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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 dates7,062Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,711 approved or refused records
325Refused applications
4,386 approved · 325 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDCON(A)/24/0373
Application to discharge condition 6 (soft landscaping) of DC/24/0373/VAR
Mortlocks Farmhouse Mortlocks Farm Brockley Green Hundon Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8DT
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0978/HH
Householder planning application - Installation of one air source heat pump to East elevation
2 New Cottages Thurlow Road Great Bradley Suffolk CB8 9LP
Received 11 Jul 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/0783
Application to discharge condition 10 (lighting design strategy) of DC/23/0738/RM
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0738
Application to discharge condition 12 (Phasing Plan) of application DC/23/0738/RM
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0979/FUL
Planning application - single storey side extension to existing community building
The New Croft Chalkstone Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0BW
Received 11 Jul 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0162
Application to discharge conditions 3 (external lighting), 5 (biodiversity enhancement strategy) of DC/24/0162/FUL
Skylark Barn Stansfield Road Poslingford Suffolk CO10 8RD
Received 11 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0980/HH
Householder planning application - a. detached carport b. shed
The Oaks Mount Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7BL
Received 11 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0981/HH
Householder planning application - outbuilding in rear garden
8 Turnberry Drive Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP28 6TP
Received 11 Jul 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0982/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/22/0297/FUL to allow for use of amended plans for a. one dwelling following demolition of existing dwelling b. pool house
Woodpeckers Flempton Bridge Carr West Stow Suffolk IP28 6ER
Received 12 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0983/HH
Householder planning application - two storey side extension
18A Lisburn Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8HS
Received 12 Jul 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0984/TPO
TPO 1963/048 - Tree preservation order - two Leylandii (T1 and T2 on plan, A1 on order) fell
13 Parkside Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BJ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0985/FUL
Planning application - air source heat pump within stainless steel cage and associated concrete pad
Abbey Gardens Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 15 Jul 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0986/LB
Application for listed building consent - air source heat pump within stainless steel cage and associated concrete pad
Abbey Gardens Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0987/HH
Householder planning application - single storey outbuilding
Cottage Farm Barn The Street Bradfield Combust Suffolk IP30 0LW
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0988/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (T1 on plan) fell
Greenacres The Street Culford Suffolk IP28 6DN
Received 12 Jul 2024 - DecidedDCON(Z)/15/2483
Application to discharge condition 11 (foul water drainage strategy) of DC/15/2483/OUT
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 12 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0989/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed development - changing windows and adding patio door to ground floor rear elevation of property
2 Lee Brook Close Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8QZ
Received 13 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0990/TPO
TPO 218(1972) tree preservation order - one Ash (on plan and within G3 on order) crown reduction up to 2.5 metres above ground and lateral crown reduction on Eastern side by 3.5 metres
29 Raynham Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6EA
Received 13 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0991/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
1 Sheepgate Lane Clare Suffolk CO10 8RQ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0992/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey link extension to existing annexe b. extension of existing pitched roof to join main house c. partial infill of existing window and replacement window to front elevation of annexe d. infill and new window to side elevation of annexe e. replacement of window with door to side elevation of annexe
Glenmore Windmill Hill Exning Suffolk CB8 7NP
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0993/P3QPA
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural building to dwellinghouse to create four dwellings
Sparks Farm Hurdle Drove West Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8RF
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/22/0372
Application to discharge condition 3 (bat license) of application DC/22/0372/HH
6 Brookside Exning Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7HP
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0994/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Holly (T1 on plan) fell
Park Yard Ixworth Suffolk
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0995/TPO
TPO 166 (1992) tree preservation order a. three Sycamore (T1 T2 and T3 on plan withing G1 and T7 on order) fell b. one Sycamore (T4 on plan) crown raise by 1.5 metres
3 Tudor Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8NS
Received 16 Jul 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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