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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 dates
6,586Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,412 approved or refused records
305Refused applications

4,107 approved · 305 refused · 417 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning information Planning and building regulationsPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and appraisalsArticle 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

  1. WithdrawnDC/23/1664/LB

    Application for listed building consent - replacement gates and fencing to existing southern boundary entrances

    Jacobs Manor Church Street Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SG

    Received 6 Oct 2023
  2. DecidedDC/23/1674/VAR

    Planning application - variation of condition 1 of DC/22/2027/VAR to allow for use of amended plans for change of use from offices to five self-contained flats including internal alterations and the insertion of new doors and windows with landscaping

    34 Fitzroy Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0WH

    Received 6 Oct 2023
  3. DecidedDC/23/1682/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. internal alterations to provide improvement of attic bedrooms; installation of attic shower room Improvement of staircase to attic below attic floor level; installation of ground to first floor stair in north wing; installation of new first floor bathroom; removal of existing first floor bathroom and WC; providing new door to dining room; installation of equal access WC b. door alterations on north elevation c. installing electric car charging points in west yard d. raising terrace on north elevation e .installing wheelchair user call button on south gates f. installing gratings over south elevation cellar areas.

    The Deanery 3 The Great Churchyard Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RS

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  4. DecidedDC/23/1685/FUL

    Planning application - subdivide dwelling into two dwellings

    20 Westfield Clare Suffolk CO10 8NU

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  5. DecidedDC/23/1689/HH

    Householder planning application - two bay garage

    Orchard Mead Victoria Avenue Brandon Suffolk IP27 0HZ

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  6. DecidedDC/23/1693/LB

    Application for listed building consent - refurbishment and repair works of platform two at northern elevation turret feature and the associated room at platform level

    The Railway Station Station Hill Bury St Edmunds IP32 6AD

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  7. DecidedDC/23/1699/RM

    Reserved matters application - submission of details under outline planning application DC/21/2337/OUT - means of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 100 dwellings, parish office and car parking, and green infrastructure including sustainable drainage, amenity green space and ecological habitats

    Land East Of Beeches Road Beeches Road West Row Suffolk

    Received 13 Oct 2023
  8. DecidedDC/23/1701/FUL

    Planning application - change of use of a farm workshop to workshop of mixed use (class B2)

    Grove Farm Colethorpe Lane Barrow Suffolk IP29 5BE

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  9. DecidedDC/23/1702/FUL

    Planning application - one commercial building for self-storage (class B8) with associated vehicular and cycle parking and landscaping (following demolition of existing building)

    Arriva Vauxhall Duddery Hill Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8DS

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  10. DecidedDC/23/1703/HH

    Householder planning application - new vehicle access

    2 Tewkesbury Place Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2TP

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  11. WithdrawnDC/23/1704/FUL

    Planning application - a. change of use from public house (sui generis) to two dwellings (class C3) b. two storey rear extension

    The Greyhound 28 Eastgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YQ

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  12. DecidedDC/23/1708/FUL

    Planning application - a. two dwellings to rear of Long Cottage, following demolition of stable blocks; b. part demolition of office building to provide vehicular access to rear; c. home office building incidental to use of Long Cottage; d. associated landscaping

    Long Cottage Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  13. DecidedDC/23/1710/VAR

    Planning application - variation of conditions 2, 6, 10, 13 and 14 of DC/23/0454/FUL to allow for use of amended plans for one dwelling

    Land Adjacent 72 The Street Holywell Row Suffolk

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  14. DecidedDC/23/1711/LB

    Application for listed building consent - Installation of solar panels on flat roof

    Round House Thetford Road Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HB

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  15. DecidedDC/23/1712/TPO

    TPO 314 (2001) Tree preservation order - one Hawthorn (T76 on order) overall crown reduction by two metres

    12 Byfield Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2SN

    Received 17 Oct 2023
  16. DecidedDCON(B)/22/1392

    Application to discharge conditions 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) 5 (Lighting Design Scheme) 11 (Surfacing of access) and 14 (Discharge of surface water) of application DC/22/1392/FUL

    The Old Hall Beeches Road West Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8NY

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  17. DecidedDC/23/1713/RM

    Reserved matters application - submission of details under outline planning application DC/21/0471/OUT (all matters reserved) for one dwelling

    Rectory Farm Elms Road Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8EW

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  18. DecidedDC/23/1715/FUL

    Planning application - replacement windows

    31-46 Cangle Junction Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9PF

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  19. DecidedDC/23/1716/HH

    Householder planning application - ramped access

    14 Lingheath Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0SY

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  20. DecidedDC/23/1717/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Conifer (T1 on plan) and one Prunus (T2 on plan) fell

    7 Bakers Row Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0AA

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  21. DecidedDC/23/1718/TPO

    TPO 111 (1970) tree preservation order - three Oaks (T1, T2 and T3 on plan in Area A1 on order) overall crown reduction of three metres and coppice two Ash (T4 and T5 on plan in Area A1 on order)

    Acorns Stanningfield Road Great Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0TL

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  22. DecidedDC/23/1719/TPO

    TPO 496 (2010) Tree Preservation Order - one Wingnut (indicated on plan and T1 on order) prune lower branches to give three metre clearance from roofline

    Walnut Tree Cottage 40C Horsecroft Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2DY

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  23. DecidedDC/23/1720/TPO

    TPO 343 (2002) tree preservation order - one Grey alder (T1 on plan and order) fell

    Glasswells Ltd Dettingen Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3TU

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  24. DecidedDC/23/1721/HH

    Householder planning application - Single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) b. replacement window to side elevation

    21 Micklesmere Drive Ixworth Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2UJ

    Received 18 Oct 2023

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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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