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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4,405 approved · 327 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1174/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 18 dwellings
Building 31 Former Animal Health Trust Lanwades Park Kentford Suffolk
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1175/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front, side, and rear extensions (following demolition of existing conservatory)
29 Chapple Drive Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0DJ
Received 12 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1176/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - three fruit (T1-T3 on plan) one Budleja (T4 on plan) and one Cherry (T5 on plan) Fell
Benyon Cottage The Street Culford Suffolk IP28 6DS
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1177/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/22/2136/FUL to enable use of amended plans for a. one dwelling (following demolition of existing dwelling) b. detached double cart lodge
Yew Tree Cottage The Street Great Bradley Suffolk CB8 9LH
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/1198
Application to discharge condition 4 (samples of windows and doors) of application DC/22/1198/FUL
The Gallops Old Station Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8LA
Received 9 Aug 2024 - UnknownDC/24/1178/EIASCR
EIA screening opinion under Regulation 6 (1) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017 on the matter of whether or not the proposed development is considered to have likely significant environmental impacts for which an environmental statement would be required for up to 191 residential dwellings
Land North East Of Great Barton Suffolk
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1179/HH
Householder planning application - single storey porch extension
29 Home Farm Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QJ
Received 12 Aug 2024 - DecidedDCON(C)/23/0864
Application to discharge condition 11 (estate roads) of DC/23/0864/FUL
Land At Former St Felix School Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1180/HH
Householder planning application - a. new windows and door to front elevation b. single storey side extensions c. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) d. alterations to garage
116 Newmarket Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3TF
Received 12 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1181/P3MPA2
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) of upper floor to dwelling (Class C3) to create one residential unit
49 High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AH
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1182/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
6 Jubilee Walk Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8DA
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1183/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Bay (T1 on plan) fell b. one Box (T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by 1.5 metres
Risby Manor North The Green Risby Suffolk IP28 6QR
Received 12 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1184/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - agricultural building to store grain
Park Farm Park Farm Drive Stanton Suffolk IP31 2DL
Received 12 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnDCON(A)/23/1902
Application to discharge condition 4 (replacement window and door details) of DC/23/1902/LB
Warren Lodge Honeyhill Little Saxham Suffolk IP29 5LF
Received 12 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1185/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
80 Eastgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YR
Received 13 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1186/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 three dwellings (class C3)
190 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9AP
Received 13 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1187/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 4 of SE/08/0610 to allow for extended hours for outside table use
31 Abbeygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1LW
Received 14 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1188/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 one dwelling (class C3)
61B Cannon Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1JN
Received 13 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1189/HH
Householder planning application - a. front and side extensions to single storey outbuilding (following demolition of existing outbuildings) b. provision of solar panels on outbuilding
Fox House Bury Road Stanningfield Suffolk IP29 4RU
Received 14 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1190/TPO
Hornbeam (T1) - Crown lift up to 3.5 metres above ground level on the eastern aspect, and cut back remaining growth by up to 0.5 metres. Horse Chestnut (T2) - Cut back to suitable growth points to provide up to 2 metres clearance from overhead cables. Yew (T5) - Cut back to suitable growth points to provide up to 1 metres clearance from the boundary wall. Cut back remaining growth by up to 1.5 metres on eastern aspect. Lime (T6) - Reduce all laterals on North East side to no more that 2m beyond boundary wall and to a height of no more than 8m - Encroaching over boundary wall Sycamore (T7,T8,T9) - Crown lift on North side to no more than 8m - lower laterals encroaching over garden boundary.
The Cottage The Street Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2JU
Received 14 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1192/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 thirteen dwellings (class C3)
136 - 142 Development Site High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JP
Received 13 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1193/TPO
TPO/1974/360 - Tree preservation order - one Oak (A on plan, A4 on order), cut back crown by 3 metres over foothpath, 1.5 metres on each side, to reduce the weight of tree, cut back all branches overhanging the fence; one Beech (B on plan, A4 on order) fell
Triangle Wood Kennett Road Herringswell Suffolk IP28 6SS
Received 14 Aug 2024 - DecidedDCON(F)/23/0411
Application to part-discharge condition 32 (piling) of application DC/23/0411/FUL for pilling in association with the retaining wall only
Cornwallis Court Hospital Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3NH
Received 13 Aug 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0502
Application to discharge condition 3 (door plans) of DC/24/0502/LB
58-60 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8LB
Received 14 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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