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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 dates6,922Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,630 approved or refused records
319Refused applications
4,311 approved · 319 refused · 451 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDCON(D)/23/0411
Application to discharge conditions 23 (contamination investigation) 29 (risk to controlled waters phase 1 and 2) and 30 (risk to controlled waters phase 3 and 4)
Cornwallis Court Hospital Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3NH
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0635/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - agricultural storage building
Stud Farm Dunstall Green Ousden Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8TZ
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0454
Application to discharge condition 8 (new residents (HRA condition)) of application DC/23/0454/FUL
Langdale House The Street Holywell Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8LT
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0636/HH
Householder planning application - ramped pedestrian access
67 Vincent Close Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AW
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/22/0916
Non material amendment to DC/22/0916/HH - amendment to garage doors
Roundstone House Livermere Road Great Barton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2SB
Received 8 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0637/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Lawson Cypress (T1 on plan), one Horse Chestnut and one Norway Maple (G1 on plan) fell, one Elm (T2 on plan) reduce by 1.5 metres
Pond Cottage Withersfield Road Great Wratting Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7HD
Received 8 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0638/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling (following demolition of existing dwelling)
Pheasant House Mill Road Great Barton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2QQ
Received 9 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0639/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Yew (T1 on plan) reshape to balance and reduce 2.5 metres from church windows
St Marys Church High Street Ixworth Suffolk
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0640/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension
Bungalow 2 Rayes Lane Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AB
Received 10 May 2024 - WithdrawnDCON(A)/21/1950
Application to discharge condition six (surface water) of application DC/21/1950/OUT
Hereward House 2A Hereward Avenue Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 7LW
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedDCON(C)/22/1257
Application to discharge of condition 16 (off-site highways works) of DC/22/1257/VAR
Village Hall Thelnetham Road Hopton Diss Suffolk IP22 2QY
Received 10 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0641/HH
Householder planning application - replacement front porch and single storey rear extension
Orchard House Coney Weston Road Sapiston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1RX
Received 14 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0642/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
12 Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RW
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0643/HH
Householder planning application - a. insertion of door to ground floor side elevation b. insertion of window to first floor side elevation c. part two storey part single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension
33 Mill Hill Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8BT
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0644/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement window and replace existing window with double doors to side elevation b. single storey rear extension
13 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AF
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/2228
Application to discharge conditions 3 (WSI), 4 (WSI post investigation), 5 (hard landscaping), 6 (soft landscaping), 10 (construction method statement), 13 (damp proof course - Anglian Water), 17 (footway), 21 (construction management plan), 22 (photographic condition survey), 24 (drainage verification report), 25 (construction surface water management), 31(biodiversity enhancement strategy) and 35 (efficiency measures) of DC/22/2228/FUL
Land Off Friday Street West Row Suffolk
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0645/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. replacement window and replace existing window with double doors to side elevation b. form two openings at ground floor level c. addition of stud wall to create w/c c. single storey rear extension
13 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AF
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0646/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. three roof windows above second floor landing b. internal doors and mouldings
14 Brentgovel Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EB
Received 14 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0647/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of DC/24/0060/HH to allow for use of amended plans for a single storey rear extension
22 Haverhill Road Kedington Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7NR
Received 14 May 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/21/1986
Application to discharge conditions 12 (junction improvements), 15 (EV charging) and 18 (sustainable urban drainage system) of DC/21/1986/VAR
Land West Of Eriswell Road Eriswell Road Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0648/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore tree (as indicated on plan) fell
3 Chainey Pieces Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8BG
Received 13 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0649/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.4 metres with a maximum height of 4 metres and a height of 2.6 metres to the eaves
28 Albemarle Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3QS
Received 14 May 2024 - DecidedDCON(C)/23/1389
Application to discharge condition 7 (soft landscaping - minor (and trees)) of application DC/23/1389/FUL
British Sugar Hollow Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7BB
Received 14 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0650/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development for continued lawful implementation of outline planning permission DC/15/0070/OUT and reserved matters approval DC/19/1597/RM - for construction of eight dwellings
The Coal Yard Wilde Street Beck Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8BL
Received 14 May 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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