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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 dates7,136Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,754 approved or refused records
327Refused applications
4,427 approved · 327 refused · 501 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1405/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - as per tree schedule
Old School, Clare Parish Council Offices Callis Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8PX
Received 24 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1406/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Magnolia (T1 on plan) reduce by 6 metres to previous points; one Horse chestnut (on Tag 325 on plan) pollard by 7 metres; three Cherry trees, one Sorbus and one Mountain Ash (Tags 346,321,320,342 and 326 on plan) fell
Murray Lodge Queensberry Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9AU
Received 24 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1407/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. three non-illuminated fascia signs b. two internally illuminated fascia signs c. two internally illuminated projecting signs d. non illuminated ATM surround
1 St Olaves Precinct Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6SP
Received 24 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1408/TPO
TPO 003 (1950) tree preservation order tree preservation order - 3 Beech (T1, T2 and T3 on plan) - fell
Fairfield House Barton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7BE
Received 25 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1409/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one walnut (T1 on plan) crown lift to three metres above ground level;one Apple (T2 on plan) reduce crown height by two metres and overall lateral spread by two metres; one Ash (T3 on plan) re-pollard to previous points
Mole Cottage 12 Kingsway Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7HW
Received 25 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1410/TPO
TPO 191 (1972) tree preservation order - one Oak (T1 on plan, T2 on order) crown lift to 5.5 metres above road
2A Petticoat Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3NS
Received 26 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1411/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (T1 on plan) crown reduction to reduce crown height by up to 2 metres and lateral spread on all aspects by up to 2 metres
20B Market Place Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7EF
Received 25 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1412/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Acacia 9on plan) reduce crown height by 2.5 metres and reduce lateral spread on all aspects by 1.5 metres and crown lift up to four metres above ground level
26 Out Risbygate Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RJ
Received 25 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1416/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development for the use of grazing of pheasants in a rotational period on the land
Land West Of Sandy Drove Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 26 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1417/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 1 of DC/19/2232/VAR to allow use of revised plans for one single storey dwelling (following demolition of existing commercial building)
Land Rear Of 27 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL
Received 27 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1418/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - (i) installation of 2 metre high mesh fence, to be set inside boundary by a minimum of 3 metres away from the site boundary line with the Highway (existing boundary fencing retained along southern and eastern boundaries with Euston Road and Salmond Drive) and (ii) installation of 2 metre high gates.
Oakland House Euston Road Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NJ
Received 26 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1419/TCA
Trees in a conservation are notification - a. one sycamore (triangle on plan) - crown lift by four metres above ground level and overall reduction of four metres meter b. two Robinia trees (circles on plan) - overall crown reduction up to two metres
Fornham Hall The Street Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JJ
Received 26 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1420/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension b. rooflights to side elevation c. flue to rear elevation d. single storey detached outbuilding
Eighteen Forty Barn Chilton Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8QS
Received 27 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1421/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey side extension b. rooflights to side extension c. new window to side elevation d. french doors to replace rear elevation window e. flue to rear elevation f. internal alterations including removal of kitchen wall
Eighteen Forty Barn Chilton Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8QS
Received 27 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1422/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Lime (T9 on plan) remove deadwood and 14 Beech (T1-T8 and T10-T15 on plan) remove deadwood
1 George Gibson Close Exning Suffolk CB8 7LE
Received 26 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1423/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 one dwelling
Withams Farm Chapel Road Ousden Suffolk CB8 8TS
Received 26 Sept 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0188
Application to discharge condition 4 (ecological enhancement) of DC/23/0188/FUL
Brockley Baptist Chapel Chapel Lane Brockley Suffolk IP29 4AS
Received 27 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1424/FUL
Full planning application - single storey building consisting of store, workshop, office, garage and cart lodge
Easterwood House Baxters Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UY
Received 27 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1425/TPO
TPO 121 (1987) tree preservation order - one Lime (indicated on plan, T3 on order) repollard to 10 metres above ground level
The Limes Fornham Lane Westley Suffolk IP33 3TQ
Received 27 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1426/TPO
TPO 367 (2003) tree preservation order - two Silver Birches (T1 and T2 on plan) prune to give two metre clearance by removing secondary branches only
Land At Mermaid Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6AG
Received 27 Sept 2024 - WithdrawnNMA(A)/22/1974
Non-material amendment for DC/22/1974/FUL - amendments to fenestration and floor plan layout
Stansfield Hall, Barn 2 Stansfield Hall Road Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LW
Received 27 Sept 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1744
Application to discharge condition 6 (bat license) of application DC/23/1744/FUL
2 Place Farm Drive Whepstead Road Horringer Suffolk IP29 5PU
Received 27 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1427/TPO
TPO 316 (1973) tree preservation order - one Beech (T1 on plan, within group G1 on order) fell to 6m above ground level to create retained stump for habitat monolith.
The Old Rectory The Street Market Weston Suffolk IP22 2PE
Received 30 Sept 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1428/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T1 on plan) remove secondary stem over neighbouring property
Western House High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AR
Received 28 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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