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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 dates6,820Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,566 approved or refused records
317Refused applications
4,249 approved · 317 refused · 439 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0332/TPO
TPO 182 (1972) tree preservation order - one beech (marked on plan) fell
Dunsworth House 10 Mildenhall Road Freckenham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8HT
Received 1 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0333/FUL
Planning application - External garden refurbishment to include a. alterations to existing booths to raised deck area; b. repair and redecorate existing fence and cover entrance gate to cover bin storage; c. pergola with festoon lighting and heaters; Internal works to include refurbishment of toilets, vanity units, floors, wall finishes and lighting
Kings Arms 23 Brentgovel Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EB
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0334/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension including increase in height of existing flat roof to garage
12 Wentworth Drive Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7JT
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0335/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Ash (A1 and A2 on plan) one Field maple (FM1 on plan) fell
Phoenix House Turnpike Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7RY
Received 1 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0336/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
15 Hopwoods Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6GJ
Received 4 Mar 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0337/TPO
TPO 104 (1970) tree preservation order - one Alder (T1 on plan within A5 on order) fell
Grove Farm, Readers Stables The Street Worlington Suffolk IP28 8RU
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0338/HH
Householder planning application - two storey front and side extension
1 Broadway Pakenham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2LZ
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0339/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. remove existing render and metal lath to south and west elevations and re-render in lime b. repair timber frame c. internally remove plaster and fireplace d. replace roofs to west and north e. pedestrian access gate
Old Forge Cottage The Green Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NP
Received 5 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0340/HH
Householder planning application - a. repositioning and replacement of existing garage door b. replacement front door c. painting of brickwork to front elevation
25 Bridewell Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RE
Received 5 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0342/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Hedgerow (as indicated on plan) reduce hedge back to 1.8 metres; one Cherry (as indicated on plan) crown lift to clear pathway and neighbouring garden fence and wall
Telephone Exchange Church Lane Exning Suffolk CB8 7HF
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0343/HH
Householder planning application - three roof lights to north and west elevations in existing annexe
Greyhound Cottage Bury Road Hopton Suffolk IP22 2NU
Received 5 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0344/P3QPA
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural building to dwellinghouse (class C3) to create one dwelling
Barn Baxters Green Wickhambrook Suffolk
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0345/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from class E (commercial, business and service) to class C3 (dwellinghouses) to form one dwelling
1 Rous Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8DH
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0445
Application to discharge conditions seven (discharge of surface water) and ten (biodiversity enhancement strategy) of DC/23/0445/FUL
Honeysuckle Farm Thetford Road Barnham Suffolk IP24 2PA
Received 5 Mar 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0346/FUL
Planning application - replacement of 13 windows
Batt House 56 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG
Received 5 Mar 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0347/LB
Application for listed building consent - replacement of 13 windows
Batt House 56 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG
Received 5 Mar 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/22/2204
Non material amendment to DC/22/2204/FUL - change the material cladding to black timber, as existing in the barn.
The Star The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Received 5 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0348/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension
10 Romsey Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2HQ
Received 5 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0611
Application to discharge conditions three (noise mitigation) nine (new access visibility splays) ten (existing access visibility splays) 11 (new vehicular access) 14 (parking provided) 15 (electric vehicle charging infrastructure) 16 (implementation of cycle storage) 17 (refuse storage and recycling facilities) 20 (biodiversity enhancement strategy) 21 (lighting design scheme) of DC/23/0611/FUL
10 Aspal Close Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BB
Received 6 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/22/0974
Application to discharge conditions 11 (submission of waste transfer notes) and 16 (limit water use) of DC/22/0974/FUL
110 Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2LE
Received 6 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0349/FUL
Planning application - a. 1 metre high metal railing fence above existing approved boundary fencing b. conservatory extension to the rear of property
Bevan House Camps Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AY
Received 7 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0350/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver birch (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by four metres to previous pruning points; one Cherry (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres to previous pruning points
2 Brookside Exning Suffolk CB8 7HP
Received 6 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(D)/19/0505
Application to discharge conditions - 3 (materials - phased) 4 (boundary treatments - phased) 10 ( landscaping and trees - phased) 11 (bins and recycling - phased) 12 (estate roads - phased) 13 (highway drainage - phased) 14 (surface water drainage highway - phased) of DC/19/0505/FUL
Garage Areas Pembroke Close Mildenhall Suffolk
Received 6 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/2124
Application to discharge conditions - 3 (material samples), 4 (boundary treatments), 5 (site investigation), 7 (CMS), 10 (soft landscaping), 11 (refuse/recycling), 12 (estate roads), 13 (highways drainage), 14 (surface water on the highway), 15 (CDMP), and 17 (details of car parking dimensions) of DC/22/2124/VAR
Garage Areas Pembroke Close Mildenhall Suffolk
Received 6 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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