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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.
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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 dates7,022Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,690 approved or refused records
323Refused applications
4,367 approved · 323 refused · 477 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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(A)/19/2145
Application to discharge conditions 9 (surface water drainage strategy), 10 (estate road details), and 14 (prevention of surface water to highway) of DC/19/2145/OUT
The Plough Inn 62 The Street Icklingham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6PL
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0787/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Willow (T1 on plan) pollard by 4-6 metres
Phoenix Cottage The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PW
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0788/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Horse chestnuts (T1 and T4 on plan) overall crown reduction by 1.5 metres and clear power cables by one metre; one Horse chestnut (T3 on plan) reduce upper crown by 1.5 metres and clear power cables by one metre; one Horse chestnut (T4 on plan) reduce upper crown over road by 1.5 metres and upper lateral spread by 1.5 metres reduce upper crown
Orchard House Water Lane Denston Suffolk CB8 8PP
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0789/TPO
TPO 02 (1978) tree preservation order - one Horse Chestnut (T1 on plan) - fell
9 Saint Albans Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AJ
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0790/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Goat willows (indicated on plan) fell
Thurlow Cevc Primary School The Street Little Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7HY
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1863
Application to discharge of conditions 7 (sample panel), 8 (windows) and 9 (doors) of DC/23/1863/LB
Gate House Cottage School Road Risby Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0791/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - conversion of existing garage to habitable space (gym/office)
20 Glebe Drive Exning Suffolk CB8 7FQ
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/1977
Non material amendment to DC/23/1977/HH - a. 30cm increase in depth to two-storey and single storey extensions b. repositioning of Juliet balcony on rear elevation c. repositioning of first-floor en-suite window on north elevation
18 Radnor Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7JL
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0792/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry - (T1 on plan) reduce height and width of crown by two metres
122 The Street Little Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7LA
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0793/TPO
TPO/2011/01 - Tree preservation order - two Walnut (T1332 and T1333 on plan and order), three Horse Chestnut (T1328, T1330, T1311 on plan and order) reduce lateral branches on house side of canopy by up to 2 metres; one Yew (T1329 on order and plan) reduce lateral branches on house side of canopy by up to 1.5 metres; one Cherry (T1380 on plan and order) reduce height by 2 metres and lateral branches by 1.5 metres
Flint Way Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/1193
Application to discharge condition 1 (temporary access) of application DC/22/1193/RM
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0794/RM
Reserved matters application - submission of details under DC/22/2016/OUT - means of access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale for the construction of one dwelling
Land Opposite 3 Coulson Lane Brandon Suffolk
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0795/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. new doors and windows c. replacement of existing doors and windows with new grey aluminium units d. replace existing horizontal cladding with vertical cladding
Saltire Livermere Road Great Barton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2RZ
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0796/FUL
Planning application - Installation of flue and extraction/ventilation system to rear elevation
3 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NX
Received 12 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0798/FUL
Planning Application - a. one dwelling (following of demolition of existing garage attached to 6 Northgate Avenue) as amended by plans received 03 September 2024.
Land Rear Of 6 Northgate Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BB
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0799/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (T1 on plan) whole crown reduction, to reduce the height by 40 percent in order to stop overhanging neighbouring property
The Cottage Oxford Street Exning Suffolk CB8 7EW
Received 11 Jun 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0800/TPO
TPO 012 (1956) tree preservation order - one Lime (T180 on plan, within A3 on order) one Ash (T181 on plan, within A3 on order) re-pollard to nine metres above ground level and remove epicormic growth from main stem; one Horse Chestnut (T179 on plan, within A3 on order) crown lift to five metres above ground level
33 Norfolk Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0DE
Received 12 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0801/TPO
TPO 033 (1961) - Tree preservation order - one Sycamore (T1 on plan, A1 on order) reduce two branches by up to two metres over trampoline; one Ash (T2 on plan, A1 on order) reduce lateral spread over garden by 0.5-1 metres
56 Conyers Way Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SW
Received 12 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0802/VAR
Planning application - Variation of condition 3 (materials) of DC/22/2215/FUL to enable amended materials - building to contain two commercial offices
The White House, Barn Blackthorpe Rougham Suffolk IP30 9HZ
Received 12 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(D)/23/0239
Application to discharge condition 22 (lighting design scheme for biodiversity) of application DC/23/0239/FUL
Plot 400 Suffolk Business Park Rougham Tower Avenue Rougham Suffolk
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0804/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Apple (T1 on plan) Reduce crown to previous reduction height.
Jasmin Cornfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BN
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0805/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
34 Shardlow Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7RF
Received 12 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0806/FUL
Planning application - change of use of first floor from office (class E(g)(i)) to dwelling (class C3)
96 Risbygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AA
Received 12 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0807/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T1 on plan) crown lift up to five metres and remove lowest three limbs
Stour Bank Chapel Street Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HS
Received 12 Jun 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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