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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.
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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 dates6,731Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,506 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
4,194 approved · 312 refused · 431 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0042/FUL
Planning application - a. Conversion of six affordable dwellings to create three affordable dwellings b. Alteration to access c. Extension to car park d. Alterations to dormer on south elevation e. Enlargement of dormer on north elevation f. Removal of window and door openings g. Cladding to part of front and rear elevations h. Demolition of porch, garage, rear extension, connecting laundry room and oil tanks i. Air source heat pumps
James Stiff Cottages Almshouse Road Rougham Suffolk IP30 9JL
Received 10 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0043/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T1 on plan) and three Sycamore (T2, T3, T4 on plan) - fell
Grovebury House The Street Horringer Suffolk IP29 5SN
Received 9 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0044/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Horse chestnut (T1 on plan) one Ash (T15 on plan) fell
Palace House Palace Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8EP
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0045/HH
Householder planning application - dropped kerb and off road parking
The Red Shed The Pound Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NJ
Received 10 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0049/TPO
TPO 235(1973) tree preservation order - one Sycamore (T49 on plan and on order) fell
Greene King Social Club, Training Venue Friars Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QT
Received 11 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0050/FUL
Full planning application - barn for machinery store and workshop (following the demolition of an existing barn)
The Barn Kiln Farm Melford Road Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AA
Received 12 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0051/FUL
Planning application - construction of office unit with associated parking and landscaping
Plot Moseleys Farm Business Park The Green Fornham All Saints Suffolk
Received 12 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0052/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. removal and replacement of render b. repairs to timber frame
Church Farm Road From Peacocks To The Green Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8BP
Received 12 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0053/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - a. single storey rear extension b. first floor rear dormer window
7 Raynham Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6EA
Received 12 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0054/FUL
Planning application - change of use of first floor (Class E) to one dwelling (class C3) and associated alterations
13B Wellington Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HT
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0055/FUL
Planning application - a. Conversion of one dwelling into two dwellings b. raising of eaves and ridge heights to create habitable first floor c. one and a half storey side extension (following demolition of existing extension) d. alteration to existing access
Avondale Rushbrooke Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2RR
Received 13 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0056/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. repairs to the external render, prentice boards b. minor joinery repairs c. paint removal and redecoration d. alteration and extension of drain to form gulley and removal of existing defective gulley e. internal plaster repairs
Lane End 1 Church Lane Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TE
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/21/2340
Application to partial discharge condition 6 (boundary treatments) and discharge condition 7 (ecological enhancements) of DC/21/2340/FUL
Risbygate Club Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RR
Received 14 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0058/HH
Householder planning application - detached cartlodge and office
Tavern Cottage Upper Green Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HJ
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/1517
Application to discharge conditions 3 (later approval of details), 7 (new/replacement windows - detailed) and 8 (new/replacement doors - int/ext) of application DC/22/1517/LB
3A High Street Clare Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8NY
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0881
Application to discharge condition 11 (precautionary method statement) and 12 (biodiversity enhancement) of DC/23/0881/FUL
Adbaston Ixworth Road Honington Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1QX
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0060/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
22 Haverhill Road Kedington Suffolk CB9 7NR
Received 16 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0062/ADV
Application for Advertisement Consent - 14 flags and 4 signage boards
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0063/TPO
TPO 211(1994) tree preservation order - one Beech (within area G1 on plan and G5 on order) crown reduction in height by two metres and crown reduction on car park side by two metres, one Lime (within area G1 on plan and G5 on order) crown reduction in height by two metres and crown reduction on car park side by two metres
Westfield 86 Hospital Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3GA
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0064/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - five Lime (marked in red on plan) crown reduction in height by up to 15 metres
Exeter Stables Church Street Exning Suffolk CB8 7EH
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0065/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - use of land for siting of eight mobile homes complying with the definition of caravan as set out in the accompanying statement
Land Opposite Vicarage Farm Upthorpe Road Stanton Suffolk
Received 16 Jan 2024 - DecidedNMA(B)/20/2031
Non material amendment to DC/20/2031/FUL - Removal of the brick band at ground floor level and extending the white render from the first floor down to the ground floor. Brick skirting removed and concrete skirt added to be painted grey
31A Cornfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BL
Received 16 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0066/HH
Householder planning application - a. one and a half storey side extension b. one and a half storey rear extension c. cladding to replace existing rendered areas and cladding to proposed elevations d. replace existing roof tiles
St Helier Attleton Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8YB
Received 16 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0068/HEDGE
Hedgerow removal notice - 12 metres of hedegrow in five locations to facilitate installation of water mains
Water Pipeline Between Linkwood Road, Little Whelnetham, Rushbroow With Rougham, Elderstub Lane, Blackthorpe, Almshouse Road, Rougham Green And Moat Lane, Rougham Green
Received 16 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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