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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 dates

7,040Searchable applications

387Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 4,702 approved or refused records

325Refused applications

4,377 approved · 325 refused · 482 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning and building regulations Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation areas and appraisals Article 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriescustomer.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk Council source

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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/24/0851/HH
Householder planning application - single storey and two storey rear extension
25 Bracken Rise Brandon Suffolk IP27 0SX
Received 20 Jun 2024
DecidedDCON(D)/19/2038
Application to discharge conditions 10 (biodiversity enhancement) 11 (materials) 12 (hard and soft landscaping) 13 (boundary treatments) 16 (bin storage) and 20 (lighting design) of DC/19/2038/HYB
Land Between 4 And 8 Norfolk Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 20 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0852/RM
Reserved matters application - a. submission of details under DC/19/2038/HYB - means of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for five dwellings; b. including details reserved by conditions 29 (reserved matters), 31 (ecological mitigation - construction), 32 (biodiversity enhancement), 33 (lighting design), 34 (bin storage and presentation), 35 (cycle storage), 39 (construction and deliveries management) and 40 (construction method statement)
Land Between 4 And 8 Norfolk Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 21 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0853/TPO
TPO 205 (1994) tree preservation order - one Field Maple (T10 on plan) cut back to boundary line
7 Stirling Close Chedburgh Suffolk IP29 4WD
Received 20 Jun 2024
DecidedNMA(A)/23/0147
Non-material amendment to DC/23/0147/VAR change to access and omition of the approved planting strip
5 Freckenham Road Worlington Suffolk IP28 8SQ
Received 20 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0854/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Walnut (T1 on plan) - crown reduction in height by two and a half metres and lateral crown reduction by two and a half metres b. two Alder (T2 and T3 on plan) - fell
Clinton House 22 Mill Street Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7DP
Received 20 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0855/TPO
TPO 03 (2010) tree preservation order - one Sycamore (T1 on plan and on order) crown reduction in height by two metres and lateral crown reduction on all aspects by up to two metres
The Precinct Market Place Mildenhall Suffolk
Received 21 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0856/HPA
Application for householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4 metres with a maximum height of 3.6 metres and a height of 2.4 metres to the eaves
22 Croft Close Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8YG
Received 20 Jun 2024
WithdrawnDC/24/0857/HH
Householder planning application - installation of air source heat pump
12 Cornfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BN
Received 21 Jun 2024
DecidedDCON(A)/24/0195
Application to discharge condition 5 (replacement planting) of application DC/24/0195/FUL
Warren Place Stables Warren Place Moulton Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8QQ
Received 20 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0858/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension
Park Gate Lodge Stanchils Farm Stanchils Farm Lane Hengrave Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6NA
Received 20 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0859/LB
Application for listed building - a. single storey side extension b. remove patio doors to create new opening to new extension c. blocking up of kitchen window
Park Gate Lodge Stanchils Farm Stanchils Farm Lane Hengrave Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6NA
Received 20 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0860/HH
Householder planning application - porch to outbuilding
Barningham Hall Coney Weston Road Barningham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1DH
Received 20 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0861/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. two fascia signs b. four window stickers
31 Abbeygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1LW
Received 21 Jun 2024
WithdrawnDC/24/0862/FUL
Planning application - siting of static caravan
Oak Grove Kennels, Kennels Sedge Fen Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9LE
Received 21 Jun 2024
WithdrawnDC/24/0864/FUL
Planning application - one self-build/custom dwelling (demolition of existing dwelling)
Hawthorns North Common Hepworth Suffolk IP22 2PR
Received 24 Jun 2024
DecidedDCON(A)/21/0641
Application to discharge conditions - 5 (manoeuvring and parking); 6 (travel plan); 8 (sound attenuation); 10 (hard landscaping); 11 (soft landscaping); 13 (biodiversity); and 14 (mitigation and enhancement) of DC/21/0641/VAR
Bridgelands Farm Newmarket Road Cowlinge Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9HN
Received 21 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0865/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
92 Sherborne Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2ET
Received 24 Jun 2024
DecidedDCON(A)/22/1212
Application to discharge conditions for DC/22/1212/FUL - 3 - contaminated land, 4 - hard landscaping, 5 - soft landscaping, 9 - bats, 10 - biodiversity enhancement, 11 - lighting design
Bridgelands Farm Newmarket Road Cowlinge Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9HN
Received 21 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0866/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Pine (T1 on plan) - fell
1 Falmouth Gardens Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DL
Received 21 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0867/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. pitched roof over garage c. rendering d. changes to fenestration e. extend roof edge at front and rear to create overhang
18 Highfields Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9EA
Received 21 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0868/HH
Householder planning application - renovate existing work shop to a habitable space, with replacement windows, and addition of roof light
Longfield High Street Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QX
Received 24 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0869/TCA
Trees in a conservation notification - one Ash (T1 on plan) - fell
Woodland Bury Road Great Thurlow Suffolk
Received 22 Jun 2024
DecidedDC/24/0870/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension
Meadow Cottage Lidgate Road Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TH
Received 22 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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