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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

6,878Searchable applications

387Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 4,605 approved or refused records

319Refused applications

4,286 approved · 319 refused · 447 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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)/22/2075
Non-material amendment to DC/22/2075/HH - amendment to roof
2 New River Green Exning Suffolk CB8 7HS
Received 10 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0511/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
34 St Philips Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0EN
Received 10 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0512/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
3 The Street Cavenham Suffolk IP28 6DA
Received 10 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0514/EIASCO
Town and County Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Reulations 2017, Regulation 15 (1) and (2) request for scoping opinion - Installation of an 8km water pipeline
Pumping Station The Street Icklingham Suffolk
Received 10 Apr 2024
DecidedNMA(B)/22/1295
Non material amendment to DC/22/1295/RM - revised wording of conditions 1, 8 and 11
Land North Of A14 Rougham East Bound Rougham Suffolk
Received 10 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0515/HH
Householder planning application - detached greenhouse
Hedgells Barn Bury Road Lackford Suffolk IP28 6HL
Received 11 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0516/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
85 Chedburgh Road Chevington Suffolk IP29 5QY
Received 11 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0517/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front extension
25 Willcox Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3HQ
Received 12 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0518/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. removal of existing window to form accessible external doorway b. removal of internal walls and staircase with infill of first floor
Annexe 8 Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UZ
Received 12 Apr 2024
DecidedDCON(C)/19/2038
Application to discharge condition 38 (archaeological works - certain plots) of DC/19/2038/HYB
Land Between 4 And 8 Norfolk Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 11 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0519/HH
Householder planning application - installation of porch to front elevation
2 Bahram Close Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0PZ
Received 15 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0520/HH
Householder planning application - replacement front porch
18 Braddock Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6PL
Received 15 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0521/TPO
TPO 257(1998) - Tree preservation order - ten Spruce (Z3T6 - Z3T9, Z3T10, Z3T11, Z3T14, Z3T15, Z3T45 and Z3T46) - fell; three Sycamore (Z3T21, Z3T22, Z3T24) - coppice
West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
Received 15 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0523/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. two storey side extension c. single storey rear extension
51 Meadowsweet Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9DN
Received 16 Apr 2024
WithdrawnNMA(A)/24/0132
Non material amendment to DC/24/0132/HH - to reposition swimming pool
High Green House High Green Nowton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5LZ
Received 15 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0524/FUL
Planning application - a. demolition of existing front porch section and side lean-to section b. construction of brick plinth and replacement of wall and roofing panels with replacement panels
West Suffolk Council Anglian Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 16 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0525/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. six Leylandii (T1 on plan) fell b. removal of deadwood to one Sycamore one Holly and one Yew (T2 T3 and T4 on plan)
Manor Farm, Manor Farmhouse Common Road Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QU
Received 15 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0526/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling with access
Land At 18 High Street Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 16 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0527/FUL
Planning applications - two storey extension to the south elevation to provide 12 additional bedrooms
Nowton Court Residential Home Bury Road Nowton Suffolk IP29 5LU
Received 16 Apr 2024
WithdrawnDC/24/0528/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - all year round access track
Queen Street Withersfield Suffolk
Received 15 Apr 2024
WithdrawnDC/24/0529/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - all weather access track
Field Near Lawn Farm Skippers Lane Withersfield Suffolk
Received 15 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0530/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - for the siting of a mobile home ancillary to dwelling
46 Conyers Way Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SW
Received 16 Apr 2024
WithdrawnDC/24/0531/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T1 on plan) fell
Hengrave Hall, St Marys Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LY
Received 16 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0532/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use from storage and distribution (class B8) to general industrial (class B2) with Internal alterations b. enlarged roller door and c. change two windows to one window on front elevation d. fire escape door to front elevation
Unit 12A Studlands Park Industrial Estate Studlands Park Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AU
Received 16 Apr 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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