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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.
England · Local authority
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 dates6,801Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,552 approved or refused records
317Refused applications
4,235 approved · 317 refused · 438 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0263/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - to resurface and reconfigure the car park serving the Country Park and Anglo Saxon Village Museum. The works will include ancillary onsite surface water drainage ditches to reduce puddling in the car park area
West Stow Anglo Saxon Village And Country Park Icklingham Road West Stow Suffolk IP28 6HG
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0264/TCA
Trees in a conservation area - a. one Sycamore (marked on plan) cut back branch to give up to three metre clearance of building b. two Hornbeams (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres c. three Junipers (marked on plan) fell
The Maltings Riverside Way Brandon Suffolk IP27 0BL
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0265/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - 21 Lime trees (marked red on plan) overall crown reduction by up to five metres to previous pruning points
Beech Hurst 46 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0266/HH
Householder planning application - replacement fencing and hedge (following removal of existing)
Stonecross Farmhouse Rede Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4ST
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0267/HH
Householder planning application - dropped kerb and hardstanding to form off-road parking with electric charging point
109 Withersfield Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9HG
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0268/FUL
Planning application - a. new timber railings on existing low level wall to front of site b. new pedestrian gate to front of site c. new side fencing along public right of way d. new vehicular access gate to rear of car park
Arlington Court Church Lane Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HN
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0269/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling as amended by plans received 27 June 2024
The Croft Gas House Drove Brandon Suffolk
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0270/CR3
Regulation 3 planning application (application on behalf of Suffolk County Council) - Variation of conditions 1 and 2 oF planning application SCC/0075/20F to allow for the retention and operation of the asphalt plant and associated intrastructure
Cavenham Quarry Cavenham Road Tuddenham Suffolk
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0271/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front, side and rear extensions (following demolition of existing garage and conservatory)
Foure 4 Hill Crescent Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0DF
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0272/HH
Householder planning application - removal of current porch roof and replacement with enclosed porch
Churchside House High Street Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7EQ
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0273/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. removal of existing porch and insertion of door b. refurbishment of windows c. replacement render d. repairs to chimney and additional internal and external alterations
13 Bury Road Great Livermere Suffolk IP31 1JF
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0274/HH
Householder planning application - a. one front porch b. single storey side and rear extension c. replacement windows to existing elevations d. hardstanding to front garden
23 Newmarket Road Moulton Suffolk CB8 8QP
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0275/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
131 Manderston Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0NS
Received 21 Feb 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0276/HH
Householder planning application - one dormer to front elevation and one dormer to rear elevation to provide loft conversion to habitable space
80 Weston Way Newmarket CB8 7SF
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0277/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - Irrigation reservoir
Holywell Drove Beck Row Suffolk
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0278/FUL
Planning application - a. replacement first floor windows to north-east and south-west elevations b. three air conditioning condensers following removal of existing c. anti-glare film to all rooflights (as amended)
Rear Of 162 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9AQ
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0279/FUL
Planning application - change of use from public house (class E) to a place of worship with staff offices and multi-purpose community-based activity and support facilities (sui generis), with associated alterations to doors and windows to the rear and front elevations and the installation of four air source heating and cooling units
The Glad Abbot 22 - 26 Glastonbury Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2EX
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0280/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Willow (T1 on plan) fell; one Alder (T2 on plan) crown lift to 4 metres; two Birch (T3 and T4 on plan) reduce over extended limbs growing out of weeping canopy; one Apple (T5 on plan) prune back to previous pruning points
54 Middle Green Higham Suffolk IP28 6NY
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0281/FUL
Planning application - Forming of car storage area with fencing and landscaping
3-5 Fornham Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6AL
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1309
Application to discharge condition 6 (contamination investigation) 7 (implementation of remediation strategy) of DC/23/1309/FUL
Land Adj Fair Dinkum Felsham Road Bradfield St George Suffolk IP30 0AS
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0283/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - replacement of a. one non-illuminated hanging sign; b.one non-illuminated fascia; c. one internally illuminated acrylic sign; d. two non-illuminated frosted vinyl; e. ATM surround, window message and safety manifestation
11 Buttermarket Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1DE
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0284/LB
Application for listed building consent - Replacement of external signage and associated works
11 Buttermarket Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1DE
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0285/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. externally illuminated pictorial sign to existing post b. two non illuminated amenity boards c. one externally illuminated post mounted double sided sign d. two externally illuminated sets of letters e. two non illuminated vinyl signs f. one non illuminated display sign
Hardwick Shopping Centre, The Macebearer Home Farm Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2RH
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0286/HH
Householder planning application - a. two storey rear extension (following demolition of existing single storey extension) with single storey link b. two bay cart lodge (following demolition of existing garage)
Elm Cottage High Street Thelnetham Suffolk IP22 1JL
Received 26 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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