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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 dates6,850Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,585 approved or refused records
317Refused applications
4,268 approved · 317 refused · 442 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDC/24/0412/FUL
Planning application - five dwellings with associated parking, garages and Public Open Space.
Rookery Farmhouse High Street Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JX
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0413/HH
Householder planning application - front porch
33 Home Farm Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QJ
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0415/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement cladding and render on barn b. repairs to doors and windows to barn c. replacing two barn/stable doors
Hill House Top Green Denston Suffolk CB8 8PW
Received 21 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0416/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - as per recommended work for T1 - T25 in tree survey schedule on attached survey
Pippin Park The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0418/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition two of DC/20/1895/HH to allow for use of amended plans for a. front porch b. two storey side extension (following demolition of existing garage and flat roof extension) c. single storey rear extension d. detached double garage e. new vehicular access and driveway
Finchams 1 Hepworth Road Market Weston Diss Norfolk IP22 2PQ
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0419/FUL
Planning application - ground mounted Solar PV
Old Church Lane Westley Suffolk
Received 21 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0420/FUL
Planning application - reinstatement of the parade square comprising car parking including associated earthworks, dropped kerbs, footpath and external lighting following demolition of existing portable buildings
Former Parade Square Green Lane Honington Suffolk
Received 21 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0421/HPA
Householder Prior Approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.4 metres with a maximum height of 4 metres and a height of 2.6 metres to the eaves.
28 Pembroke Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2JD
Received 21 Mar 2024 - DecidedNMA(B)/20/2066
Non-material amendment to DC/20/2066/RM - changes to elevations
Rabbithill Covert Station Road Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 21 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/0828
Application to discharge condition 3 (material details) of DC/22/0828/HH
Talbots Barn Stansfield Road Poslingford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8RE
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/0411
Application to discharge of condition 28 (details of construction surface water) of application DC/23/0411/FUL
Cornwallis Court Hospital Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3NH
Received 21 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0422/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. one externally illuminated double sided pictorial projecting sign b. two externally illuminated written display signs c. one non illuminated plaque d. one externally illuminated brass lantern
Kings Arms 23 Brentgovel Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EB
Received 21 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0423/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. replacement signs to include; one projecting pictorial, one written house name, one door plaque, one brass lantern, one written coat of arms; b. repaint exterior of building
Kings Arms 23 Brentgovel Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EB
Received 22 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0424/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front extension
17 Sandgalls Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9EG
Received 22 Mar 2024 - WithdrawnNMA(B)/18/2391
Non-material amendment to DC/18/2391/FUL - a. increase foot print of garage b. increase ridge height to allow for storage in eaves of garage
Dwelling North Terrace Mildenhall Suffolk
Received 22 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0425/OUT
Outline planning application (all matters reserved) - one dwelling (amended plans received 17/9/24)
Land At 3 Parkside Beck Row Suffolk
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/24/0087
Non material amendment to DC/24/0087/VAR for changes to approved decision notice wording, including the addition of a condition confirming the approved materials
Phoenix House Turnpike Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7RY
Received 22 Mar 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0426/FUL
Planning application - extension to existing car park to form 18 additional car parking spaces with associated earth works, drainage and landscaping
Pancake And Waffle Shack Millford Service Area A11 Barton Mills South Bound Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AE
Received 22 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0427/TPO
TPO 03 (1990) Tree preservation order - one Beech Tree (T1 on plan) lateral crown reduction of secondary and tertiary branches by three metres to West elevation
22 Rochfort Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0DL
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0428/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling with garage and vehicular access
Land Adj Pelambech Fen Road Pakenham Suffolk
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0429/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from class E (commercial, business and service) to class C3 (dwellinghouses) to form one dwelling
29 St Johns Place Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1SW
Received 22 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0430/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore - fell
1 Falmouth Gardens Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DL
Received 22 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0431/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing garage and rear extension)
81 Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RU
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0432/HH
Householder planning application - a. Cladding to south elevation b. render to north and west elevation c. removal of bay window on front elevation d. reduction in existing garage depth d. changes to window/door arrangements
38 Park Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3QL
Received 25 Mar 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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