH
Householder planning application - a. two storey side extension (following demolition of existing garage) b. single storey rear extension c. weather boarding to first-floor of existing elevations
35 Barons Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2LW
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0012/TPO
TPO 08 (1991) tree preservation order - a. five Sycamore (G1 and T3 on plan within A1 on order) coppice to 300-500mm, b. one Scots pine (T1 on plan within A2 on order) fell c. one Cherry (T2 on plan within A1 on order) 1.5 metre lateral reduction away from building
Kingfisher House St Fabians Close Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0EJ
Received 4 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0013/TPO
TPO 296(2000) - tree preservation order - one Lime (T1 on plan, T22 on order) remove basal epicormic growth and deadwood larger than 40 mm diameter; one Sycamore (T2 on plan, T21 on order) remove deadwood larger than 40 mm diameter; one Lime (T3 on plan, T20 on order) remove basal epicormic growth and deadwood larger than 40 mm diameter; one Beech (T7 on plan, T16 on order) remove deadwood larger than 40 mm diameter; one Lime (T8 on plan, T14 on order) remove deadwood larger than 40 mm diameter; one Lime (T9 on plan, T13 on order) reduce two limbs over neighbourbouring properties by 4-5 metres; one Ash (T13 on plan, T9 on order) remove one 2 metre stem; one Lime (T16 on plan, T6 on order) remove basal epicormic growth and deadwood larger than 40 mm diameter; one Sycamore (T17 on plan, T6 on order) remove deadwood larger than 40 mm diameter; one Lime (T19 on plan, T2 on order) remove basal epicormic growth and deadwood larger than 40 mm diameter; one Sycamore (T5 on plan, T18 on order) fell
Water Tower West Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3LS
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0014/FUL
Planning application - change of use of warehouse (class B8 storage and distribution) to dog daycare/grooming/training unit (Sui Generis) b. 1.8 metre high fencing to create enclosed play area
Unit 2 Wimbledon Avenue Brandon Suffolk
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0015/FUL
Planning application - a. installation of six timber boxes on existing hard standing; b. reduce height of adjacent facing brick wall by 0.3 metres
10 Park Lodge, Stables Park Lane Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8AX
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0016/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling
1 The Pound Hawstead Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5NJ
Received 5 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0017/FUL
Planning application - three jet wash bays (following demolition of existing jet wash and relocation of vacuum, air/water and amazon lockers)
1 Newmarket Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3HA
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0019/TCA
Treees in a conservation notification - one Pear (T1 on plan) - fell
90 School Terrace Wratting Road Great Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7LJ
Received 5 Jan 2024
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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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