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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 dates7,139Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,757 approved or refused records
327Refused applications
4,430 approved · 327 refused · 501 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1452/RM
Reserved matters application - a. submission of details under DC/15/2151/OUT for access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale of the local community centre (Class F2(b)) within Parcel D1 pursuant to outline permission DC/15/2151/OUT, comprising community space which will also provide cafe, office, retail and nursery space (Class E) with associated internal roads, car and cycle parking, mobility hub, landscaping, play space, public open space and servicing, including detail reserved by conditions 4, 6, 9, 10, 28, 31, 37, 38 and 44 of DC/15/2151OUT
Zone D1 Land Ne Haverhill Wilsey Road Little Wratting Suffolk
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0380
Application to discharge conditions 2 (soft landscaping) and 3 (ecological enhancements) of DC/24/0380/FUL
96 Hampstead Avenue Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7AS
Received 1 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1453/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) coppice to ground level
Church Cottage Church Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1JY
Received 1 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1456/TPO
TPO 042 (1962) tree preservation order - one Laurel (T1 on plan within A1 on Order) trim sides and reduce top by up to 1.5 metres; one Beech (T2 on plan within A1 on Order) overall reduction in height by up to 3 metres and lift canopy by 3 meters from ground level; one twin stem Sycamore (T3 on plan within A1 on Order) overall reduction in height by 3 metres; one Oak (T4 on plan within A1 on Order) raise canopy to 3 metres from ground level; two Sycamore (G1 on plan) reduce sides to allow for a 1 metre clearance for cable on garden side between the two trees
5 Westminster Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2EZ
Received 2 Oct 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1457/HH
Householder planning application - detached single storey annexe
28 Mount Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8ED
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1458/FUL
Planning application - a. external alterations to building including external doors and windows b. amended location of proposed parking space
The Old Courts 147 All Saints Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/0648
Application to discharge conditions 4 (post investigation), 13 (foul water drainage strategy), and 14 (surface water drainage strategy) of DC/22/0648/FUL
Cherry Tree Stables Skeltons Drove Beck Row Suffolk
Received 2 Oct 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1459/FUL
Planning application - two dwellings and detached garage
Plots Rear Of Avondale Rushbrooke Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1460/OUT
Outline planning application - (means of access, layout and scale to be considered) - one self-build dwelling with access off Bull Lane
6 Bull Lane Pinford End Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NU
Received 3 Oct 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1461/FUL
Planning application - a. seven dwellings b. associated access road, parking and alterations to existing vehicular access
The Links Withersfield Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7RN
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1463/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - Use of dwelling as solo childrens home
5 Lyminster Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7JF
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1464/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Plum (T1 on plan) and three Apple (T2 T3 and T4 on plan) fell
Riverside Lodge 78 High Street Brandon Suffolk IP27 0AU
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1465/FUL
Planning application - a. outbuilding with dust extraction system
International House Willie Snaith Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7GG
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1466/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Oak (red on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres
9 Pipistrelle Way Great Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0BF
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1467/HH
Householder planning application - a. entrance canopy b. single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing utility) c. render to all elevations
28 Rowley Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0NH
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1468/ADV
Advertisement application - one illuminated fascia board to front of unit
Unit 2 Fortress Way Rougham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7FQ
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/1523
Application to discharge conditions 3 (Later approval of details) and 6 (Minor additions) of DC/23/1523/LB
8 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1469/FUL
Planning application - detached storage building for use in association with The Vine Inn
The Vine Inn High Street Hopton Diss Suffolk IP22 2QX
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1470/TPO
TPO 170 (1971) tree preservation order - One Lime (T1 on plan and order) pollard and remove epicormics to maintain the tree
Old Rectory 11 High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HH
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1471/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one London Plane (T568 on plan) prune by up to 1.5 metres clearance from buildings and raise 2.4 metres clearance over footpath, b. one London Plane (T569 on plan) pollard to previous points
Land At York Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EF
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1472/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Chestnut (T1 on plan), two Sycamore (S1 and S2 on plan) and three Norwegian Maples (M1, M2 m3 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres over property and boundary fence
Old Rectory The Green Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JX
Received 3 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1473/FUL
Planning application - a. removal of smoking shelter to front elevation b rear porch/lobby and changes to existing rear elevation windows c. two timber arches d, exterior decoration e. covered pergolas to rear garden f. new boundary treatments g. raised planters
Half Moon Inn 103 Kingsway Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7HS
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1474/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from class E (commercial, business and service) to class C3 (dwellinghouses) to form two dwellings
1 Rous Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8DH
Received 4 Oct 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1475/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 three storey dwelling (class C3)
Littlemoor Hall Farm The Green Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AW
Received 29 Oct 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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