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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 dates7,077Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,721 approved or refused records
326Refused applications
4,395 approved · 326 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1040/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
37 Out Westgate Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3NZ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1041/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Willow (T1 on plan) fell
Nurses House Thetford Road Ixworth Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2EU
Received 23 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1042/FUL
Planning application - one self-build dwelling and annexe
Land Adjacent Carwood Hopton Road Barningham Suffolk
Received 24 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1045/FUL
Planning application - detached garage and store
The Greyhound Inn Meeting Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XS
Received 24 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1046/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Sycamore (circle on plan) pollard to previous points; b. one Ash, one Thuja and Plum (circle on plan) fell; c. one Sycamore (circle on plan) fell
10 The Shrublands King Street Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7ET
Received 24 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1047/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extension (demolition of existing garden room)
30 Saxon Rise Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3LF
Received 24 Jul 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1898
Application to discharge condition 3 (main building later approval of details) of application DC/23/1898/LB
43 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8NA
Received 24 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1048/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - four Silver birch (indicated on plans) fell
Bellapais Blacksmith Lane Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NE
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1049/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/23/0376/HH to allow for use of amended plans for a. new roof to front elevation b. alterations to the front and rear fenestration including amending the front door layout and insertion of a rear rooflight c. partial demolition of existing rear extension to create a covered courtyard d. conversion of rear outbuilding into a home office
11 Ipswich Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1SX
Received 25 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1050/FUL
Planning application - extension to storage building to create new greenskeepers shed (following demolition of existing storage building)
Flempton Golf Course Bury Road Flempton Suffolk IP28 6EQ
Received 25 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1051/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. two fascia signs b. four window stickers
31 Abbeygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1LW
Received 25 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1052/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement of three rooflights with conservation rooflights on north elevation b. enlargement of existing window to form new door opening and replacement and enlargement of existing patio doors on ground floor north elevation c. detached cart lodge with home office
Thatched Cottage High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AZ
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1053/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. replacement of three rooflights with conservation rooflights on north elevation b. enlargement of existing window to form new door opening and replacement and enlargement of existing patio doors on ground floor north elevation
Thatched Cottage High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AZ
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1054/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Eucalyptus (on plan) crown lift branch to three metres above ground level and one Eucalptus (on plan) crown reduce branch by two metres
3 Rockingham Villas Church Lane Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HL
Received 25 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1055/LB
Application for listed building consent - internal and external alterations to include: stairs, a. removal of door lining, lath and plaster with infill and addition to step to provide level between landing and bedroom
Suttons Farm, Suttons Farm House Bury Road Brockley Suffolk IP29 4AG
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1056/RM
Reserved matters application - a. submission of details under SE/09/1283 - the means of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the construction of 112 dwellings, together with associated private amenity space, means of enclosure, car parking, vehicle and access arrangements together with proposed areas of landscaping and areas of open space for a phase of residential development known as phases 5a and 5c b. submission of details to enable the discharge of conditions B4, B8, B9, B16, B17, B24 of SE/09/1283
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1057/TPO
TPO 011 (2023) tree preservation order - one Catalpa Tree (T1 on plan, T1 on order) - reduce eastern crown spread as required to leave a 1.25 metres overhang beyond the eastern face of the boundary wall
Angel House 19 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NR
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1058/HH
Householder planning application - a. changes to roof of existing front porch b. infill of existing window to front elevation c. single storey side and rear extensions to link existing detached garage with dwelling including associated changes to garage door d. cladding and fenestration changes to all elevations e. additional solar panels to south roof elevation
Highacre Mount Pleasant Hundon Suffolk CO10 8DW
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/0304
Non material amendment to DC/23/0304/FUL - to include a substation and raise the panels off the ground with a ballasted system
Karro Food Group Ltd Haverhill Road Little Wratting Suffolk CB9 7TD
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1059/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry Plum (T1 on plan) reduce water shoots back by two metres and crown thin by 15 per cent
Glandore House Queens Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3ER
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1060/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - detached outbuilding for swimming pool
Pelambech Fen Road Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2LT
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1061/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Norway Maple (T1 on plan) overall crown lift up to seven metres and one Norway Maple (T2 on plan) overall crown lift to seven metres
The Old Pottery Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AS
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/20/0012
Non material amendment to DC/20/0012/FUL for condition and repair report for existing outbuilding
St Benedicts Lower School St Andrews Street South Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3PH
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1062/HH
Householder planning application - addition of windows and rooflights to the roofline on all elevations
22 Downing Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7HU
Received 29 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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