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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 dates6,860Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,593 approved or refused records
319Refused applications
4,274 approved · 319 refused · 443 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0433/FUL
Planning application - create a maintenance access into All Saints Golf and Country Club off The Street, Fornham St. Genevieve
Access To All Saints Hotel Land Off The Street Fornham All Saints Suffolk
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0434/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front extension
8 Church Gardens West Row Suffolk IP28 8PG
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0435/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - provision of static caravan for a temporary period during construction of new dwelling (separate application)
Caravan Pear Tree Cottage 9A Snow Hill Clare Suffolk
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0436/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/22/1810/HH to allow use of amended drawings 04 and 05 to allow for roof form changes
6 Wickham House Bungalows Giffords Lane Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8PH
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0437/FUL
Planning application - Change of use of existing agricultural land to site one glamping pod
Land West Of Birchwood Farm Church Close Hepworth Suffolk
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/0239
Non-material amendment to DC/23/0239/FUL - adjustments to the configuration of the servicing and adjacent parking area
Plot 400 Suffolk Business Park Rougham Tower Avenue Rougham Suffolk
Received 25 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0438/FUL
Planning application - a. replacement of existing shutter with window and door to front elevation; b. insertion of two windows to side elevation; c. insertion of door and window to rear elevation; d. internal alterations / layout
13 Greyfriars Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7DX
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0440/P3MPA2
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from (commercial, business and service) class E of upper floor to class C3 (dwellings) two studio flats with additional skylights / roof windows
7 The Chauntry Centre High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AA
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(D)/20/1863
Appliction to discharge condition 10 (new/replacement windows - detailed) of application DC/20/1863/LB
Old House The Street Little Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7HX
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0441/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. replacement cladding and render on barn b. repairs to doors and windows to barn c. replacing two barn/stable doors d. repairs to guttering
Hill House Top Green Denston Suffolk CB8 8PW
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0442/TPO
TPO 097 (1969) tree preservation order - one Chestnut (T1 on plan, within area A1 on order) remove lowest branch over garden of number 26 and reduce lateral spread on eastern aspect by two and a half metres
24 Woodlands Way Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 7JF
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0443/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Lawson Cypress (as on plan) reduce top and side by two metres to clear over hang to driveway and adjacent Walnut
Vine Cottage Knox Lane Bardwell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1AX
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0444/TPO
TPO 248 (1997) Tree preservation order within A1 on order - a. two mixed Hedges (H1, H2 on plan), mixed Shrubs (G1), and three Conifers (G2) fell; b. three Hazel (T4, T5,T6) coppice to one metre above ground level; c. one Ash (T1) and three Maple (G3) coppice; d. one Sycamore (T2) remove self set under tree; e. one Sycamore (T3) crown lift to 3.5 metres above ground level; f. one Field Maple (T7) reduce to growth points at up to five metres above ground level
Berkeley Leisure Shepherds Grove Park Stanton Suffolk IP31 2AY
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0445/HH
Householder planning application - conversion of garage to annexe
31 Bilberry Close Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8GD
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(C)/23/0411
Application to discharge condition ten (Written Scheme of Investigation Archaeology) of DC/23/0411/FUL
Cornwallis Court Hospital Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3NH
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0446/HH
Householder planning application - external boarding on all aspects of dwelling to cover existing render
Brushwood House Old School Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4UA
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0447/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Walnut (W1 on plan) fell
Phoenix House Turnpike Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7RY
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/21/0518
Application to discharge condition 5 (Non-Licensed Great Crested Newt Mitigation Method Statement) of DC/21/0518/FUL
Aldersfield Hall Ashfield Green Wickhambrook Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8UZ
Received 26 Mar 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0448/HH
Householder planning application - installation of air source heat pump
27 Aspal Lane Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BH
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0449/HH
Householder planning application - reduce height of existing garage
14 Poppy Close Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8FL
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/0856
Application to discharge conditions 4 (bio-diversity enhancement strategy) 5 (wildlife sensitive lighting) 12 (manoeuvring and parking) 13 (EV charging points) and 15 (secure cycle storage) of DC/23/0856/FUL
Administration Block International Flavours And Fragrances Duddery Hill Haverhill Suffolk
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0450/FUL
Planning application - change of use of building from office (Class E(g)(i)) to office and public worship (sui generis)
Unit 8 Swan Lane Business Park Swan Lane Exning Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7FN
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0451/FUL
Planning application - Change of use from residential dwelling (class C3) to schools trust headquarters (class F1)
59 London Road Elveden Suffolk IP24 3TN
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0452/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension and roof raise of existing rear extension
59 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0EA
Received 28 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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