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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4,194 approved · 312 refused · 431 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDCON(A)/23/1253
Application to discharge condition 4 (new/replacement windows - detailed) of DC/23/1253/VAR
Surrey House 41 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8NA
Received 16 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0069/FUL
Planning application - change of use of land for siting of summer house with solar panel array and associated infrastructure
Abbots Farm Barrow Road Denham Suffolk IP29 5EW
Received 17 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0070/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
Howlett Lodge The Street Poslingford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8QZ
Received 17 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(H)/20/1118
Application to discharge condition 5 (contamination verification report) of DC/20/1118/VAR
Marlows Home And Garden Hepworth Road Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2BT
Received 17 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0071/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T1 on plan) fell
Chapel Cottage Ixworth Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AU
Received 17 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0072/HH
Householder planning application - a. double garage and studio; b. change of use for part of paddock to domestic garden
The Long House Hobbles Green Cowlinge Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9HX
Received 18 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0073/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - 18 trees consisting of Amelanchier, Crab Apple, Gleditsia and Silver Birch - remove to improve present light filtration to adjacent apartments blocks
Land At Meridian Gardens Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7FD
Received 17 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(U)/22/1267
Application to discharge condition 31 (materials) of DC/22/1267/FUL
Former Gasworks Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1TB
Received 17 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0074/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 7.2 metres with a maximum height of 3.5 metres and a height of 2.2 metres to the eaves
Oak View The Green Rougham Suffolk IP30 9JP
Received 17 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0076/HH
Householder planning application - Single storey rear extension
65 Bennett Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3JJ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - UnknownDC/24/0077/EIASCR
EIA screening opinion under Regulation 6 (1) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017 on the matter of whether or not the proposed development is considered that there are likely significant environmental impacts for which an environmental statement would be required - solar farm with associated works
Land North Of Wales End Road Wales End Road Cavendish Suffolk
Received 17 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0078/HH
Householder planning application - a. additional vehicular access b. alterations to existing porch
The Gardens Bury Road Brockley Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4AH
Received 18 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0079/TPO
TPO 070 (1966) tree preservation order - one Scots Pine (T1 on plan and order) fell
High Trees Lawshall Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NR
Received 18 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0080/TPO
TPO 002 (2015) tree preservation order - one Sycamore (marked with red circle on plan, within A1 on order) lateral crown reduction by up to three metres to give two metres clearance of property 18 Jersey Meadow
37 Old Stable Lane Kentford Suffolk CB8 7GH
Received 18 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0081/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one London plane (261 on plan) crown lift up to 15 metres above adjacent buildings and replace brace; one Horse chestnut (374 on plan) remove large lowest limb on south western aspect; one Beech (251 on plan) overall crown reduction by 15 metres; one Crimson king maple (220 plan) one Alder (185 on plan) fell; one Alder (179 on plan) overall crown reduction by 20 metres; one Willow (40 on plan) overall crown reduction by ten metres
Tattersalls The Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9AY
Received 18 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0082/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use from warehouse (class B8) to convenience store (class E (a)) b. single storey front and side extensions
40 Bury Road Barrow Suffolk IP29 5AB
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0083/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/23/0945/HH to allow use of amended drawings 05G and 06G to replace drawing 02J
The Barn High Street Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QX
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0084/TPO
TPO 180 (1993) tree preservation order - four Sycamore (marked in black on plan, within G8 on order) fell
31 Downing Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7HU
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/21/1986
Application to discharge conditions 5 (POS management details), 6 (construction management), 9 (off-site highways improvement works), 10 (details of the estate roads and footpath), 14 (noise mitigation) of DC/21/1986/VAR
Land West Of Eriswell Road Eriswell Road Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 18 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0085/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. cladding to first floor front and rear elevations
5 Cardigan Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8HZ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0086/TPO
TPO 038 (1978) tree preservation order - removal of up to six metres of the protected trees/hedgerow line as per arboricultural tree survey
East Of Chapel Road Near Lady's Green Ousden
Received 18 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0087/VAR
Planning application - variation of conditions 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of DC/23/0490/FUL to allow use of amended plan for a. one detached dwelling with integral garage following demolition of existing garage b. replacement garage to Phoenix House c. vehicular access to host dwelling
Phoenix House Turnpike Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7RY
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0088/HH
Householder planning application - detached single storey outbuilding
8 Rembrandt Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2LP
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0089/TPO
TPO 017 (2017) Tree preservation order - one Oak (T013 on plan T1 on order): one Oak (T013 on plan T1 on order) - reduce crown by up to 2.5 metres to suitable pruning points.
Risby Village Hall Aylmer Close Risby Suffolk IP28 6RT
Received 22 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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