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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 dates6,810Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,558 approved or refused records
317Refused applications
4,241 approved · 317 refused · 439 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0287/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Acacia (T1 on plan) fell
Bridge House Worlington Road Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 7DX
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0288/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement tile roof of detached stable b. removal of lean to extension of detached stable
Old Farm Cottage 7 Silver Street Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SN
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0289/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Horse chestnut (T1 on plan) reduce sub dominant stem by three metres, reduce main stem by two metres
Jockey Club Chambers 101 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JL
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0290/HH
Householder planning application - a. insertion of window to side elevation b. single storey rear extension
Sunnyside Swan Lane Coney Weston Suffolk IP31 1DW
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedDCON(C)/22/0389
Application to discharge condition 10 (bound impervious material), condition 14 (details of the proposed planting) and condition 17 - contamination verification of DC/22/0389/FUL
5A Kings Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DJ
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0291/FUL
Planning Application - installation of two fire water tanks and pump house on new concrete foundations
16 Piperell Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8PH
Received 24 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0292/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. one new first floor window to rear elevation
Haberden Cottage 4 St Botolphs Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BE
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0293/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension with double garage (following demolition of existing extension and single garage)
Belvedere Falmouth Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0NB
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0295/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification -a. one Hawthorn (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres b. one Hawthorn (T6 on plan) overall crown reduction by one metre c. two Lime (T2 and T4 on plan) crown thin by up to 20%) d. one Sycamore (T5 on plan) fell e. one Yew (T3 on plan) reduce height by up to 50cm and side by up to 20cm
The Old Vicarage School Green Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HW
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0296/FUL
Planning application - conversion of an agricultural barn into dwelling (class C3)
Green Farm Brandon Road Culford Suffolk IP28 6UE
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0297/HH
Householder planning application - a. infill of garage door to form new window b. first floor side extension
2 Grainger Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7LW
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0298/HH
Householder planning application - partial conversion of garage into home office
Lion House 45 Bridewell Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8QD
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0299/HH
Householder planning application - a. replace existing brick wall and single pier with buff/red brick to match existing original piers b. black metal railing over wall with matching gate between existing piers c. replace existing cellar window with timber opening unit to create fire escape d. front path to replace block paving e. removal of section of existing block paving between path and driveway to create gravel area f. black metal railing over bay window
12 Victoria Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BB
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0300/TPO
TPO 127 (1970) tree preservation order - one Lime (T1 on plan, within A1 on order) lateral crown reduction to northern aspect by three metres; five lime (T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6 on plan, within A1 on order) re-pollard to eight metres above ground level; one Holly (T7 on plan, within A1 on order) crown reduction in height by two metres and lateral crown reduction to western aspect by two metres; one Horse chestnut (T8 on plan, within A1 on order) crown reduction in height by 2.5 metres and lateral crown reduction by two metres; one Walnut (T9 on plan, within A1 on order) lateral crown reduction to western aspect by 2.5 metres
Old Rectory Hammers Lane Troston Suffolk IP31 1ET
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0301/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - pole to be converted to a terminal pole with associated stay wires to be installed at two locations
Haygreen Farm Bury Road Whepstead Suffolk
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0302/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - installation of one internally illuminated fascia sign
3 Gosnold Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3FB
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedNMA(B)/23/0559
Non-material amendment to DC/23/0559/HH - a. removal of existing garage door and replace with window b. conversion of storage space into home office
49 Hornbeam Drive Horringer Suffolk IP29 5SP
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0303/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Lawson cypress (T1 and T2 on plan) reduce height by three meters
The Old Manor The Street Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TF
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0304/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Hazel (T1 on plan) coppice at 50 centimetres from ground level; one Birch (T2 on plan) crown raise to 2 metres from ground level and prune in lower canopy to narrow the crown width; remove any crossing branches and formatively prune as required; three Whitebeam (T3, T4, and T5 on plan) crown raise to 2 metres from ground level and narrow the crown width; remove any crossing branches and formatively prune as required, remove co-dominant stem if present; one Quince (T6 on plan) thin crown by 20%, lift to 2 metres from ground level and formatively prune as required; one Sweet Chestnut(T7 on plan) raise crown to 2 metres from ground level; one Mulberry (T8 on plan) raise crown to 2 metres from ground level
Chapelfield Barn 28 The Street Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TF
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0305/TPO
TPO 363(1974) tree preservation order - one Yew (T1 on plan, within area G2 on order) reduce height by one and a half metres, reduce lateral growth on northern aspect by 80 centimetres; one Horse chestnut (T2 on plan, within area G2 on order) crown raise to four metres above ground level; one Horse chestnut (T3 on plan, within area G2 on order) crown raise to four metres above ground level, installation of non-invasive single bracing at nine metres from ground level connecting the main stem to the western upright scaffold limb
27 The Street Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TF
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0306/TPO
TPO 026(1958) tree preservation order - one Beech (T1 on plan, within A1 on order) overall crown reduction by up to two metres, reduce two lowest branches on northern aspect by up to three metres back to previous pruning points
Substation Adjacent To 72 Edinburgh Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0307/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development for a 2-bay single storey oak framed and timber clad domestic garage to be used for secure under-cover parking and domestic storage
Rivendell Grimstone End Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2LZ
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0308/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notifcation - a. one Leylandii (1 on plan) fell; b. two Cherry (2 and 3 on plan) reduce by four metres clearance of boundary and lateral spread by up to two metres
8 Rose Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SE
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0309/FUL
Planning application - replacement fencing following removal of existing fencing
Land North Of The Severals Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 27 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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