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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates6,993Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,674 approved or refused records
321Refused applications
4,353 approved · 321 refused · 466 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2021 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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(C)/22/1266
Application to discharge conditions 4 (access) and 10 (verification report) of DC/22/1266/FUL
Skylark Barn Stansfield Road Poslingford Suffolk CO10 8RD
Received 26 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0725/TPO
TPO 032 (1960), TPO 005 (2022) Tree preservation order - one Beech (T22 and plan, A1 on order) raise canopy to four metres from ground level and crown thinning by 15%
4 Paget Place Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DR
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0726/HH
Householder planning application - two storey side extension
3 The Street Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AW
Received 28 May 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0727/FUL
Planning application - a. one dwelling; b. two storey side / rear extension to existing dwelling
54 Crowland Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9LF
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0728/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8.0 metres with a maximum height of 3.8 metres and a height of 2.55 metres to the eaves
Penfold Bury Road Flempton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6EG
Received 24 May 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1788
Application to discharge conditions 11 (soft landscaping) and 13 (boundary treatment) of application DC/23/1788/FUL
Faras Lodge Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7TA
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0729/RM
Reserved Matters Application - a. submission of details under outline planning permission DC/22/1926/OUT the means of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for nine dwellings b. including details reserved by condition 3 of DC/22/1926/OUT (materials, refuse and recycling bins, soft landscaping, roads and footpaths, parking, cycle storage) as amended by plans received 26 February 2025
Land Off Mildenhall Road West Row Suffolk
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0730/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling (self-build)
Land South Of 35 To 44A Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0731/TPO
TPO 12 (1956) Tree preservation order - one Elm (circle on plan within A3 on order) fell
Amenity Land To The Rear Of 9 To 41 Norfolk Avenue Churchill Avenue Newmarket Suffolk
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0732/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres, one Japanese Maple (T2 on plan) reduce lateral branches growing over patio by up to 0.5 metres, one Himalayan Birch (T3 on plan) overall crown reduction 1.5 metres
14 Church Walks Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NJ
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0733/FUL
Planning application - roof dormer to side elevation
28 Isleham Marina, Woodpecker Fen Bank West Row Suffolk CB7 5SL
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0734/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Sycamore trees - fell
Woodland West Stow Road Culford Suffolk
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0735/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Holly (X on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres
Dun Cow Cottage Up Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AA
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0736/TPO
TPO 387(2004) Tree preservation order - four Lime (T1, T2, T3, T4 on plan, T1, T2, T3, T4 on order) reduce height by 7 metres and raise crowns by 2.5 metres above ground; one Lime (T5 on plan, T5 on order) fell; one 1 Beech (T6 on order, T6 on plan) overall crown reduction by 2.5 metres
The Brambles Avenue Approach Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BA
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0737/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Conifer (T1 on plan) - fell b. one Conifer (T2 on plan) - remove two large stems growing into overhead cables
St Leonards Church The Street Horringer Suffolk
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0738/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side and rear extensions (following removal of existing rear extension and outbuilding); b. front porch with canopy and infill; c. first floor extension; d. widen access through garden wall; e. internal alterations; f. alterations to fenestration on former stable block
The Old Grain Store Top Green Denston Suffolk CB8 8PW
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0739/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey side and rear extensions (following removal of existing rear extension and outbuilding); b. front porch with canopy and infill; c. first floor extension; d. widen access through garden wall; e. internal alterations; f. alterations to fenestration on former stable block
The Old Grain Store Top Green Denston Suffolk CB8 8PW
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0740/FUL
Planning application - a. replacement shop front b. repairs to shop front c. replacement ATM
49-51 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8NP
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/21/2148
Application to discharge condition 3 (soft landscaping - Minor (and trees)) of application DC/21/2148/FUL
Agricultural Building Maids Cross Hill Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0741/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement of window with garage door to front elevation b. insertion of window to front elevation c. single storey side extension d. single storey rear extension
3 Lark Close Worlington Suffolk IP28 8SA
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0742/HH
Householder planning application - a. conversion of garage into habitable room including raising of roof and a render finish b. single storey front infill extension to link garage and house
11 Hodson Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6RS
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0743/VAR
Planning application - removal of condition 8 of E/89/1190/P relating to agricultural occupancy
Keats Farmhouse Church Road Bradfield St George Suffolk
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0744/FUL
Planning application - Partial change of use (class E) of ground floor to (Class C3) for one flat
130-132 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JP
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0745/HH
Householder application - single storey rear extension
29 Cavenham Road Tuddenham Suffolk IP28 6SE
Received 29 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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