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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
6,587Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,413 approved or refused records
305Refused applications

4,108 approved · 305 refused · 417 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedDC/23/1722/HH

    Householder planning application - detached swimming pool building (following demolition of existing outbuildings)

    Park Gate House Ousden Road Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UT

    Received 19 Oct 2023
  2. DecidedDC/23/1723/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) fell

    Sefton Cottage Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DJ

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  3. DecidedDCON(A)/22/2206

    Application to discharge conditions 10 (construction management); 13 (construction surface water management); 14 (contamination assessment); 19 (arboricultural method statement) of DC/22/2206/HYB

    Land Along Bury St Edmunds To Colchester Water Pipeline Rushbrooke Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  4. DecidedDC/23/1724/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Horse chestnut (T1 on plan) fell

    4 Flint Way Lakenheath Brandon Suffolk IP27 9ND

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  5. DecidedDC/23/1725/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - six Cherry (T1, T3, T4, T6, T7, T8 on plan) repollard to previous points; one Sycamore (T2 on plan) fell; one Prunus (T5 on plan) fell; one Laburnum (T9 on plan) fell

    Shrublands House King Street Mildenhall Suffolk

    Received 18 Oct 2023
  6. WithdrawnDCON(B)/22/1857

    Application to discharge condition three (soft landscaping) of DC/22/1857/FUL

    96 Hampstead Avenue Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7AS

    Received 19 Oct 2023
  7. DecidedDC/23/1727/TPO

    TPO 12 (1988) tree preservation order - 13 Beech (T1-T13 on plan, within A1 on order) lateral crown reduction leaving a final crown spread of 4 metres from fence line (approximately 5 metres from stem centres). 2 Beech (T4 and T6 on plan, within A1 on order) end weight reduction of weakly attached southern branch or stem (1 for each tree) to best available point/s at discretion of operator.

    Beech Grove House 5 Forest End Herringswell Suffolk CB8 7RG

    Received 19 Oct 2023
  8. DecidedNMA(B)/22/0827

    Non material amendment to DC/22/0827/FUL - garage materials to match dwellings - red facing brickwork to plot 1 and buff facing brickwork to plot 2

    Land At Former 25 Turnpike Road Red Lodge Suffolk

    Received 19 Oct 2023
  9. DecidedDC/23/1728/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Eucalyptus (T1 on plan) re-pollard to eight metres above ground level

    11 Albert Crescent Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DY

    Received 19 Oct 2023
  10. DecidedDC/23/1730/TPO

    TPO 238 (1973) tree preservation order - a. one Plane (marked on plan (western most) within A1 on order) prune lowest lateral branch back to boundary line b. one Plane (marked on plan (central) within A1 on order) reduce lateral spread by one metre to previous points c. one Beech (marked on plan within A1 on order) crown reduction on southern aspect by up to one metre

    15 The Street Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AW

    Received 19 Oct 2023
  11. DecidedDC/23/1731/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent - a. one non illuminated fascia sign b. one non illuminated projecting sign

    116-118 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JP

    Received 19 Oct 2023
  12. DecidedDC/23/1732/FUL

    Planning application - change of use of agricultural land for dog walking and exercising, with two metre galvanised fencing and associated parking

    Land At Harram Bottom Whepstead Suffolk

    Received 20 Oct 2023
  13. DecidedNMA(A)/23/0925

    Non-material amendment to DC/23/0925/HH - replace approved brickwork cladding to south, north and east elevations with painted render

    34 Bristol Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2DL

    Received 19 Oct 2023
  14. DecidedDCON(B)/22/1331

    Application to discharge condition 8 of application DC/22/1331/FUL

    7 Schoolhall Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HA

    Received 19 Oct 2023
  15. DecidedDC/23/1733/HH

    Householder planning application - a. relocation of entrance b. part single storey, part two storey front extension c. single storey front extension linking studio and house following demolition of corrugated roof and lean to extension

    The Mill Barn Mill Lane Exning Suffolk CB8 7JW

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  16. DecidedDC/23/1734/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. relocation of entrance b. part single storey, part two storey front extension c. single storey front extension linking studio and house following demolition of corrugated roof and lean to extension

    The Mill Barn Mill Lane Exning Suffolk CB8 7JW

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  17. DecidedDC/23/1735/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. removal of non-breathable masonry paint on external walls b. remove paint on all external doors and windows c. removal and replacement of flagstone flooring in kitchen

    8 The Street Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2JU

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  18. DecidedDC/23/1736/VAR

    Planning application - variation of condition 3 of SE/13/0948/FUL to enable the omission of the first floor for the one dwelling (following demolition of fire damage dwelling)

    Samples Farmhouse Samples Farm Ashfield Green Wickhambrook Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8UZ

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  19. DecidedDC/23/1737/TPO

    TPO 178 (1971) Tree preservation order - mixed species including Sweet Chestnut and Elm (within A1 on order) reduce length of branches by three metres to allow clearance to 22 Copse Close

    22 Copse Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2TD

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  20. DecidedDC/23/1738/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Oak (as indicated on plan) - remove overhanging branches over neighbouring property Chestnut Cottage 1 Marks Lane

    Hall Drive Santon Downham Suffolk

    Received 20 Oct 2023
  21. DecidedDC/23/1739/FUL

    Panning application - a. single storey front extension b. two storey rear extensions (following demolition of existing utility and store)

    33 And 35 Mill Hill Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8BT

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  22. DecidedDCON(AM)/16/2825

    Application to discharge conditions B9 - surface water disposal, B11 - materials management plan, B17 - construction surface water manangement and B19 - construction environmental management programme of DC/16/2825/OUT

    Land North Of A14 Rougham East Bound Rougham Suffolk

    Received 21 Oct 2023
  23. DecidedDC/23/1740/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey rear extension

    15 Mill Road Kedington Suffolk CB9 7NW

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  24. DecidedDC/23/1741/TPO

    TPO 461 (2007) tree preservation order - one Walnut (T1 on plan) crown reduction by 1.5 metres and crown lift to three metres above ground level

    8 St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AJ

    Received 21 Oct 2023

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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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