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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 dates6,740Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,512 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
4,200 approved · 312 refused · 432 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0090/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - agricultural building for the storage of grain, seed and agricultural machinery associated with the use of the farm together with access track
Swans Hall Thurston End Hawkedon Suffolk IP29 4LQ
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0091/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.10 metres with a maximum height of 4 metres and a height of 2.50 metres to the eaves
South Acre Chapel Lane Brockley Suffolk IP29 4AS
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0092/FUL
Planning application - a. lorry wash area, parking and driver facilities b. detached office block c. retention of hardstanding, metal fencing and access gate.
Land At Richmond Road Brandon Suffolk
Received 22 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0093/FUL
Planning application - a. conversion and renovation to create six dwellings b. alterations to car park
Old Shire Hall And Magistrates Court Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0094/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. conversion and renovation to create six dwellings b. alterations to the car park
Old Shire Hall Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HF
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(D)/23/0313
Application to discharge conditions 7 (plant and equipment details) and 9 (control of noise levels) of DC/23/0313/FUL
Newmarket Community Hospital 56 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7JG
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0095/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling (following demolition of existing bungalow)
Land At The Dell The Street Pakenham Suffolk
Received 22 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0096/TPO
TPO 03 (1991) tree preservation order - a. one Lime (T1 on plan within G1 on order)e - overall crown reduction by five metres to previous pollard points b. one Beech (T2 on plan within G1 on order) reduce lowest branch back to main stem to give clearance over house and reduce lower left branch over neighbours property back by three metres c. one Lime (T3 on plan witin G1 on order) reduce overhang back by three metres
25 Sefton Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0DB
Received 22 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0097/HH
Householder planning application - single storey garden studio
Nether Cottage Nethergate Street Hopton Suffolk IP22 2RB
Received 21 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0099/P14JPA
Prior approval application under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Install 998 kWp Roof mounted solar array
Unit 1 Skyliner Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7FR
Received 22 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0100/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - convert storage room to habitable space
9 Westminster Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2EZ
Received 22 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0101/FUL
Planning application - a. Replacement dwelling (following demolition due to fire); b. alterations to party wall with number 17 Bury Road
10 Mill Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LR
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0102/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. one dwelling (following demolition of existing); b. construction of rear entrance to Number 17 Bury Road and first floor walls with new external wall to rear entrance hallway as part of external store
10 Mill Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LR
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0103/FUL
Planning application - 23 dwellings, refuse and cycle storage, with associated infrastructure and open space
St Benedicts Lower School St Andrews Street South Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3PH
Received 23 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0104/FUL
Planning application - a. alterations to car park layout b. installation of electric vehicle charging points
Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Thetford Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 22 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0105/FUL
Planning application - single storey rear extension to service station.
Barton Mills Service Station Fiveways Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AE
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0106/FUL
Planning application - a. single storey front extension b. single storey side and rear extensions
Community Centre Arms Lane Kedington Suffolk CB9 7QQ
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/1382
Non-material amendment to DC/23/1382/FUL - a. removal of cladding on front and rear elevations b. replace window to left of front door with smaller window c. remove window on lean-to and replace with sliding doors d. two roof lights on single storey roof e. addition of flue to front elevation.
Land Adjacent To 26 Paget Place Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DR
Received 22 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0107/TPO
TPO 02 (2001) - Tree preservation order - one Beech (T12 on plan and order) fell
13 Heron Avenue Brandon Suffolk IP27 0TD
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0109/LB
Application for listed building consent - retention of Internal alterations to first floor to form lobby and bathrooms
86 Cannon Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1JR
Received 23 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0110/HH
Householder planning application - a. Renovation of existing with projecting window seat to South elevation, zinc clad cat slide roof; b. reinstate first floor, with two roof lights; c. single storey extension to shed with roof light; d. detached two bay cart lodge with garden store
The Gig House Chilton Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8QS
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0111/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - siting of mobile home ancillary to dwelling
73 Kings Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DS
Received 23 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0112/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. Renovation of existing with projecting window seat to South elevation, zinc clad cat slide roof; b. reinstate first floor, with two roof lights; c. single storey extension to shed with roof light; d. detached two bay cart lodge with garden store
The Gig House Chilton Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8QS
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/1753
Application to discharge conditions 3 (electrical vehicle charging point) ,7 (cycle storage) ,8 (bin storage),10 (bat licence),11 (ecological enhancement), and 12 (lighting biodiversity) of application DC/22/1753/FUL
9 Newmarket Road Moulton Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8SS
Received 23 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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