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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 dates6,833Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,572 approved or refused records
317Refused applications
4,255 approved · 317 refused · 441 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0374/TPO
TPO 097 (1969) tree preservation order - one Chestnut (T1 on plan, within area A1 on order) remove lowest branch over garden back to main stem and reduce lateral spread on eastern aspect by two and a half metres
26 Woodlands Way Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7JF
Received 12 Mar 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0375/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - Installation of 1no. electric vehicle charging station within existing car park and installation of associated cabling to internal point of supply
Rushbrooke Arms Bury Road Sicklesmere Suffolk IP30 0BU
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(H)/19/1711
Application to part discharge (plots 1-43) condition 13 (gas protection strategy) of application DC/19/1711/OUT approved under AP/20/0043/STAND APP/F3545/W/20/3256979
Land West Of Three Counties Way Three Counties Way Withersfield Suffolk
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0376/HH
Householder planning application - a. loft conversion to create habitable space including lifting of eaves, ridge height and increasing chimney height with three dormer windows to front and rear elevations b. insertion of ground floor window on east elevation
Haversham House The Street Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0DA
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/0684
Non-material amendment to DC/23/0648/HH - a. enlarge ground floor side elevation window b. replace rear elevation door with window c. enlarge and relocate first floor side elevation window
20 Rectory Meadow Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JR
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(C)/20/1390
Application to discharge conditions 3 (vehicular access), 4 (refuse/recycling bins), 8 (water energy resource efficiency measure), 11 (tree planting) and 12 (ecological enhancement) of application DC/20/1390/FUL
Bytham House 84A High Street Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9DS
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0378/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extension
1 Sally Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7FJ
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0379/HH
Householder planning application - a. loft conversion to create habitable space with dormer at front elevation and box dormer at rear elevation including a hip end conversion to a gable end b. two storey side extension (following demolition of existing garage) c. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing garage).
19 Dalham Road Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SB
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0411
Application to discharge of conditions 3 (construction method statement); 15 (tree protection) of DC/23/0411/FUL
Cornwallis Court Hospital Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3NH
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0380/FUL
Planning application - construction of storage facility and associated works
96 Hampstead Avenue Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7AS
Received 13 Mar 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0381/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - residential dwelling, Internal changes installation of kitchen and bathroom
30 St Johns Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1SN
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0382/HH
Householder planning application - a. first floor side extension over existing garage b. single storey rear extension
3 Howard Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9QT
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0383/TPO
TPO 351(1973) and 235(1973) tree preservation order - two Acacia (T26 on plan and on order) fell; one Sycamore (G1 on plan, G1 on order) fell; one Sycamore (G2 on plan, G2 on order) reduce crown overall by shortening branches in length
Angel Corner 8 Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UZ
Received 13 Mar 2024 - WithdrawnNMA(A)/22/0980
Non-material amendment to DC/22/0980/HH - garden room extension increased in length by 0.75 metres and pitched roof added with two roof lights
20 Meadow Drive Horringer Suffolk IP29 5SB
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0384/OUT
Planning application - Outline Planning Application (Means of Access to be considered) - two dwellings
Land Adjacent Grove View Upthorpe Road Stanton Suffolk
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0385/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. first floor rear extension with balcony
5 Clopton Yard Giffords Lane Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8QB
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0386/FUL
Planning application - a. one loading bay door b. one fire door
J K H Drainage Units Ltd Chiswick Avenue Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7AY
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0387/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. single storey side extension c. single storey rear extension
30 Bury Road Barrow Suffolk IP29 5AB
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0388/FUL
Planning application - Installation of external wall insulation system finished in render
Anselm Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0389/HH
Householder planning application - a. raise the roof to create additional storey b. change external finishing materials to render on ground floor and cladding on first floor c. insertion of balcony to rear elevation
Willows Stoke Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8HG
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0390/P3QPA
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - a. Change of use of agricultural building to two dwellings b. associated operational development
Clock Hall Farmhouse Clock Hall Farm Clockhall Lane Hundon Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8DP
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0317
Application to discharge conditions 3 (details of windows) and 4 (brick and tile sample) of application DC/23/0317/LB
Maltings Cottage Elderstub Lane Rougham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9HY
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0391/HH
Householder planning application - attached double garage
Trego House Newmarket Road Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AQ
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0392/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Willow (T1 on plan) three Elm (T2, T3 and T4 on plan) fell; one Yew (T5 on plan) crown lift to three metres above ground level and lateral crown reduction by two metres to western aspect; one yew (T6 on plan) crown lift to three metres above ground level and lateral crown reduction by three metres to northern and western aspect; one Cherry (T7 on plan) crown reduction in height by 2.5 metres and lateral crown reduction to all aspects by two metres
The Forge Cottage Bury Road Sicklesmere Suffolk IP30 0BU
Received 14 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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