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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates7,105Searchable 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4,413 approved · 327 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/24/1263/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Holly (marked on plan) fell
12 St Margarets Place Stradishall Suffolk CB8 8YP
Received 26 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1264/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Prunus (marked on plan) pollard to previous pollard points; one Willow (marked on plan) pollard to previous pollard points
Honeysuckle Cottage Church Road Little Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7JQ
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1265/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Poplar - overall crown reduction by up to five metres b. two Poplar and two Willow - overall crown reduction by up to four metres c. one Alder - overall crown reduction by up to four metres and crown lift to three metres above ground
Pippins Turnpike Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7RY
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1266/HH
Householder planning application - garage with workshop
17 Mildenhall Road Freckenham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8HT
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/20/0011
Non material amendment to DC/20/0011/FUL - change of cladding to the external walls from acylic render to composite vertical cladding boards
Black Star 4A Homestall Crescent Withersfield Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7SP
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1267/TPO
TPO 529 (2011) tree preservation order - one Ash (T2 on plan and in order) overall crown reduction of up to 2 metres
17-19 Heazworth House Hamlet Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8EE
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1268/HH
Householder planning application - detached outbuilding to include garage, carport and stables
The Old Rectory School Road Risby Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1269/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two ornamental trees (T1 and T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by one metre
21 Church Walks Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NJ
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1270/TE1
Determination in respect of development by telecommunications code systems operators - replacement of existing tower with 20 metre high lattice tower supporting six antennas, two transmission dishes, one meter cabinet and ancillary development
Mast Tl 72500 8250 0 Broom Road Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1271/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial (class E) to 18 dwellings (class C3)
Ask House 2 Northgate Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BB
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1272/TPO
TPO 204 (1994) tree preservation order - one Silver Birch (within A1 on order) reduce height by up to five metres and reduce spread on all sides by up to two and a half metres to shape round
8 Ruskin Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7GJ
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1273/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Hazel (G1) and one Prunus (T1) reduce height by two metres b. one Apple (T2) two Prunus (T3 and T4) and one Maple (T5) overall crown reduction by up to two metres
Walnut Tree Farm Bell Lane Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AJ
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1274/VAR
Planning application - variation of conditions 4 and 2 of DC/21/2340/FUL to allow use of amended plans and lighting specification for a. forming of two tennis courts on bowls green b. floodlighting c. extension to toilet block d. creation of pedestrian link e. amendments to car park to create additional bays f. forming of two padel courts on an existing tennis court g. repositioning of hitting wall
Risbygate Club Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RR
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1276/HH
Householder planning application - a. rear dormer, b. single storey rear extension
6 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3ES
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1277/HH
Householder planning application - a. first floor front extension, b. conversion of roof space to habitable room including rear dormer
77 Downs Crescent Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9LJ
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1278/HH
Householder planning application - a. porch extension b. roof lights to front elevation c. alterations to fenestration including replacement windows and new doors to side and rear elevations d. roof mounted PV array to rear elevation e. cladding and render finish to all elevations f. demolition of existing conservatory
Jasmin Cornfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BN
Received 29 Aug 2024 - DecidedDCON(G)/23/0411
Application to discharge condition 20 (Materials - Samples/Details) of application DC/23/0411/FUL
Cornwallis Court Hospital Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3NH
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0857
Application to discharge conditions 3 (Archaeological Investigation), 5 (Contamination Investigation), 10 (CEMP) and 20 (Materials - Samples/Details) of application DC/23/0857/FUL
Moorland Stud Herringswell Road Kentford Suffolk CB8 7QS
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/1670
Application to discharge condition 4 (Later approval of details) of application DC/23/1670/LB
Whepstead Hall Brockley Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4SP
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1279/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch, b. two storey rear extension
13 Winchester Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3QT
Received 29 Aug 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1280/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - conversion of existing garage to living accommodation with installation of two french doors
23 Peachey Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6GU
Received 29 Aug 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/2075
Application to discharge condition 3 (Soft landscaping) of application DC/22/2075/HH
2 New River Green Exning Suffolk CB8 7HS
Received 29 Aug 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0371
Application to discharge condition 18 (Surface water drainage) of application DC/23/0371/VAR
Roebuck Mill Road Brockley Suffolk IP29 4AR
Received 29 Aug 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0269
Application to discharge conditions 3 (External Materials), 4 (Soft Landscaping), 5 (Hard Landscaping), 6 (Landscape Management Plan), 7 (Boundary Treatments), 8 (Arboricultural Method Statement, 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 14 (Cycle Storage) and 15 (Bin Storage) of application DC/24/0269/FUL
Land Adjacent The Bungalow Gas House Drove Brandon Suffolk
Received 29 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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