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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4,395 approved · 326 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1084/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Himalayan Birch (T2 on plan) remove lowest lateral branch on the eastern aspect and carry out additional pruning to crown lift to three metres above ground level, one Himalayan Birch (T3 on plan) remove lowest lateral branch on the southern aspect (the branch overhanging the adjacent viburnum to the south), one Whitebeam (T4 on plan) prune one metre clearance from the Physocarpus growing beneath the tree, one Holm Oak (T5 on plan) crown lift to two metres above ground level, one Holly (T7 on plan) crown reduction in height by three metres and pruning to leave the upper crown with domed/rounded profile, one Willow (T8 on plan) balance crown by selectively shortening longer branches by up to 1.5 metres and crown lift over footpath to two metres above ground level, one Olive (T9 on plan) crown reduce by selectively shortening longer, extended branches, shortening these by up to 1.5 metres, one Pittosporum (T10 on plan) overall crown reduction shortening branches in length by no more than one metre
17 Northgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HP
Received 31 Jul 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1086/HH
Householder planning application - eight solar panels to southern roof pitch
Marlborough House 13A Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QR
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1088/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - stationing of mobile home in garden
7 Augustus Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0NJ
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1089/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
22 Chancellery Mews Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AB
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1090/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 (class C3) to create one dwelling
Watersplash Lower Road Hundon Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8DZ
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1091/FUL
Planning application - parking area for 15no. cars
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/1084
Non material amendment to DC/23/1084/HH - external finish to change from brickwork to render
108 St Benedicts Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0UW
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1092/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Taxus Baccata (Common Yew) (T1 on plan) fell, one Acer Campestre (Common Maple) (T2 on plan) fell, one Conifer (T3 on plan) fell and one Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) hedge to the front of the house, to be removed and replaced with a Griselinia littoralis hedge
Stoberry Cottage 32 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1093/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver Birch (T571 on plan) raise branches over footpath to provide 2.4 metre clearance
Land At York Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EF
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1095/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver Birch (T576 on plan) raise branches over footpath to provide clearance of 2.4 metres
Land At York Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EF
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedNMA(C)/23/0226
Non material amendment to DC/23/0226/RM - minor adjustments to positions of carpark lighting columns; and minor adjustments to the layout of the terrace areas and service yard
1 Sandlands Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6JD
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0692
Application to discharge condition 3 (external render specifications) of DC/24/0692/LB
43 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NP
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedNMA(D)/23/0226
Non material amendment to DC/23/0226/RM to amend the site levels of the car park and the bund, plus minor changes to the landscaping of the bund
1 Sandlands Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6JD
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1096/HH
Householder planning application - a. amendment to access b. alterations to hardstanding and landscaping
Boyarin Lodge 30 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 5 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1097/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - outdoor swimming pool, pool building and pergola
Boyarin Lodge 30 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1098/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - various works as per tree report
Boyarin Lodge 30 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 2 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1099/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch, b. first floor side extensions, c. two storey side extension d. two storey rear extensions
Anglezarke Sudbury Road Sicklesmere Suffolk IP30 0TJ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1100/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Weeping Ash (T400 on plan) crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground level b. two Silver Birch (T453 and T454 on plan) crown lift to three metres above ground level and prune to clear building by one metre
25 Church Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1JT
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1101/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Plum (T359 on plan) fell
133 Eastgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1XX
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1102/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Lime (T292 and T293 on plan) raise to 3 metres over Southgate Green access point
Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1103/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Lawson Cypress (T2852 on plan) reduce crown up to 1 metre on east aspect away from footpath to allow clearance for pedestrians
7 The Knowle Stanton Suffolk IP31 2AF
Received 2 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1104/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Norway Maple (T3261 on plan) crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground, crown lift to 5 metres over road; one Wild Cherry (T3262 on plan) fell; one Rowan (T3267 on plan) fell
Thingoe Lodge Forge End Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JU
Received 2 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1105/OUT
Outline planning application - (means of main vehicular access from Hopton Road to be considered) for up to 40 dwellings
Land South Of Hopton Road Barningham Suffolk
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1106/HH
Householder planning application - bi fold and sliding doors to rear elevation
White Gables Ousden Road Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UT
Received 5 Aug 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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