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West Suffolk Council
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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 dates

7,101Searchable applications

387Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 4,738 approved or refused records

327Refused applications

4,411 approved · 327 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning and building regulations Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation areas and appraisals Article 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriescustomer.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk Council source

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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/24/1194/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - commencement of development
7 - 9 The Green Risby Suffolk
Received 14 Aug 2024
DecidedDCON(B)/22/1947
Application to discharge conditions 9 (noise limit) and 10 (noise level ratings) of DC/22/1947/FUL
Land Off Herringswell Road Kentford Suffolk
Received 14 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1195/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension with internal alterations
5 Lower Green Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HN
Received 14 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1196/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey rear extension with internal alterations b. re-rendering external elevations
5 Lower Green Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HN
Received 14 Aug 2024
DecidedNMA(A)/23/1713
Non material amendment to DC/23/1713/RM - a. internal reconfiguration - subdivision of hallway into hall and cloakroom b. swap location of bathroom with one of the bedrooms, and c. alterations to the sizes of two of the bedrooms.
Rectory Farm Elms Road Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8EW
Received 14 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1197/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - Row of Conifers (G1 on plan) - reduce height by five metres above ground level
Flint Cottage Stables Rayes Lane Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AB
Received 14 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1198/TPO
TPO 001 (2011) tree preservation order - one Horse Chestnut (T1 on plan, T1242 on order) pollard to ten metres above ground level; two Yew (T2 and T5 on plan, T1239 and T1194 on order), one Pine (T4 on plan, T1204 on order), one Box (T6 on plan, T1192 on order) fell
5 Flint Way Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9ND
Received 15 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1199/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Silver Birch (T1 on plan) reduce by up to 1.8 metres above ground level; b. one Silver Birch (T2 on plan) fell
87 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR
Received 14 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1200/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 four dwellings
Home Farm Chilton Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8QS
Received 15 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1201/HH
Householder planning application - a. front enclosed porch b. replacement roof and wall cladding to existing side extension c. single storey rear extension d. detached garage
6 Church Walk Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7ED
Received 16 Aug 2024
Pending ConsiderationDC/24/1202/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 and environmental statement would be required - conversion of existing buildings to create 187 dwellings
Animal Health Trust Lanwades Park Kentford Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7UU
Received 15 Aug 2024
DecidedNMA(B)/19/0834
Non-material amendment to DC/19/0834/RM - revised junction geometry for access to parcel A7 and minor landscape changes to facilitate provison of new substation to South West of parcel A1
Land Ne Haverhill Wilsey Road Little Wratting Suffolk
Received 15 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1203/FUL
Planning application - installation of ground-mounted solar PV array comprising 42 panels in two mounting racks
Rougham Estate Office Ipswich Road Rougham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9LZ
Received 16 Aug 2024
DecidedDCON(A)/24/0259
Application to discharge condition 6 (soft landscaping) of application DC/24/0259/HH
Mill House Old Bury Road Stanton Suffolk
Received 16 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1204/TPO
TPO- 513(2010) Tree preservation order - one Ash (within area A1 on order) reduce height by 8 metres
Shauna Livermere Road Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SB
Received 16 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1206/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - five Indian bean trees (IB 1-5 on plan) crown lift by two metres over garden; one Indian bean tree (IB 6 on plan) crown lift by three metres
Weavers Cottage Church Street Hundon Suffolk CO10 8ER
Received 16 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1207/TPO
TPO 140(1970) tree preservation order - one London Plane (T1 on plan, within area A2 on order) fell
1 St Edmund Close Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HP
Received 19 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1208/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Apple tree (T1 on plan) reduce in height by 2.5 metres
Church House School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 16 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1209/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Hawthorn (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres
Briar Cottage 25 Hengrave Road Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6LA
Received 16 Aug 2024
Pending DecisionDC/24/1210/FUL
Planning application - construction of a. four poultry breeder sheds, b. administration block and, c. gatehouse with associated landscaping and infrastructure (following demolition of existing pig housing buildings) as amended by plans received 28 February 2025.
Cross Green Farm Hopton Road Thelnetham Suffolk
Received 19 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1211/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension, b. conversion of garage to habitable room
Oak House Barton Hill Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP31 1SN
Received 19 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1212/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/23/0724/HH to allow the reduction in size and reposition the single storey rear extension
14 Bergamot Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9QH
Received 16 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1213/TPO
TPO 093 (1984) tree preservation order - group of Yew (A1 on plan, within area A9 on order) crown reduction by up to one metre
Coldham Hall Coldham Hall Lane Stanningfield Suffolk IP29 4SD
Received 19 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1214/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Cotoneaster (T1) one Laburnam (T5) and one Pear (T6) fell b. one Cherry (T3) and one Laburnam (T4) reduce height by two metres c. one Cedar (T2) reduce height by three metres, spread by 1.5 metres and crown raise to four metres above ground level
3 Chequer Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QZ
Received 18 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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