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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 dates7,032Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,696 approved or refused records
325Refused applications
4,371 approved · 325 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDC/24/0831/HH
Householder planning application - installation of one air source heat pump
Newe House Ixer Lane Bradfield Combust Suffolk IP30 0LR
Received 17 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0832/TPO
TPO147(1970) tree preservation order - one Ash (on plan and within A1 on order) fell
26 Majors Close Chedburgh Suffolk IP29 4UN
Received 16 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0833/HH
Householder planing application - single storey front porch b. single storey rear extension
1 Russet Drive Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8GA
Received 16 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0834/HH
Householder planning application - a. two porches b. part two-storey / part single storey rear extension c. hipped roof over existing bay window d. replacement and insertion of additional windows
Vineyard Cottage Wyken Road Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2EG
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0835/HH
Householder planning application - roof mounted solar array to rear flat roof and to garage
Arndilly House 7A Schoolhall Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HA
Received 17 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0094
Application to discharge condition five (photographic record) of DC/24/0094/LB
Old Shire Hall And Magistrates Court Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 17 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0836/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front porch
1 Pippin Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7HH
Received 17 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(C)/22/1953
Application to discharge condition 5 (surface water verification) of DC/22/1953/FUL
Unit 3 Fortress Way Rougham Suffolk IP32 7FQ
Received 17 Jun 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0837/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/21/1383/FUL to replace eight Juliette balconies with full balconies to allow for the construction of a. 34 retirement apartments b. three dwellings c. associated access, car parking and landscaping (following demolition of existing buildings)
Former Social Services Camps Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8HF
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/00/3598
Non-material amendment to SE/00/3598/P - a. change of brick to side extension; b. centralise side dormer; c. changes to windows and doors1. Change of brick work to the side extension, from 'Woodland Mix' to 'Whitby Red Multi' (sample left at council offices on 12.06.24) 2. Centralising the side dormer. 3. Changes to windows and doors.
Larkspur Rushbrooke Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2RS
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/22/1381
Non-material amendment to DC/22/1381/HH - amend flat roof extension to pitched roof
98 Appledown Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7HQ
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0419
Application to discharge conditions three (construction management plan) and four (programme of archaeological work) of DC/24/0419/FUL
Old Church Lane Westley Suffolk
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0839/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Pine (T03 on plan) prune back the lower branch on lawn side by two metres to clear overhead cable b. one Hazel (G01 on plan) prune three branches by two metres to clear cable c. one Cherry (A02 on plan) fell
The Rectory Ingham Road West Stow Suffolk IP28 6ET
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0840/P3CMA
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial, business and services (class E) to three dwellings (class C3)
2 Looms Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HE
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0841/FUL
Planning application - detached car port with link walls and garden room
Greyhound Inn The Green Flempton Suffolk IP28 6EL
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0842/LB
Application for listed building consent - single storey rear extension (garden room)
Greyhound Inn The Green Flempton Suffolk IP28 6EL
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0843/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Mountain Ash (T1 on plan) reduce lateral branches overhanging 86-87 Springfield Road by seven meters; reduce lateral branches overhanging 84 Springfield Road by two metres; and reduce branches overhanging nursery by three metres
85 Springfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AR
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0844/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - 17 Conifer (on plan) fell
Weathercock Cottage The Street Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HQ
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0845/HH
Householder planning application - a. new window on front elevation b. new windows and doors on rear elevation b. removal of existing chimney d. demolition of existing lean to extensions on rear elevation
Simms Farm Simms Lane Kedington Suffolk CB9 7QP
Received 20 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0846/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
Hjerting Common Road Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QU
Received 19 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0847/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension
Chapel Farm Cottage Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7TA
Received 19 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0848/TCA
Trees in a conservation area noticifation - one Lawson's Cyprus - fell
Travena 11 Swan Grove Exning Suffolk CB8 7HX
Received 19 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/21/0761
Application to discharge conditions 3 (archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation), 17 (contamination investigation) and 18 (implementation of remediation strategy) of DC/21/0761/FUL
Breckland Bingo And Social Club London Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0HY
Received 19 Jun 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/0411
Non material amendment to DC/23/0411/FUL - a. additional window to east elevation b. eaves line has changed to allow for the build-ability of the roof to south elevation c. changes to the materials of the approved scheme
Cornwallis Court Hospital Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3NH
Received 19 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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