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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 dates7,072Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,720 approved or refused records
326Refused applications
4,394 approved · 326 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDC/24/0996/FUL
Planning application - retention of vehicular access
Land Off Herringswell Road Kentford Suffolk
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0997/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - alterations to outbuilding
The Old Pottery Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AS
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedDCON(C)/22/2145
Application to discharge conditions 6 (timber framing) and 7 (later approval details) of DC/22/2145/LB
37 Bridewell Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8QD
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0999/FUL
Planning application - a. up to ten flexible industrial and warehousing units within one singular building (use class E(g)(ii), E(G)(iii), B2, and B8) b. access, parking, landscaping and associated works
Mce House 351 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0AU
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1000/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sorbus (T1 on plan) fell
Bassett House 29 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BY
Received 16 Jul 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1001/HH
Householder planning application - conversion of outbuilding to annex linked to main dwelling
13 Anchor Lane Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9DP
Received 17 Jul 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1002/LB
Application for listed building consent - conversion of outbuilding to annex linked to main dwelling
13 Anchor Lane Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9DP
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1003/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. covered link from dwelling to garage c. addition of side door to existing garage d. replacement garage door
3 Benyon Gardens Culford Suffolk IP28 6EA
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1005/TPO
TPO 180(1993) tree preservation order - one Sycamore (labelled on plan, within group G5 on order) fell
17 Downing Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7HU
Received 18 Jul 2024 - UnknownDC/24/1006/P4BC
GPDO Part 4 Class BC use of land as a temporary recreational campsite
Land On North Side Of Water Lane
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1670
Application to discharge conditions for 3 (windows) and 5 (doors) of DC/23/1670/LB
Whepstead Hall Brockley Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4SP
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/0658
Application to discharge condition 3 (ground investigation) of DC/23/0658/FUL
Jonathans Farm Newmarket Road Cowlinge Suffolk CB8 9HW
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedDCON(C)/23/0738
Application to discharge condition 17 (external materials) of DC/23/0738/RM
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1007/VAR
Planning application - variation of conditions 2 and 6 of DC/16/0103/FUL to enable use of amended plans for change of use from Antiques Centre (A1) to nine self contained flats (C3)
Clare Antiques Malting Lane Clare Suffolk CO10 8NW
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1008/HH
Householder planning application - alterations to roofline of existing garage/carport to allow for installation of roof mounted PV array
High Green House High Green Nowton Suffolk IP29 5LZ
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1009/HH
Householder planning application - detached carport
Park View 25 Sharp Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2NB
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1010/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Maple (T09 on plan) fell
Bardwell Cevc Primary School School Lane Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AD
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1011/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Conifer (T1 and T2 on plan) fell
Priory Cottage 29 Brookside Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SG
Received 18 Jul 2024 - WithdrawnDCON(A)/24/0105
Application to discharge conditions 3 (remediation strategy - Pre-Com) 5 (surface water disposal-Pre-Com) and 6 (Piling) of application DC/24/0105/FUL
Barton Mills Service Station Fiveways Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AE
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1012/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
Millside Mill Road Hundon Suffolk CO10 8EH
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1014/TPO
TPO 290 (1973) - Tree preservation order - two Box tree (T6, T7 on plan, A4/A6 on order) raise crown to 2 metres above ground level on north west side and 1.5 metres on south east side; three Yew (T8, T9, T14 on plan, A4/A6 on order) fell; two Sycamore (T15 on plan, A4/A6 on order) fell; one Sycamore (T16 on plan, A4/A6 on order) remove epicormic growth to crown break; one Yew (T17 on plan, A4/A6 on order) fell: one Yew (T18 on plan, A4/A6 on order) remove crossing branches and raise crown to 3 metres above ground level all over; one Yew (T19 on plan, A4/A6 on order) fell; one Yew (T20, A4/A6 on order) raise crown to 3.5 metres above ground level all round, remove second trunk
Oak Rise The Street Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP31 1SW
Received 19 Jul 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1016/HH
Householder planning application - ground mounted solar panel array
12 Cropley Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7EU
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1017/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side and rear extensions b. landscaping
The Red House 17 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1018/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey side and rear extensions (removal of lean-to structures) b. internal works to subdivide ground floor and create rear entrance hall, utility and wet room/WC c. internal opening up works to ground floor
The Red House 17 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 22 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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