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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates7,094Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,732 approved or refused records
327Refused applications
4,405 approved · 327 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1128/HH
Householder planning application - a. roof mounted solar panel array to outbuilding b. open fronted cart shed
Little Vendas Farm The Green Depden Suffolk IP29 4BY
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1129/TPO
TPO 507 (2010) tree preservation order - thirteen apple trees (marked T1 to T13 on plan) - remove all dead wood in outer crown and thin live growth material by 20% and 1 Hazelnut tree (marked T4) re-pollard to up to three and a half metres above ground level and overall crown reduction to five metres to previous pollard point
Ashnola House Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6LD
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1130/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. three Willows (W1, W2 and W3 on plan) - Re-pollard to previous pollarding points eight metres above ground level b. one Elm (E1 on plan) - Fell
Nutcrackers Turnpike Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7RY
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1131/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - six Lime (as shown on plan) overall crown reduction by five metres to previous pruning points
West End Church Withersfield Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9LA
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1132/ELEC
Application under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 - replace existing poles with 11 metres poles
Bryers Farm Whepstead Road Hawstead Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5NS
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1133/FUL
Planning application - treetop nets and ropes course with associated reception unit
High Lodge, Go Ape Road From B1107 Brandon To B1107 County Boundary Santon Downham Suffolk IP27 0AF
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1134/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling and detached garage
Plot 20 Flint Way Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1135/FUL
Planning application - construction and operation of a micro energy storage site
Pumping Station Pigeon Lane Fornham All Saints Suffolk
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1136/FUL
Planning application - detached industrial building (class B2 - general industrial) on existing concrete hard standing
Kenny Hill Service Station Ltd Kenny Hill Builders Merchants Burnt Fen Turnpike Burnt Fen Suffolk IP28 8EB
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/21/0687
Discharge of conditions 4 (details of boundary treatment), 6 (limit of water) and 10 (cycle storage) of application DC/21/0687/FUL
102 Church Road West Row Suffolk IP28 8PF
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1137/TPO
TPO 325 (2001) tree preservation order - one Ash (T39 on plan) fell
23 Woodland Close Risby Suffolk IP28 6QN
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1138/TPO
TPO 144 (1991) tree preservation order - one Silver Birch (T1 on plan, within group G2 on order) fell; three Thuja (T2, T3 and T4 on plan, within group G2 on order) crown lift to 3.5 metres above ground level ; two Oak (T5 and T6 on plan, within group G6 on order) crown lift to 3.5 metres above ground level
3 Windsor Oaks Kingshall Street Rougham Suffolk IP30 9LG
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1139/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (T1 on plan) fell
23 Out Risbygate Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RJ
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1140/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
Meadow Farm North Common Hepworth Diss Suffolk IP22 2PR
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1141/LB
Application for listed building consent - single storey rear extension
Meadow Farm North Common Hepworth Diss Suffolk IP22 2PR
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1141/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
36 Well Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EQ
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1142/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) b. internal alterations to ground floor as per schedule of works
36 Well Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EQ
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1143/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. front porch
21 Common Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8QB
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1144/FUL
Planning application - raising of roof to create additional storey for two dwellings
Arlington Court Church Lane Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HN
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1145/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial, business and service (class E) to residential (class C3) to form three dwellings
Building 1 Former Animal Health Trust Lanwades Park Kentford Suffolk
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1146/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial, business and service (class E) to residential (class C3) to form nine dwellings
Building 2 Former Animal Health Trust Lanwades Park Kentford Suffolk
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1147/P3CMA
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial, business and services (class E) to seven dwellings (class C3)
Building 3 Former Animal Health Trust Lanwades Park Kentford Suffolk
Received 8 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1148/P3CMA
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial, business and service (class E) to residential (class C3) to form three dwellings
Building 4 Former Animal Health Trust Lanwades Park Kentford Suffolk
Received 8 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1149/P3CMA
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial, business and services (class E) to two dwellings (class C3)
Building 5 Former Animal Health Trust Lanwades Park Kentford Suffolk
Received 8 Aug 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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