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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 dates7,040Searchable 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4,377 approved · 325 refused · 482 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0888/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension b. two storey rear extension
Maltings Farm Market Weston Road Thelnetham Suffolk IP22 1JJ
Received 27 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0889/CLP
Application of lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - replacement wooden post and rail fence
3 Chippenham Road Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SN
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0890/HH
Householder planning application - dormer on west-facing roof slope to serve principal bedroom
Stablecroft Rectory Road Kedington Suffolk CB9 7QN
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0892/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development; breach of condition 3 of Application N/72/1278/M. Property not used in compliance with agricultural occupancy condition/ restrictions
New Viking Lodge Lingheath Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0SY
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0893/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - three Sycamores - Fell
20 George Gibson Close Exning Suffolk CB8 7LE
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0894/HH
Householder planning application - first floor extension
Ferncross Stow Road Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2JB
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0895/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Holly (T1 on plan) and one Oak (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres and crown lift to give a ground clearance of three metres
The Kremlin Bungalow 1A Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BX
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0896/RM
Reserved matters application - submission of details under DC/19/2145/OUT - the means of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for a. conversion works to public house (class A4) to create two dwellings (class C3) (following demolition of existing extensions); b. construction of 7 dwellings and c. associated landscaping and car parking, as amended (Granted by the Secretary of State under APP/F3545/W/23/3324114)
The Plough Inn 62 The Street Icklingham Suffolk IP28 6PL
Received 27 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0897/HH
Householder planning application - construction of detached annexe and home office
Felday Cottage 11 The Street Cavenham Suffolk IP28 6DA
Received 27 Jun 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0898/LB
Application for listed building consent - construction of detached annexe and home office
Felday Cottage 11 The Street Cavenham Suffolk IP28 6DA
Received 27 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(E)/23/0411
Application to discharge of condition 28 (details of construction surface water) of application DC/23/0411/FUL
Cornwallis Court Hospital Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3NH
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0207
Application to partially discharge condition 7 (piling) of DC/24/0207/FUL
24-25 Eastern Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7AD
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0899/FUL
Planning application - a. amendment to one window and door b. seven roof lights c. five smoke ventilators at roof level d. railings to front and side elevations
Ask House 2 Northgate Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BB
Received 27 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0901/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 9 of SE/09/0605 to allow for removal of condition which states the land shall not be let, sold or leased separately from the temporary dwelling and associated buildings
Wideham Farm Icklingham Road West Stow Suffolk IP28 6HE
Received 28 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0902/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey extensions to northwest and southeast elevations; b. conversion of existing garage to habitable space; c. construction of garage/workshop and garden store
122 Horringer Road Bury St Edmunds IP33 2EE
Received 28 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0903/TPO
TPO/2015/01 - Tree preservation order - one Horse Chestnut (0PH5 on plan, T1 on order) crown lift to 3 metres; one Horse Chestnut (0PJK on plan, T2 on order) crown lift to 2.5 metres
The Guineas Car Park The Rookery Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8HT
Received 28 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0904/HH
Householder planning application - a. conversion of attached garage into habitable room b. infill extension beneath existing roof to link main house to converted garage
14 Pask Way Clare Suffolk CO10 8FJ
Received 1 Jul 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1749
Application to discharge conditions 2 (contam site investigation scheme); 3 (verification report) and 9 (biodiversity enhancements) of application DC/23/1749/FUL
36 Old Station Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8DN
Received 28 Jun 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0906/FUL
Planning application - change of use of land from countryside to garden amenity
Meadow View 140 Ferry Lane West Row Suffolk IP28 8PT
Received 1 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0907/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. five internally illuminated building mounted signs; b. two non illuminated ground mounted totem; c. ground mounted flagpoles
Advertisement Anglo Saxon Way Rougham Suffolk
Received 28 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0908/HH
Householder planning application - a. cladding to existing brickwork b. single storey side extension to connect dwelling and existing garage c. change the roof pitch from the existing garage from hip to gable d. change existing main roof from hip to gable e. relocate existing front door from the front elevation to the side elevation f. dormer to the rear of the property g. change of pitch height of the lower front existing gable to match the other gables h. new window to middle gable i. catslide roof detail between front gables to create porch area
Larkspur Rushbrooke Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2RS
Received 1 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0909/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey extension to the south elevation b. single storey extension to the west elevation (following demolition of existing single storey elements) c. two storey extension to the east elevation (following removal of existing conservatory) d. alterations and conversion to existing barn to provide detached garage and gym with first floor bedroom
Australia Farm Meeting Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UR
Received 1 Jul 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0910/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extension to existing dwelling
76 Horsham Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7HN
Received 30 Jun 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0911/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey side extension following demolition of existing side extension
1 Larch Close Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9HU
Received 1 Jul 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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