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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

7,117Searchable applications

387Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 4,747 approved or refused records

327Refused applications

4,420 approved · 327 refused · 492 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

WithdrawnDC/24/1304/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. replacement doors to rear elevation c. rooflights to ground floor rear elevation
Armswater Cottages Ickworth Park Chevington Suffolk IP29 5QQ
Received 3 Sept 2024
WithdrawnDC/24/1305/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey rear extension b. replacement doors to rear elevation c. rooflights to ground floor rear elevation d. internal alterations including works to ground floor shower room
Armswater Cottages Ickworth Park Chevington Suffolk IP29 5QQ
Received 3 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1306/FUL
Planning application - one self-build dwelling
12 Land Ro Warren Road Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8JU
Received 3 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1307/FUL
Planning application - a. extension to existing golf driving range b. Safety fencing c. detached golf driving range building d. extension to car parking area
Bury St Edmunds Golf Club Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6LG
Received 3 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1308/HH
Householder planning application - a. one-and-a-half storey front extension b. raising of ground level at front of property to create level access c. single storey side infill extension d. single storey rear extension e. creation of first-floor habitable space including Juliet balcony, rear dormer window and rear rooflights f. raise roof of garage to create first-floor office including external staircase and installation of 16 solar panels g. changes to existing fenestration and wall materials, flint patches inserted into the brick walls
Deraleen Baileypool Road Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2LX
Received 2 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1309/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. detached single storey annexe
Larkswood 7 Minden Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RY
Received 2 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1310/HH
Householder planning application - dormer to rear elevation to provide loft conversion to habitable space
120 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AZ
Received 3 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1311/HH
Householder planning application - steel framed outbuilding for storage of vehicles and garden equipment (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
Hyde Wood Cottage Hyde Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RR
Received 3 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1312/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear lean-to extension
76 Horsham Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7HN
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1313/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - two single storey rear extensions
14 Fir Walk Raf Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9QS
Received 3 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1314/HH
Householder planning application - conversion of double garage to one bedroom annexe
43 Anvil Way Kentford Suffolk CB8 8GY
Received 4 Sept 2024
Pending ConsiderationDCON(D)/22/1193
Application to discharge conditions 5 (phasing plan for ped/ cycle routes) and 12 (landscape phasing plan) of application DC/22/1193/RM
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 3 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1316/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Honey Locust (T1 on plan) remove two lower branches b. one Holly (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by one metre
Pigeon Cottage 8 Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LS
Received 3 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1317/TPO
TPO 107 (1970) tree preservation order - one Maple (T5 on plan, within area A2 on order) fell
12 Edgeborough Close Kentford Suffolk CB8 8QY
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1318/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use from a dwelling (C3) to a respite care facility (C2) b. rear extension and associated works (Tree survey and Tree protection submitted 13/3/25)
6 Wings Road Close Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9HY
Received 3 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1319/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - internally illuminated free standing totem
Field Road Service Station Field Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7AL
Received 3 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1320/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. repair and cleaning to stonework b. alterations to internal layout and c. installation of 30 solar panels
60 Abbeygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1LB
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDCON(C)/19/2145
Application to discharge conditions 7 (Archaeology) and 22 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of application DC/19/2145/OUT (allowed under appeal AP/23/0031/STAND)
The Plough Inn 62 The Street Icklingham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6PL
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1321/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing extension)
Membury House Well Lane Clare Suffolk CO10 8NH
Received 5 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1322/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing extension) b. alterations to existing WC to form plant store
Membury House Well Lane Clare Suffolk CO10 8NH
Received 5 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1323/FUL
Planning application - two poultry buildings and associated feed silos, water tank and infrastructure
Leys Farm The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PS
Received 4 Sept 2024
DecidedDC/24/1324/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension
Fourways North Common Hepworth Suffolk IP22 2PR
Received 6 Sept 2024
DecidedNMA(A)/24/0571
Non material amendment to DC/24/0571/HH - provide two smaller rooflights in lieu of single roof light
21 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 5 Sept 2024
DecidedDCON(A)/24/0584
Application to discharge condition 3 (arboricultural method statement) of DC/24/0584/HH
Fen Farm Barn Bury Road Market Weston Diss Suffolk IP22 2PB
Received 5 Sept 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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