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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.
England · Local authority
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 dates6,909Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,624 approved or refused records
319Refused applications
4,305 approved · 319 refused · 450 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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)/22/0476
Non-material amendment to DC/22/0476/FUL - amendment to glazing on the north elevation to Plot 730
Land South Of General Castle Way Rougham Industrial Estate Rougham Suffolk
Received 3 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0615/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - a. Replacement of single-glazed sashes with timber double glazed sashes to same dimensions, retaining existing sash boxes; b. Installation of in-roof solar PV panels to the rear roof slopes; c. Demolition of the brick link passage to the garage, and refurbishment of door and overlight, new steps; d. Demolition of the woodshed and replacement with a new studio office with flat green roof; e. Removal of chimneys
Boyarin Lodge 30 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 3 May 2024 - DecidedNMA(B)/20/1631
Non material amendment to DC/20/1631/FUL - for second gatehouse on the site and some additional barriers, fencing and bollards which are in place for operational and security requirements for the tenants on site
Plot Sp870 Fortress Way Rougham Suffolk
Received 3 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0616/HH
Householder planning application - a. raising height of existing roof b. first floor rear extension c. two dormers to front elevation d. two dormers to rear elevation e. balcony to rear elevation f. cladding to front and rear elevations g. front elevation
1 Chapel Lane Tuddenham Suffolk IP28 6SP
Received 4 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0617/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - conversion of outbuilding into habitable space
Holly Tree Cottage 4 The Street Moulton Suffolk CB8 8RZ
Received 5 May 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/2036
Application to discharge conditions 3 (window details) and 4 (door details) of DC/23/2036/LB
Park Gates House Top Green Denston Suffolk CB8 8PW
Received 7 May 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1640
Application to discharge conditions 4 (CEMP- biodiversity), 5 (biodiveristy enhancement), 6 (arboricultural method statement), 7 (tree protection) and 10 (soft landscaping) of DC/23/1640/FUL
Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Thetford Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 7 May 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0618/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use of land to residential b. conversion of stables and outbuilding to dwelling c. alterations to existing access
Stables Larkspur Rushbrooke Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 7 May 2024 - UnknownDC/24/0619/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cotoneaster (T1 on plan) fell; one Ash (T2 on plan) fell
13 Burton Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SD
Received 7 May 2024 - UnknownDC/24/0620/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T3 on plan and report) fell and one Hawthorn (TG1 on plan and report) fell
The Meles Burton Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SD
Received 7 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0621/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. two storey side and rear extension c. render to front and rear elevations
Cherryripe The Green Little Thurlow Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7JH
Received 7 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0622/RM
Reserved Matters Application - submission of details under outline planning permission DC/13/0408/OUT (Granted by the Secretary of State under reference APP/H3510/V/14/2222871) a. appearance, layout, landscaping and scale of development within the residential parcels for the development of up to 400 dwellings b. discharge of conditions 3 (lighting strategy) 5 (market housing mix) 14 (drainage scheme) 23 (LEMP) 24 (road and footpaths) 33 (EVCPs) of DC/13/0408/OUT
Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL
Received 8 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0623/DE1
Notification under Part 11 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - demolition of dwelling
123 Friday Street West Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8PB
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0624/HH
Householder planning application - replacement of first floor windows
60 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BJ
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0625/HH
Householder planning application - two bay garage
Harcourt House Denham Lane Barrow Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5DZ
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0626/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. roof lights installed within existing roof c. replacement windows
21 Folly Road Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 7AD
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0627/HH
Householder planning application - replacement windows and doors
114 Springfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AN
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0628/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) and one Conifer (T2 on plan) fell
1 Falmouth Gardens Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DL
Received 8 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0629/RM
Reserved matters application - a. submission of details under DC/20/2065/OUT - the means of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for nine dwellings (up to ten granted by the Secretary of State under APP/F3545/W/21/3278163); b. application to discharge condition 18 (surface water drainage)
George Hill Nurseries Barningham Road Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2AD
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0630/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Apple (T1 on plan) - fell
Barkway House 18 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0631/OUT
Outline planning application (means of access to be considered) - one dwelling
Land East Of Rede Road Whepstead Suffolk
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0632/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification- a. two Magnolia (T1 and T2 on plan) overall crown reduction b. one Willow (T3 on plan) remove one branch overhanging boundary
Angel House 19 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NR
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0633/FUL
Planning application - construction of retail pod
Sainsburys Recreation Way Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 7HG
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0634/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. three internally illuminated fascia; b. three non illuminated fascia
Sainsburys Recreation Way Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 7HG
Received 9 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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