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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 dates6,831Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,570 approved or refused records
317Refused applications
4,253 approved · 317 refused · 441 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- WithdrawnDC/24/0351/HH
Householder planning application - replacement glazed roof of conservatory with slate sheets
19 Nethergate Street Clare Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 7 Mar 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0352/LB
Application for listed building consent - replacement glazed roof of conservatory with slate sheets
19 Nethergate Street Clare Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 7 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/1382
Application to discharge conditions 15 (arboricultural method statement), 18 (soft landscaping), 19 (water use), 20 (ecological enhancement) and 22 (materials) of DC/23/1382/FUL
Land Adjacent To 26 Paget Place Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DR
Received 6 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(E)/23/0313
Application to discharge condition 14 (biodiversity enhancement layout) of DC/23/0313/FUL
Newmarket Community Hospital 56 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7JG
Received 6 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0353/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement front door b. change of colour to external render on all elevations c. conversion of existing attic to habitable accommodation d. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing extension) e. two rear dormer windows f. conversion of existing garage to games room and home office with replacement doors
Toads House The Street Culford Suffolk IP28 6DP
Received 7 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0354/HH
Householder planning application - Single storey side extension (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
1 Orchard Cottages Welham Lane Risby Suffolk IP28 6QT
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0355/TCA
Trees in a conservation area- various species and various works as per application form
Home Farm The Street Culford Suffolk IP28 6DS
Received 7 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0356/OUT
Outline planning application (means of access to be considered) - nine dwellings with access off Queens Lane
Land West Of Queens Lane Chedburgh Suffolk
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0357/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling (following demolition of existing)
2 Grange Farm Bungalows Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LX
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0358/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sorbus (T1 on plan), one Conifer (T2 on plan) two Cherrys (T3 and T4 on plan) and two Silver birches (T5 and T6 on plan) fell
Barkway House 18 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 7 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0360/HH
Householder planning application - a single storey front extension b. two storey side extension following demolition of existing porch c. two storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear conservatory d. external wall insulation to all elevations with a render finish
44 Pigeon Lane Fornham All Saints Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6JP
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0362/FUL
Planning application - a. alterations to shop front on front elevation including repositioning of ATM and removal of doors to units 2 and 3 b. infill of door to rear elevation and enlargement of door to side elevation.
1-3 St Olaves Precinct Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6SP
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0363/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - four existing industrial buildings
The Old Chicory Factory Station Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9AD
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0364/HH
Householder planning application - a. Single storey side / rear extensions with link to existing East elevation (following demolition of existing extension); b. rear porch; c. cart lodge / store and associated works
Burnthouse Farm Cains Hill Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HU
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0365/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey side / rear extensions with link to existing East elevation (following demolition of existing extension); b. rear porch; d. insertion of window to South elevation
Burnthouse Farm Cains Hill Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HU
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0366/FUL
Planning application - a. one convenience store b. one drive-through coffee shop with associated parking and landscaping (following demolition of existing public house)
The Fox Ph Haverhill Road Little Wratting Suffolk CB9 7UD
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0367/HH
Householder planning application - detached cart lodge with home office (following demolition of existing garage)
7 Minden Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RY
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0368/HH
Householder planning application - conversion of roof space to habitable room over existing garage
6 Cheveley Road Moulton Suffolk CB8 8WF
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0369/HH
Householder planning application - a. first floor front extension over existing porch b. two storey front and side extension c. dormer window to front elevation d. single storey side extension
37 St Peters Close Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SD
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0370/HH
Householder planning application - Conversion of detached garage to home gym or any other use incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse 43 St Phillips Road
43 St Philips Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0ES
Received 9 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/0349
Application to discharge condition 3 (archaeological investigation) of DC/22/0349/HH
Church Bungalow Bury Road Kentford Suffolk CB8 7PT
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0371/TPO
TPO 504 (2010) tree preservation order - one Oak (T1 on plan and on order) works as per annotated photo
17 The Meadows Wickhambrook Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8GW
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0372/HH
Householder planning application - Construction of porch (following removal of existing porch / canopy)
47 Lester Piggott Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0BJ
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0373/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/21/1398/FUL allowed on appeal APP/F3545/W/21/3288778 to allow use of amended plans for a. two dwellings with garages (following demolition of agricultural buildings); b. construct garage for existing dwelling
Mortlocks Farm, Mortlocks Farmhouse Brockley Green Hundon Suffolk CO10 8DT
Received 12 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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