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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 dates7,122Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,750 approved or refused records
327Refused applications
4,423 approved · 327 refused · 493 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDCON(A)/24/0570
Application to discharge conditions 5 (new/replacement doors - Int/Ext) and 6 (minor additions) of DC/24/0570/LB
Clay Cottage Barrow Road Great Saxham Suffolk IP29 5JR
Received 16 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1366/HEDGE
Hedgerow Removal Notice - removal of 35 metres of hedgerow across 7 locations
Lords Lane Ousden Suffolk
Received 16 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1367/TPO
TPO 133 (1970) tree preservation order - one Lime (indicated on plan, within group G1 on order) pollard to previous pollard points
14 New River Green Exning Suffolk CB8 7HS
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1368/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Lime (T1 on plan) Re-pollard by two metres back to previous pollard points
8 Falmouth Gardens Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DL
Received 16 Sept 2024 - DecidedNMA(C)/22/0469
Non material amendment to DC/22/0469/RM - a. changes to brickwork on plots 52-56 87-104 and 115-145 b. changes to window on plots 3 54 55 97 105 120 123 140 and 138
Land West Of Three Counties Way Three Counties Way Withersfield Suffolk
Received 16 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1369/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. internal alterations including replacement partitions, flooring, redecoration and grid ceiling b. external redecoration of shop front
43B Cornhill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1DX
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1370/HH
Householder planning application - roof canopy to front elevation
8 Grove Cottages Stanningfield Road Great Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0UB
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1371/TPO
TPO 314 (1973) tree preservation order - one sycamore (T1 in plan, within area W1 on order) fell
Tavistock Livermere Road Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2QE
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1372/HH
Householder planning application - first floor side extension
Stockacre House Thetford Road Ixworth Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2EU
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1373/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey infill extension b. single storey side extension c. changes to fenestration
Vicarage Farm Barrow Road Denham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5EF
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1374/LB
Application for listed buildings consent - single storey infill extension and single storey side extension with associated internal and external alterations
Vicarage Farm Barrow Road Denham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5EF
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/1229
Non material amendment to DC/23/1229/HH - a. Installation of an additional roof light on the northern roofslope in the kitchen area b. three existing rooflights on the southern roofslope to be respaced
The Homestead Conyers Green Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2RX
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/19/0679
Application to discharge conditions 4 (windows) and 5 (doors) of application DC/19/0679/LB
Grove House Heath Road Sapiston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1RY
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1377/TPO
TPO 343 (2002) and TPO 001 (1974) tree preservation order - group of trees (within G1 and G2 on plan and order, and T1-T65 on plan and order) crown lift to 3.5 metres above ground level, removing secondary and tertiary branch material only
Glasswells Ltd Dettingen Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3TU
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1378/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Hazel (T1 on plan) coppice
Rose Cottage The Street Horringer Suffolk IP29 5SN
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1379/TPO
TPO 012 (1956) tree preservation order - one Ash (T1 on plan, within area A3 on order) and one Lime (T2 on plan, within area A3 on order) reduce crown back to boundary fence by up to two metres
33 Norfolk Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0DE
Received 19 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1380/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Walnut, re-pollard to previous points
Cherrytree Cottage 3 Marks Lane Santon Downham Suffolk IP27 0TW
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1381/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - 4 Norway Maples (T2, T6, T9, T11, T14 and T15 on plan) fell and 11 Norway Maples (T1, T3, T4, T5, T7, T8, T10, T12 and T13 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres
Moat House Spring Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AB
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1382/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. two Sycamore, one Elm (red on plan) crown lift to four metres above ground level; b. 10 mixed species (purple on plan) reduce crown adjacent to footpath and properties, and crown lift to three metres above ground level
Street Record Orchard Close Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PU
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1383/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T1 on plan) re-pollard up to nine metres above ground level
18 Albert Crescent Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DY
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/0556
Application to discharge conditions 3 (Submission of arboricultural method), 4 (Tree protection measures), 5 (Soft landscaping - Minor (And Trees) of DC/23/0556/FUL
2 Eastern Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7AB
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedDCON(E)/23/0738
Application to discharge condition 13 (landscape management plan) of application DC/23/0738/RM
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/22/2228
Application to discharge conditions 26 (contamination investigation), 30 (bats licence), 32 (wildlife sensitive lighting), 36 (details of boundary treatment) of DC/22/2228/FUL
Land Off Friday Street West Row Suffolk
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedDCON(D)/19/2145
Discharge of conditions for DC/19/2145/OUT (allowed on appeal) APP/F3545/W/23/3324114 - condition 24 ecological enhancement plan and condition 20 construction environmental management plan
The Plough Inn 62 The Street Icklingham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6PL
Received 18 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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