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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 dates6,749Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,519 approved or refused records
313Refused applications
4,206 approved · 313 refused · 432 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDCON(A)/23/1810
Application to discharge conditions 4 (biodiversity enhancement strategy) and 5 (soft landscaping) of application DC/23/1810/FUL
Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Thetford Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 25 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(G)/17/1881
Application to discharge conditions 16 (soft landscaping - Implementation and management) and 29 (operational waste management strategy) of application DC/17/1881/FUL
The Silks 69 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 25 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0134/HH
Householder planning application - detached two bay cart lodge
31 Holmsey Green Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8AL
Received 26 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0135/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Ash (T2 and T6 on plan) - fell, three Sycamore (T3, T4 and T5 on plan) fell
Land Surrounding Hempyard Bridge No 219, Including Access Along The Public Bridleway From Commister Lane, Ixworth To The Bridge And Temporary Site Compound
Received 26 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0136/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension to existing garage
1 Barsey Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7TS
Received 26 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0137/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. six conifer and one pine (marked on plan) fell b. one Walnut (marked on plan) remove one lower branch resting on flint wall
Little Orchard Church Walk Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 7ED
Received 26 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0138/HH
Householder planning application - a. conversion of existing garage to habitable room b. first floor side extension
23 Hervey Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2DN
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0139/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.3 metres with a maximum height of three metres and a height of 2.5 metres to the eaves
56 Bill Rickaby Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HQ
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0140/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension to existing double garage (following demolition of existing outbuildings)
1 Spring Barns Thurlow Road Great Bradley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9LR
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0141/HH
Householder planning application - single storey outbuilding ancillary to host dwelling including removal of existing outbuilding
Wolfe Hall Barrow Hill Barrow Suffolk IP29 5EZ
Received 29 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0142/LB
Application for listed building consent - removal of existing outbuilding and replacement
Wolfe Hall Barrow Hill Barrow Suffolk IP29 5EZ
Received 28 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0143/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear and side extension
2 Downing Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7HU
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0144/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Conifer one Cherry and one Tree of heaven (marked on plan) fell b. one Beech (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres c. two Plum (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by one metre
The Old Vicarage Callis Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8PX
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0145/HH
Householder planning application - a. permeable driveway b. conversion of existing garage to habitable space c. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing outbuilding and conservatory)
31 The Coppice Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2TT
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0146/FUL
Planning application - extension to first floor gymnasium
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0147/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 4 of DC/23/1748/FUL to remove hotel accommodation restriction for change of use from office (class E) to ten hotel rooms (class C1) on second floor
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 29 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0148/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Yew (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by five metres; one Box (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres
Risby Manor North The Green Risby Suffolk IP28 6QR
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0149/TPO
TPO 370(1974) tree preservation order - one Ash (T1 on plan - A9 on order) remove over extended limb over road by three meters; one Horse Chesnut (T2 on plan - A9 on order) fell; one Ash (T3 on plan - A9 on order) fell
Site Adj The Greenover The Park Great Barton Suffolk
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0151/HYB
Hybrid planning application - a. Outline application with all matters reserved (means of access to be considered) - residential development of up to 1000 dwellings (C3) and up to 80 bed care units (C2), employment land (within Class E g, Class B2 and Class B8), local centre, land for primary school and 2 no. early years facilities (D1), public open space (including Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace), landscaping, associated infrastructure and demolition b. Full planning application - means of access to northern parcel of the site, reconfiguration of James Carter Road and Fred Dannatt Road, alterations to Safe Pac site and construction of new yard
Land West Of Mildenhall West Row Road Mildenhall Suffolk
Received 30 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0152/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Conifer hedgerow (marked in red on plan) crown reduction in height by four metres
Grange Farm, Keepers Cottage Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LX
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0153/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling linked to existing annex accommodation (following demolition of greenhouse and pool) with access from track linked to avenue approach
8A Northgate Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BB
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0154/FUL
Planning application - infill extension below first floor gym to create seating areas and changing facilities
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0155/FUL
Planning application - a. first floor extension to dining area and associated works; b. extension to external roof level terrace area, c. retention of kitchen extension on west elevation
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0156/FUL
Planning application - a. two open canopy porches over existing entrances to front elevation b. render to front elevation
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 31 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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