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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 dates7,040Searchable 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4,377 approved · 325 refused · 482 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/24/0871/LB
Application for listed building- single storey side extension
Meadow Cottage Lidgate Road Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TH
Received 22 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0872/TPO
TPO 191 (1993) - Tree preservation order - one Silver Birch (T17 on plan, T17 on order) fell
Greenacres The Street Culford Suffolk IP28 6DN
Received 24 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0873/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Betula Pendular (Silver Birch) - a. overall crown reduction by half a metre including removing weight from previously topped limbs b. remove stubs of previous pruning c. crown lift to three metres above ground level d. remove limb positioned over the gate and entrance to garden
105 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EP
Received 23 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0874/FUL
Planning application - a. entrance door to rear elevation to serve existing first floor accomodation b. galvanised staircase to rear c. dormer window to rear
The Bell 48 High Street Brandon Suffolk IP27 0AQ
Received 25 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/1634
Application to discharge condition 7 (windows) of DC/23/1634/LB
Church Farm Newmarket Road Cowlinge Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9QA
Received 21 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0875/HH
Householder planning application - first floor rear extension with rooflight
50 Garland Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HB
Received 24 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0876/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Rowan (T01 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to four metres
80 Cannon Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1JR
Received 24 Jun 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/0389
Non-material amendment to DC/23/0389/FUL - amend window locations
Moseleys Farm The Green Fornham All Saints Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6JY
Received 24 Jun 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0877/FUL
Planning application - construction of single storey training studio / office ancillary to dwelling
Beech Hall Bury Road Depden Suffolk IP29 4BU
Received 25 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0878/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - conversion of loft space into habitable accommodation comprising of a. five roof lights on front elevation b. two dormers on rear elevation c. relocation of solar panels on the front and rear elevations
6 Prigmore Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7QR
Received 24 Jun 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/22/1193
Non material amendment to DC/22/1193/RM - apartment block plots 88-91 minor corrections to inconsistencies on approved drawings to comply with Building Regs, materials plan updated with missing quoin designations added to units that have render frontage, Plot 35 roof changed to slate, house type 1174 Plots 20, 31 and 290 brick changed from buff to red to reflect materials plan, house type 1550 Plots 35 and 324 frontages have been handed to reflect correct handing, house type 1194 Plot 339 brick changed to red to reflect materials plan, house type 1032 Plot 11 boarding to reflect correct colour and house type 1032 Plot 106 ridge colour corrected
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 24 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0658
Application to discharge condition 12 (Ecology) of DC/23/0658/FUL
Jonathans Farm Newmarket Road Cowlinge Suffolk CB8 9HW
Received 24 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/22/1193
Application to discharge condition 13 (materials) of DC/22/1193/RM
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 24 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0879/TPO
TPO 154 (1991) Tree preservation order - a. one Whitebeam (T1 on order) raise crown to 2.5 metres clearance above garage roof; b. group of Box, hazel, holly, laurel, yew (G1 on order) prune back to 1.5 metres clearance from road, and prune back to main trunk all branches to clear front garden and driveway
Greenacre Hargrave Road Chevington Suffolk IP29 5QR
Received 25 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0880/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/22/1858/FUL to allow use of amended plans for construction of commercial building for storage and distribution use (Use Class B8) with ancillary office use, and associated infrastructure including vehicle parking, cycle parking, yard space, drainage and landscaping
Land West Of Rougham Ind Estate Rougham Tower Avenue Rougham Suffolk
Received 25 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0881/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - nine Leylandii (T1-T9 on plan) - Fell
Plot 19 Flint Way Lakenheath Brandon Suffolk IP27 9ND
Received 25 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0310
Application to discharge condition 6 (sample of materials) of DC/24/0310/HH
The Limes Mill Road Kedington Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7NN
Received 25 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0883/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Hazel (T1) coppice; b. one Plum Cherry and one Holly (T4, T5) fell; c. five Cherry (T7) crown reduction by three metres of stems; d. one Lime (T10) removal of branch overhanging vicarage; e. removal of Ash and dogwood (T2, T3); f. one Cherry (T6) crown thinning; g. one Yew (T8) reduce by up to one metre above ground level; h. one Holly (T5) fell
Sigors House High Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NY
Received 25 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/2032
Application to discharge condition three (render) of DC/23/2032/LB
6 St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AJ
Received 25 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0884/FUL
Planning application - retention of 2no. temporary vehicular accesses and associated hard standing (following removal of existing agricultural accesses and replaced with landscaping)
Street Record Lawshall Road Hawstead Suffolk
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0885/RM
Reserved matters application - submission of details under DC/15/2483/OUT - the means of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for Internal access road, drainage and sewage pumping station forming part of ancillary infrastructure works at Phase 1A
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/2210
Application to discharge condition 6 (demolition and construction management strategy) and part discharge condition 11 (implementation Of landscaping) of DC/22/2210/FUL
Lanwades Hall Lanwades Park Kentford Suffolk CB8 7UA
Received 25 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0886/FUL
Planning application - installation of replacement plant on roof consisting of two refrigeration gas coolers, four air handling units (AHUs), four air source heat pumps (ASHPs), small extract fans and air conditioning condensers
Sainsburys Haycocks Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7YL
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0887/TPO
TPO 192 (1993) tree preservation order - Works to be carried out as per recommendations in the tree survey
Street Record Atterton Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7SR
Received 25 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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