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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

6,905Searchable applications

387Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 4,623 approved or refused records

319Refused applications

4,304 approved · 319 refused · 450 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/24/0597/P3QPA
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural building to dwellinghouse (class C3) to create one dwelling
Chevington Hall Farm Church Road Chevington Suffolk
Received 30 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0598/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - breach of agricultural condition of planning permission N/73/168/Tn
Oak House Bury Road Stanningfield Suffolk IP29 4RX
Received 30 Apr 2024
DecidedDC/24/0599/HH
Householder planning application - dropped kerb to hardstanding off-road parking
Chapel Cottage The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Received 1 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/0600/RM
Reserved matters application - submission of details under outline planning permission DC/23/1550/OUT - the means of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale - for the construction of one dwelling All reserved matters
Pinn Field Glassfield Road Stanton Suffolk IP31 2DS
Received 1 May 2024
Pending DecisionDC/24/0601/FUL
Planning application - a) conversion of paddock to garden land and b) detached single storey outbuilding following demolition of existing outbuilding
South Acre Chapel Lane Brockley Suffolk IP29 4AS
Received 1 May 2024
WithdrawnNMA(A)/22/1258
Non-material amendment to DC/22/1258/HH - remove first floor bedroom and retain single storey rear extension and porch
Garden Cottage Marks Lane Santon Downham Suffolk IP27 0TH
Received 1 May 2024
DecidedDCON(A)/23/1825
Application to discharge conditions eight (vehicle parking) nine (cycle storage) and ten (bin storage and presentation - pre-com) of DC/23/1825/FUL
Dendyke Barrow Road Denham Suffolk IP29 5EW
Received 1 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/0602/TPO
TPO 106 (1986) tree preservation order - one Oak (X on plan within G1 on order) prune six overhanging branches back by three metres
18 Nightingale Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SY
Received 1 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/0603/FUL
Planning application - external alterations of unit 1 to enable subdivision into two units (class E)
1 Exeter Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8LT
Received 2 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/0604/VAR
Planning application - Variation of condition 10 of DC/22/1803/VAR to allow for amended wording of condition
The Dell The Street Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2JX
Received 2 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/0605/TPO
TPO 001 (2024) tree preservation order - one Horse chestnut (001 on plan, within G2 on order) one Ash (T0015 on plan, within G1 on order) fell
Palace House Stables Palace Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8EP
Received 2 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/0606/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/23/1295/FUL to allow for use of amended plans for conversion of two existing properties and outbuildings to form three dwellings
83 - 84 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR
Received 2 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/0607/LB
Application for listed buildings consent - conversion of two existing properties to form two dwellings
83-84 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR
Received 2 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/0608/FUL
Planning permission - a installation of new air conditioning unit and air handling unit on third floor roof b. three new air conditioning units on the ground floor roof
Triton House, High Court District Registry And County Court Offices St Andrews Street North Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1TR
Received 2 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/0609/FUL
Planning application - conversion of existing outbuilding to garages and study accommodation for 83-84 Guildhall Street as amended by plans received 22 July 2024.
83-84 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR
Received 3 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/0610/LB
Application for listed building consent - internal and external alterations to allow conversion of existing outbuilding to garages and study accommodation for 83-84 Guildhall Street
83-84 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR
Received 3 May 2024
DecidedDCON(A)/23/0622
Application to discharge conditions 3 (materials) , 6 (surface water drainage), 10 (biodiversity enhancement and management), 11 (external lighting), 17 (site management plan), 22 (footway link) and 23 (signage details) of application DC/23/0622/VAR
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 2 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/0611/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. alteration of existing door and window openings into single opening b. installation of fenestration in proposed opening
Powyk House 6B Hatter Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1LZ
Received 3 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/0612/HH
Householder planning application - Installation of air source heat pump to front elevation
10 The Curlews Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2NL
Received 7 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/0613/DE1
Notification under Part 11 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - demolition of steel frame buildings
AOC Resins Piperell Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8PH
Received 3 May 2024
DecidedDCON(A)/23/1634
Application to discharge condition 3 (opening up works) of DC/23/1634/LB
Church Farm Newmarket Road Cowlinge Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9QA
Received 3 May 2024
DecidedDCON(A)/23/1390
Application to discharge conditions 3 (site investigation scheme) and 4 (verification report) of DC/23/1390/FUL
16 Piperell Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8PH
Received 3 May 2024
DecidedDCON(A)/22/0749
Application to discharge conditions 2 (surface water disposal) and 3 (SUDS implementation) of DC/22/0749/VAR
Land East Of Beeches Road Beeches Road West Row Suffolk
Received 3 May 2024
DecidedDC/24/0614/FUL
Planning application - partial change of use of golf course to site six timber pods and associated engineering works
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 6 May 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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