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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

6,590Searchable applications

386Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 4,416 approved or refused records

305Refused applications

4,111 approved · 305 refused · 417 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 regulations Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation areas and appraisals Article 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriescustomer.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk Council source

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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/23/1742/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (A1 on plan) one Elm (E1 on plan) fell
St Marys Church Church Street Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SG
Received 23 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1744/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling (following demolition of the existing dwelling)
2 Place Farm Drive Whepstead Road Horringer Suffolk IP29 5PU
Received 23 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1745/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Willow (T1 on plan) - Pollard to approximately 8 metres in height. One Sycamore (T2 on plan) reduce two lowest limbs by up to 2 metres.
Church Farm House Church Farm Church Road Little Thurlow Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7JQ
Received 23 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1746/HH
Householder planning application - two storey side extension
18A Lisburn Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8HS
Received 24 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1747/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front extension
21 Leaders Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0DP
Received 24 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1748/FUL
Planning application - change of use from office (class E) to ten hotel rooms (class C1) on second floor including six additional roof lights and three automatic opening vents
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 24 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1749/FUL
Planning application - a. Conversion of basement of No 36 to one dwelling; b. Subdivision of ground floor flat of No 36 to two dwellings; c. Subdivision of first floor flat of No 36 to two dwellings; d. Conversion of second floor of No 36 to one dwelling; e. Change of use of second floor of No 34 from retail (Class E) to one dwelling (C3); f. Single storey extension to rear of No 36 and replacement of basement access lobby roof to rear of No 36
34-36 Old Station Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8DN
Received 24 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1750/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
The Limes Marks Lane Santon Downham Suffolk IP27 0TL
Received 24 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1751/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Acer (T1 on plan) re-pollard back to previous pollard points; one Lilac (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction to maintain approximately 2.5 metres height
Woodhills Church Hill Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PT
Received 24 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1752/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Bay (T1 on plan) reduce height of crown by 1 metre b. one Judas (T2 on plan) fell c. one Cherry (T3 on plan) reduce height of crown by 2.5 metres
112 Northgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HP
Received 30 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1753/TPO
TPO 502 (2010) tree preservation order - one Oak (T1 on plan and order) a. reduce upper crown growing towards house by one metre b. reduce upper central limb growing towards footpath by two metres c. all round crown reduction by 1.5 metres
3 Tudor Close Chedburgh Suffolk IP29 4XD
Received 24 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1754/FUL
Planning application - a. single storey rear extension; b detached garage; c. formalisation of access
Star Cottage North Common Hepworth Suffolk IP22 2PR
Received 25 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1755/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
7A Park Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3QW
Received 25 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1757/FUL
Planning application - a. single storey overnight guest accommodation pod with covered decking b. associated footpath and landscaping c. single storey rear extension to hotel
Bridge Hotel Brandon 79 High Street Brandon Suffolk IP27 0AX
Received 25 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1758/HH
Householder planning application - a. two storey front extension b. conversion of existing outbuilding to annexe c. covered link to proposed annexe d. detached two bay garage with garden room and garden store
Flint House The Park Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SU
Received 25 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1759/HH
Householder planning application - construction of two bay car port in front garden
Fieldways The Park Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SX
Received 25 Oct 2023
DecidedDCON(A)/20/2157
Application to discharge conditions 4 (biodiversity enhancement strategy); 5 (biodiversity management plan), and 7 (soft landscaping scheme) of application DC/20/2157/FUL
Cemetery Thetford Road Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 7HX
Received 24 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1760/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension; b. conversion of garage to habitable space; c. render to exterior
Rosedene 250B London Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0LX
Received 26 Oct 2023
WithdrawnDC/23/1761/HH
Householder planning application - double cartlodge
Glebe Cottage 48 The Street Troston Suffolk IP31 1ET
Received 25 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1762/CR3
Regulation 3 planning application (application on behalf of Suffolk County Council) - SCC/0080/23SE - Change of use of former Records Office annex into a pre-school building to be used as part of the Guildhall Feoffment Pre-School and Nursery, utilising the same site. Works to include new windows to south and north elevations and repairs to fascia's, soffits and rainwater goods.
Ford House Shirehall Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BA
Received 25 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1763/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Holly Tree (T1 on plan) - fell
19 Victoria Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BB
Received 26 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1764/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Holly Tree (as indicated on plan) reduce height by 2 metres, prune side growth by 0.5 metre to shape
18 Victoria Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BB
Received 26 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1765/TPO
TPO 425 (2006) tree preservation order- one Cherry (T1 on plan and order) crown lift to 4.5 metres above ground level
90 Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RU
Received 27 Oct 2023
DecidedDC/23/1766/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. three Sycamore - (T1, T2 and T3 on plan) - crown lift to 8 metres above ground level b. three Ash (T4, T5 and T7 on plan), one Sycamore (T6 on plan) and one Poplar (T8 on plan) - fell
The Old School Church Hill Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2LN
Received 26 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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