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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
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 dates6,729Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,504 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
4,192 approved · 312 refused · 431 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0020/TPO
TPO 235 (1973) tree preservation order - one Acacia (T1 on plan and order) crown lift to 5.2 metres to maintain clearance over footpath road and driveway
St Michaels Close Northgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HT
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0021/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Conifer (T1 on plan) fell; one Cherry (T2 on plan) fell, group of Laurel (G1 on plan) reduce in height to 1.8 metres; two Sycamore (G2 on plan) crown lift to 5.2 metres to maintain clearance over footpath, road and driveway
St Michaels Close Northgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HT
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0022/HH
Householder planning application - a. install one side dormer; b. insertion of four roof lights
46 Isleham Marina, Woodpecker Fen Bank West Row Suffolk CB7 5SL
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0023/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. non-illuminated hanging sign b. existing fascia to be painted c. replacement illuminated ATM sign c. replacement door vinyl
49-51 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8NP
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0024/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
5 The Gateway Sicklesmere Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BN
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0025/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey rear extension; b. removal of internal wall between kitchen and living room; c. re-position wall between WC and study
5 The Gateway Sicklesmere Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BN
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0026/FUL
Planning application - evaporator plant and steel framed access tower with ancillary equipment (removal of single storey lean to building)
British Sugar Hollow Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7BB
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0027/TE1
Determination in respect of Development by Telecommunications Code systems operators - a. one arqiva smart metering omni at 13.83 metres mean mounted on proposed 12 metres streetworks pole b. one arqiva smart metering GPS antenna at 12.4 metres mean mounted on proposed streetworks pole c. one arquiva smart metering 3G omni antena 3.8 metres mean mounted on proposed 12.4 metres streetworks pole
Sewage Treatment Works Icklingham Road West Stow Suffolk
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/0938
Application to discharge conditions 5 (construction method statement) 8 (construction management strategy) 9 (EV charging) 10 (biodiversity enhancements) 11 (soft landscaping - minor (and trees) 12 (hard landscaping) 13 (landscape management plan) of DC/22/0938/FUL
Dragonfly Hotel Symonds Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7DZ
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0028/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Robinia (T1 on plan) fell
7 Balaton Place Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7YP
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0029/FUL
Planning application - installation of Solar PV system on the west-facing roof of Crooks Hall Studio
Crooks Hall Boyton End Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8TD
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0030/LB
Application for listed buildings consent - installation of Solar PV system on the west-facing roof of Crooks Hall Studio
Crooks Hall Boyton End Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8TD
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0031/HH
Householder planning application - dropped kerb
1 Hopton Road Barningham Suffolk IP31 1BU
Received 7 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0032/HH
Householder planning application - replacement of render with cladding to all elevations and replacement of windows
Avenue House 9 Priors Avenue Bury St Edmunds IP33 3LT
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0033/HH
Householder planning application - Cladding to front and side elevations
11 Thingoe Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BQ
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0035/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one flowering cherry - fell
8 Chimney Mills West Stow Suffolk IP28 6ES
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0036/HH
Householder planning application - first floor side extension
145 Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SE
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/21/0993
Application to discharge conditions 5 (remediation strategy), 7 (surface water disposal) and 8 (ecological enhancement) of DC/21/0993/FUL
Phoenix Cycleworks Bury Road Kentford Suffolk CB8 7PZ
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0037/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Crab apple (T1 on plan) one Norway spruce (T5 on plan) two Laburnum (T6 and T14 on plan) one Lilac (T7 on plan) one Viburnum (T8 on plan) one Western red cedar (T9 on plan) one Yew (T10 on plan) one Hawthorn (T13 on plan) one Stags horn sumach (T15 on plan) one English elm (T17 on plan) six Leyland cypress (G18 and G19 on plan) fell
1 Rectory Grove Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4TP
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0038/DE1
Notification under Part 11 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - demolition of one dwelling and garage
Howard Community Primary School, Caretakers House Beard Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6SA
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/1498
Application to discharge condition three (timber framing - schedule of works) of DC/22/1498/LB
Lord Mayors Cottage 53 The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AA
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0039/TPO
TPO 217 (1973) tree preservation order - one Ash (red on plan) fell
Street Record Church Hill Whepstead Suffolk
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0040/TPO
TPO 204 (1994) tree preservation order - works within A1 on order as per tree schedule
Street Record Gainsborough Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7FE
Received 9 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0041/FUL
Planning application - Installation of wastewater sewage treatment plant dimensions; 1.9m x 3.2m to be installed at a depth of 2.2m
Land On North Side Of Water Lane Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0DS
Received 11 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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