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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates6,742Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,513 approved or refused records
312Refused applications
4,201 approved · 312 refused · 432 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedNMA(B)/08/0222
Non material amendment to F/2008/0222/FUL - addition of two roof windows on south elevation, addition of one small high level window installed between studs on north elevation.
Hall Farm Upper Green Higham Suffolk IP28 6NZ
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0113/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - four hornbeam trees (as indicated on plan) pollard to approximately 10 metres above ground level
Overhall Road From Peacocks To The Green Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8BP
Received 23 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0114/LB
Application for listed building consent - remove existing asbestos and slate roof coverings and replace with new natural slates
Makins Farm Donkey Lane Stanningfield Suffolk IP29 4RA
Received 24 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0115/LB
Application for listed building consent - retention of internal and external alterations to renovate existing building to form guest accommodation
Makins Farm Donkey Lane Stanningfield Suffolk IP29 4RA
Received 24 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0116/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side and front extensions (following demolition of potting shed) b. cladding c. change of roof finish d. changes to existing fenestration e. detached outbuilding
Harrow Croft Brockley Green Hundon Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8DT
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0117/HH
Householder planning application - a. two dormer windows b. two rooflights
Bristol Higham Road Tuddenham Suffolk IP28 6SG
Received 24 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0118/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. two single storey side extensions c. detached outbuilding
Holywell Cottage Boon Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2LG
Received 24 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0119/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. internal alterations to provide improvement of staircase to attic below attic floor level; installation of ground to first floor stair in north wing; installation of new first floor bathroom; removal of existing first floor bathroom and WC; providing new door to dining room; installation of equal access WC b. door alterations on north elevation c.installing electric car charging points in west yard d.installing wheelchair user call button on south gates (wireless) e. installing gratings over south elevation cellar areas.
The Deanery 3 The Great Churchyard Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RS
Received 24 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0120/FUL
Planning application - a. horse stable with overhang connection to existing stable b. covered horse walker c. extension to existing exercise arena
Woodland House Elms Road Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8JG
Received 24 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0121/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing lean-to extension)
14 The Street Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HR
Received 24 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0122/LB
Application for listed building consent - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing lean-to extension)
14 The Street Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HR
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1736
Application to discharge conditions 4 (ecological enhancement) 5 (cycle storage) 6 (refuse storage) of DC/23/1736/VAR
Samples Farmhouse Samples Farm Ashfield Green Wickhambrook Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8UZ
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0123/FUL
Planning Application - change of use of dwelling (class C3) into children's care home (class C2)
Airedale 26 Hamlet Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8EH
Received 24 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0124/TPO
TPO 164(1992) tree preservation order - one Beech (marked on plan as T4 on order) crown raise by up to three meters
Flints Bury Road Little Saxham Suffolk IP29 5LD
Received 24 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0402
Application to discharge condition 4 (Biodiversity enhancement) of DC/23/0402/FUL
Overway House Bury Road Nowton Suffolk IP29 5NB
Received 24 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0125/CR3
Regulation 3 planning application (application on land owned by Suffolk County Council) - installation and use of a washing plant for the recycling of inert materials together with associated access onto the highway
Cavenham Heath Quarry Tuddenham Road Cavenham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6SE
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0126/CR3
Regulation 3 planning application (application on behalf of Suffolk County Council) installation and use of a replacement mineral washing plant
Cavenham Heath Quarry Tuddenham Road Cavenham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6SE
Received 23 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0127/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
16 Stanley Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8AF
Received 25 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0128/FUL
Planning application - change of use of garage to hair salon (sui-generis)
45 Maltward Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3XQ
Received 26 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0130/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of DC/22/0887/FUL to enable amended elevations for a. change of use of units three-six from storage and distribution (use class B8) to general industrial (use class B2); b. three additional first floor windows to west elevation; c. installation of ventilation exhaust
3 Merlin Park Fred Dannatt Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7RD
Received 26 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0131/HH
Householder planning application - creation of first floor to provide habitable accommodation with associated fenestration
54A Turnpike Road Red Lodge Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8JZ
Received 26 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0132/HH
Householder planning application - a. open front porch following demolition of existing front porch b. single storey front, side and rear extensions following demolition of existing garden/utility room c. external alterations to fenestration d. construction of swimming pool
High Green House High Green Nowton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5LZ
Received 26 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0133/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. open front porch following demolition of existing front porch b. single storey front, side and rear extensions following demolition of existing garden/utility room c. internal alterations d. external alterations to fenestration e. construction of swimming pool
High Green House High Green Nowton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5LZ
Received 26 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1672
Application to discharge condition three (arboricultural method statement) of DC/23/1672/FUL
Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Thetford Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 25 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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