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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 dates6,860Searchable 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4,274 approved · 319 refused · 443 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedNMA(A)/23/0303
Non material amendment to DC/23/0303/HH - removal of triangular window in gable end of property as shown on drawing numbers 08, 10 and 11 (marked as revision A)
1 Bryony Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9DJ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0453/HH
Householder planning application - single storey detached garden studio
460 Aureole Walk Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BD
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0454/FUL
Planning application - one agricultural barn for storage following demolition of three existing buildings
Bootys Barn The Street Culford Suffolk IP28 6DT
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0455/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - steel framed potato store
Harris Farm Burnt Fen Turnpike Burnt Fen Suffolk IP28 8EB
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(D)/19/0508
Application to discharge conditions three (materials - phased) four (boundary treatment - phased) ten (landscaping and trees - phased) 11 (bins and recycling - phased) 13 (highway drainage - phased) 14 (surface water drainage highway - phased) of DC/19/0508/FUL
Garage Areas Downing Close Mildenhall Suffolk
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/1671
Non material amendment to DC/23/1671/HH - addition of 550 x 980mm Roof Window over first floor en-suite shower room to rear elevation (North East) and increase in depth of bedroom 3 window from 900mm deep to 1200mm deep, to rear elevation (North East)
8 Capel Close Troston Suffolk IP31 1EP
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0456/LB
Application for listed building consent - removal of stud wall between second floor bedrooms with insertion of en-suite bathroom
13 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AF
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0457/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one poplar (marked on plan) fell
Mayfield School Lane Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AD
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/2079
Application to discharge conditions 3 (later approved details), 6 (new/replacement windows - detailed), 7 (new/replacement doors - int/ext) and 8 (details of finishes to external joinery) of application DC/22/2079/LB
Land At Malting Row Honington Suffolk IP31 1RE
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0458/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling with associated works (following demolition of existing buildings)
Rede Hall Farm Bury Road Chedburgh Suffolk IP29 4UG
Received 29 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0459/TCA
Trees in conservation area application - a. Group of Hawthorn (G002 on plan) - fell b. four Sycamore (T003, T004, T024 and T025 on plan) - fell
George Gibson Close Exning Suffolk CB8 7LE
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0461/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
46 Drinkwater Close Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0QW
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/2078
Application to discharge conditions 6 (secure cycle storage), 7 (means to prevent discharge surface water), 9 (soft landscaping - minor (and trees)), 10 (hard landscaping) and 19 (submission of bat survey) of application DC/22/2078/FUL
Land At Malting Row Honington Suffolk IP31 1RE
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0462/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/22/1137/FUL to enable use of amended plans for a. up to 80 bed care home including garden / training room, bicycle, mobility scooter and refuse stores, car park and soft landscaping; b. new vehicular and pedestrian access and associated works
Development Site Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 29 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0463/FUL
Planning application - a. three dwellings with demolition of existing steel barns b. associated access
Ducks Hall Ducks Hall Lane Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AL
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0464/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Yew (T1 on plan) A. Crown height reduction by 1 to 1.5 metres - to increase light penetration and tidy. B. Crown lift base of crown to provide 2 metres clearance from lower ground level (at stem base). C. reduce stub cut branches in lower crown back to best available side branch - to improve form and remove branch stubs.
Marlborough House 13A Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QR
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0465/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Conifer (G1 on plan) lateral crown reduction by two metres back to boundary and crown reduction in height by two meters; one Beech (T1 on plan) crown raise by two metres to give four metres clearance from ground
Hall Green Cottage The Street Great Wratting Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7HQ
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0466/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Conifer (G1 on plan) lateral crown reduction by two metres back to boundary
Old Post Office The Street Great Wratting Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7HQ
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0467/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use of land to the rear of 20 Church Walks to garden b. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing outbuilding) c. detached car port
20 Church Walks Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NJ
Received 2 Apr 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0468/FUL
Planning application - Conversion of redundant building to dwelling
New Dwelling Landwade Road Exning Suffolk
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0469/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extension
16 Albert Crescent Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DY
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0470/HH
Householder planning application - replacement summerhouse
Sparrow Hall Cottage 8 Silver Street Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SN
Received 29 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/19/1161
Application to discharge conditions 5 (highways), 8 (cycle storage), 10 (EV charging), 12 (ecology) and 20 (landscaping) of DC/19/1161/VAR
2A Highbury Crescent Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RS
Received 29 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0471/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. one non-illuminated fascia sign b. one non-illuminated hanging sign
A C G Phone Solutions St Andrews Street South Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1SD
Received 29 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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