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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 dates7,053Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,706 approved or refused records
325Refused applications
4,381 approved · 325 refused · 486 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0932/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. repair of external cellar staircase and replacement fence; b. internal plaster repairs; c. repair and replacement of flooring grilles; d. external brickwork repairs; e. roofing repairs
Sir John Herveys Summerhouse Ickworth Park Horringer Suffolk
Received 4 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0933/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - five Lime (G1) pollard to six meters above ground level
5 Mill Reef Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7FB
Received 3 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0934/FUL
Planning application - new brewery (use class B2) with associated infrastructure including car and cycle parking, installation of security fencing, construction of service yard and connections to existing adjacent distribution unit to the south, drainage infrastructure, construction of utilities sub-station, on-plot landscaping and alterations to existing vehicle access from Fortress Way
Plot SP128 Suffolk Business Park Extension Fortress Way Rougham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7FQ
Received 4 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0935/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Apple (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres b. one Conifer (T2 on plan) fell
Flint Cottage 35 Middle Green Higham Suffolk IP28 6NY
Received 3 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0936/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) crown reduce by two metres on church side
140 Beaufort Cottage, Stables High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JS
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0937/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Copper Beech (T1 on plan) reduce height by four to five metres and lateral growth by up to two to three metres
Harraton Lodge Ducks Lane Exning Suffolk CB8 7HQ
Received 3 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0938/TPO
TPO 01 (2011) Tree preservation order - a. two Sycamore (T2 on plan T1577 on order, T4 on plan T1556 on order) fell b. one Sycamore (T3 on plan T1572 on order) remove one lower lateral branch
2 Gentle Rise Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9NB
Received 4 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0940/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Eucalyptus (on plan) re-pollarding 6 metres above ground level (previous pruning points)
58 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EW
Received 4 Jul 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0941/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - a. replace existing poles with 11 metre poles b. part replacement of overhead line with underground cable
Whepstead Road Hawstead Suffolk
Received 4 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0942/FUL
Planning application - a. installation of one electric vehicle charging station b. installation of associated cabling from charger to internal point of connection
Rushbrooke Arms Bury Road Sicklesmere Suffolk IP30 0BU
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0943/LB
Application for listed building consent - cabling for ev charging point installed to side elevation
Rushbrooke Arms Bury Road Sicklesmere Suffolk IP30 0BU
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/19/2145
Discharge of condition 3 of DC/19/2145/OUT (allowed on appeal APP/F3545/W/23/3324114)
The Plough Inn 62 The Street Icklingham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6PL
Received 4 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0944/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Box Maple (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres
35 New River Green Exning Suffolk CB8 7HS
Received 4 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0945/FUL
Planning application - change of use from betting shop and office (sui generis) to restaurant (class E commercial, business and service)
107 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JH
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/2020
Non material amendment to DC/23/2020/HH - a. replace door ED02, changing from a swing door to sliding door; b. omit the proposed flint panel and replace with recreated feature brickwork infill similar to the original East elevation
Chapel Cottage Church Road Market Weston Suffolk IP22 2NX
Received 4 Jul 2024 - DecidedDCON(D)/22/0476
Application to discharge condition 15 (site A and B) of DC/22/0476/FUL
Land South Of General Castle Way Rougham Industrial Estate Rougham Suffolk
Received 4 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0946/TPO
TPO 256 (1998) and TPO 504 (2010) tree preservation order - as per tree survey
Street Record The Meadows Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8GW
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0947/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. remove chimney to single storey section of house b. repair existing render and redecorate in masonry paint
Block Farmhouse Main Road Bradfield Combust Suffolk IP30 0LW
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0948/LB
Application for listed building consent - installation of solar panels
Highbury House 57 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0949/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/23/0028/HH to allow for use of amended plans for a. side extension to existing garage b. partial demolition of front boundary wall to allow for new access to garage
87 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR
Received 8 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0950/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Cedar (1 on plan) cut back branches overhanging flat roof of the garage by up to 2.5 metres b. one Cedar (2 on plan) remove the failed, rested, broken and hanging branches and reduce branches with unusually sparse growth to points where denser foliage exists, especially towards house and over footpath and road by up to six metres
2 Falmouth Gardens Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DL
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0357
Application to discharge condition 11 (soft and hard landscaping) of DC/24/0357/FUL
2 Grange Farm Bungalows Bury Road Hengrave Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6LX
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0951/HH
Householder planning application - a. conversion of garage into habitable room b. fenestration amendments to front and side elevations c. boarding to front elevation d. raising of flat roof to front elevation
33 Fordhams Close Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2EE
Received 8 Jul 2024 - UnknownDC/24/0953/EIASCR
EIA screening opinion under Regulation 6 (2) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017 (as amended) on the matter of whether or not it is considered that there are likely significant environmental impacts from the proposed development for which an environmental statement would be required - on the matter of Development as per table 3-1 of submitted EIA Screening report for 33 projects at RAF Lakenheath, Brandon, Suffolk comprising a package of upgrade works from 2024 to 2030
Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Brandon Suffolk IP27 9PR
Received 5 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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