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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 dates6,817Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,565 approved or refused records
317Refused applications
4,248 approved · 317 refused · 439 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0310/HH
Householder planning application - detached garage with first floor home office
The Limes Mill Road Kedington Suffolk CB9 7NN
Received 28 Feb 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1389
Application to discharge conditions four (Site Investigation), 5 (Verification Report) and 15 (Cycle Parking) of DC/23/1389/FUL
British Sugar Hollow Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7BB
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0311/RM
Reserved Matters Application - Submission of details under outline planning permission DC/13/0408/OUT (Granted by the Secretary of State under reference APP/H3510/V/14/2222871) - site wide landscaping outside of residential parcels
Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL
Received 28 Feb 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0312/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - agricultural storage building
Stud Farm Dunstall Green Ousden Suffolk CB8 8TZ
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0313/HH
Householder planning application - alterations to existing outbuilding including new roof to cartlodge, replacement roof to outbuilding, demolition of lean-to cartlodge and chimney, partial demolition of cartlodge wall, render to retained cartlodge wall, timber cladding to existing out building, alterations of window openings, formation of new garage door opening
Stonecross Farmhouse Rede Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4ST
Received 28 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0314/LB
Application for listed building consent - alterations to existing outbuilding including new roof to cartlodge, replacement roof to outbuilding, demolition of lean-to cartlodge and chimney, partial demolition of cartlodge wall, render to retained cartlodge wall, timber cladding to existing out building, alterations of window openings, formation of new garage door opening
Stonecross Farmhouse Rede Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4ST
Received 28 Feb 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/22/0572
Non-material amendment to DC/22/0572/HH - amend section of front elevation from brick to render
54 Woodland Close Risby Suffolk IP28 6QN
Received 28 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0315/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/23/0876/HH to allow use of amended drawings to include the addition of means of escape roof lights to the first floor storage area above the garage / workshop
Highways The Green Timworth Suffolk IP31 1HS
Received 29 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0316/DE1
Notification under Part 11 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - demolition of stables
Moulton Paddocks Access Road From B1506 To Moulton Paddocks Moulton Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7PJ
Received 28 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0317/LB
Application for listed building consent - install Ohme home pro, 7.4 KW tethered electric vehicle charger on garage wall between double doors
The Crown Thetford Road Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2EU
Received 28 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0319/FUL
Planning application - agricultural building
Land North Of The Granary Farley Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8PX
Received 29 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0320/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing garage) b. solar panels to southern roof pitch c. existing dwelling rendered d. replacement windows
7 Minden Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RY
Received 29 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0321/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. three Lime (T1 - T3 on plan) - re-pollard to seven metres above ground level b. one Horse chestnut (T4 on plan) crown lift to four metres above ground level and remove epidermic growth from the main stem c. one Cherry (T5 on plan) fell
Kirton House Marks Lane Santon Downham Suffolk IP27 0TW
Received 28 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0322/LB
Application for listed building consent - solar PV panels to roof
40 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL
Received 1 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0323/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - breach of condition 4 of N/74/9/M
Kingfisher 7 Isleham Marina Fen Bank West Row Ely Suffolk CB7 5SL
Received 29 Feb 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0960
Application to discharge conditions 8 (surface water) 17 (soft landscaping - minor (and trees)) and 20 (Bio-diversity enhancements) of DC/23/0960/FUL
7B Horseheath Road Withersfield Suffolk
Received 29 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0325/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Fir (on plan) fell
Cranford The Street Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NF
Received 29 Feb 2024 - DecidedDCON(N)/23/0547
Application to discharge condition 21 (external materials) of DC/23/0547/VAR
Land Off Cavendish Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8PJ
Received 29 Feb 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0326/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey extensions b. porch (following demolition of existing) c. insertion of one window to side elevation d. raise one cill on side elevation f. four rooflights
Beech Hall Bury Road Depden Suffolk IP29 4BU
Received 1 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0327/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one rowan (T1 on plan) - pollard to five metres above ground level
Dell View Withersfield Road Great Wratting Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7HD
Received 1 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0328/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension and alterations to existing elevations (including rendering and changes to fenestration)
10 Winthrop Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3UF
Received 1 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0329/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
43 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NP
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0330/LB
Application for listed building consent - single storey rear extension
43 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NP
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0331/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Goat Willow (Salix caprea) (T1 on plan) pollard to five metres above gound level
The Chestnuts The Green Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AW
Received 1 Mar 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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