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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 dates

7,104Searchable applications

387Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 4,740 approved or refused records

327Refused applications

4,413 approved · 327 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1215/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - four Cypress (T1, T2, T3, T4 on plan) fell
44A Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EP
Received 18 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1216/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Pine (T1 on plan) fell
South View Newmarket Road Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AQ
Received 19 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1217/FUL
Planning application - external alterations including ground floor windows to be replaced and one door installed to one flat
3 Windmill Rise Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3LP
Received 19 Aug 2024
WithdrawnDC/24/1218/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey roof extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.3 metres with a height of 3.6 metres and the height of the eaves by 2.46 metres
Europa White Horse Road Kedington Suffolk CB9 7NL
Received 18 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1219/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
43 Cambridge Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9HN
Received 18 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1220/HH
Householder planning application - installation of air source heat pump in rear garden following removal of existing oil tank
42 Anvil Way Kentford Suffolk CB8 8GY
Received 19 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1221/HH
Householder planning application - detached outbuilding comprised of workshop and store
Sandpit Cottage Cains Hill Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HU
Received 20 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1223/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Magnolia (on plan) reduce overall crown reduction by three metres
Magnolia House 65B Victoria Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BD
Received 19 Aug 2024
DecidedDCON(A)/24/0532
Application to discharge conditions 3 (ecological enhancement), 4 (secure cycle storage) of DC/24/0532/FUL
Unit 12A Studlands Park Industrial Estate Studlands Park Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AU
Received 19 Aug 2024
DecidedDCON(D)/21/1986
Application to discharge conditions 9 (off-site highway improvement works) 10 (details of the estate roads and footpath) and 18 (SUDS) of DC/21/1986/VAR
Land West Of Eriswell Road Eriswell Road Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 19 Aug 2024
WithdrawnDC/24/1225/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Birch (T1 on plan) fell
115 Kings Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DS
Received 19 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1226/LB
Application for listed building consent - internal works to fit cabinets and shelving
The Crown Thetford Road Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2EU
Received 20 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1227/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Silver Birch (T1) and one Horse chestnut (T6) fell b. two Lime (T3 and T4) remove epicormic growth c. one Silver birch (T2) overall crown reduction by two metres d. one Sycamore (T5) reduce branch growing into liquid ambar by up to 2.5 metres e. one Silver birch (T7) overall crown reduction by up to three metres f. one Hazel (T8) overall crown reduction by up to 1.5 metres g. one Ash (T9) target pruning of over extended long limbs by up to four metres h. Group of shrubs (T10) reduce by up to two metres
The Old Parsonage Church Lane Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NB
Received 19 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1228/FUL
Planning application - single storey rear extension
St Marys Church High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HH
Received 20 Aug 2024
WithdrawnDC/24/1229/FUL
Householder planning application - a. outbuilding for vehicles and equipment storage (following removal of existing outbuilding)
Fen House Sedge Fen Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9LG
Received 20 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1230/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (T1 on plan) fell
Silverbirches The Street Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HP
Received 20 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1231/FUL
Planning application - installation of low voltage cable relating to the solar farm approved under DC/21/0115/FUL and DC/23/0016/VAR
Land East Of Bury Road Barnham Suffolk
Received 20 Aug 2024
WithdrawnDC/24/1233/HH
Householder planning application - a. relocation of entrance way b. infill of garage door opening and addition of window to front elevation c. chimney to side elevation d. addition of two first floor windows to side elevation e. single storey rear extension f. replacement and alterations to all windows including replacement doors on rear ground floor elevation g. render to all elevations
123 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3ES
Received 21 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1234/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Walnut (T2 on plan) and one Cotoneaster (T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by 2.5 metres; one Holly (T1 on plan) fell
22 Albert Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DZ
Received 19 Aug 2024
Pending ConsiderationDCON(C)/22/1193
Application to discharge condition 7 (play areas) of application DC/22/1193/RM Kompan NEAP rBKompan LEAP 1 rBKompan LEAP2 rBPlay areas to be installed in line with build and opened up once construction in vicinity is complete.
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 20 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1235/HH
Householder Planning Application - a. Two bay detached garage b. conversion and partial reconstruction of outbuilding to form two storey residential annexe in association with main dwelling
19 Hatter Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NE
Received 21 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1236/LB
Application for Listed Building Consent - a. first floor extension to existing outbuilding, b. Internal and external alterations as per details in heritage, design and access statement
19 Hatter Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NE
Received 21 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1237/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Maidenhair (T2 on plan) reduce four lateral branches on east side of crown to approximately 4 metres from stem, cutting back to just above branch unions; one Lawson Cypress (G7 on plan) cut back northern side of canopy to boundary
33 Eastgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YQ
Received 21 Aug 2024
DecidedDC/24/1238/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two conifer (T1 and T2 on plan) and one Apple (T3 on plan) fell
Well Cottage The Street Horringer Suffolk IP29 5SJ
Received 21 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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