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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 dates6,771Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,537 approved or refused records
316Refused applications
4,221 approved · 316 refused · 433 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0157/HH
Householder planning application - one and a half storey rear extension including one dormer with two windows and creation of rooms in roof space (following demolition of rear conservatory)
4 Flavian Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0NQ
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0158/TPO
TPO 048 (1963) tree preservation order - one Oak (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three meters
9 Parkside Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BJ
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0159/HH
Householder planning application - a. one and a half storey rear extension (following demolition of existing extension) b. conversion of loft space into habitable rooms c. alterations to roof to create a new gable roof with 2 no. dormer windows on the front elevation, 1 no. window on each side elevation and one rear rooflight
Aspen Parva The Street Hepworth Suffolk IP22 2PX
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0160/TPO
TPO 08 (2009) tree preservation order - one Walnut (T1 on plan T2 on order) overall crown reduction by up to four metres
78 Queensway Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7JY
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedDCON(C)/22/0774
Application to discharge condition four (replacement planting) of DC/22/0774/FUL
Liberty Village Raf Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0161/HH
Householder planning application - a. 1.5 storey front and rear extensions b. raising of roof height to create habitable rooms c. insertion of 3 dormers d. replacement of existing single garage and attached outbuildings with detached double garage
Denworth Place Barrow Road Denham Suffolk IP29 5EW
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/22/1257
Application to discharge condition 18 (residents travel information pack) of DC/22/1257/VAR
Village Hall Thelnetham Road Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QY
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0162/FUL
Planning application - construction of outbuilding for storage
Skylark Barn Stansfield Road Poslingford Suffolk CO10 8RD
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0163/DE1
Notification under Part 11 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - demolition of Building 1270 and Building 5529
Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Brandon Suffolk IP27 9PR
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0164/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front and rear extension (following demolition of existing porch and existing rear extensions)
33 Vinery Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2LB
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0165/FUL
Planning application - a. partial change of use from agricultural use to residential dwelling (class C3) b. chimney stack to north elevation c. porch to north elevation d. first floor windows on west elevation e. windows and French doors to ground floor west elevation f. ground floor window on east elevation
Apple Tree Farm Low Green Nowton Suffolk IP29 5ND
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0166/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. one non illuminated fascia sign b. one non illuminated hanging sign
7 High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AA
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0167/TPO
TPO 158 (1991) tree preservation order - four Norway maples (T1,T2,T5 and T7 on plan and in area G1 on order) raise crowns between two and a half to three metres for operational clearance; four Norway maples (T8 - T11 on plan and in area G1 on order) reduce overhang over car parking by up to two metres
Wentworth House Mildenhall Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6EN
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0168/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. partial removal of existing sand cement render and replacement with lime plaster to north west elevation b. alterations to stepped copings and lead flashing c. two replacement windows and one replacement door to north east elevation c. Internal alterations to kitchen and bathroom
Moot Hall Well Lane Clare Suffolk CO10 8NH
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedNMA(B)/17/1881
Non material amendment to DC/17/1881/FUL to consolidate previously approved design changes and discharged conditions; a. the use of an automated sprinkler system in place of fire hydrants; b. alteration to internal layout including entrance layout and apartment size; c. reduction in building footprint; d. changes to roof line and roof form and consequent alterations to elevations; e. amendment to balcony materials, confirmation of balcony mesh and colour and window and doors colour changed to RAL 7015; f. terrace doors to have fan lights above; g. changes to Automatic Opening Vents (AOV) rooflights including town new rooflights and changes in window sizes
Development Site Adj South Drive Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0169/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension b. front porch
Sunset Bungalow Meeting Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XS
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0170/FUL
Planning application - installation of telecommunications base station installation comprising a 22.5 metre monopole supporting six antenna, two 300mm dishes together with two equipment cabinets and ancillary development
The Triangle Culford Suffolk
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/1053
Non material amendment to DC/23/1053/HH a. enlargement of width to approved dormer window at the east end of the north side elevation; b. additional blank dormer located on the opposite side of the roof to the dormer
7-11 Brookside Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SG
Received 1 Feb 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0171/HH
Householder planning application - replacement vehicular and pedestrian gates
7-11 Brookside Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SG
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0172/HH
Householder planning application - first floor rear extension
Riverside Bury Road Sicklesmere Suffolk IP30 0TH
Received 5 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0173/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/23/0517/FUL to allow use of amended drawings
Chevington Lodge Farmhouse New Road Chevington Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5QL
Received 5 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0174/FUL
Planning application - retention of outdoor gymnasium including open sided exercise shelter, moveable exercise equipment and equipment storage container
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 5 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0175/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
52 Edmund Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0XA
Received 5 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0176/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Sycamore (marked with x on plan) one Holly (marked with x on plan) re-pollard to six metres above ground level
13 Barn Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YH
Received 2 Feb 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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