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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 dates7,150Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,762 approved or refused records
329Refused applications
4,433 approved · 329 refused · 505 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1523/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
4 Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7TA
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1524/FUL
Planning application - internal alterations to existing three flats to create an additional flat
5A, 5B, 5C And Flat 1 Wellington Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HT
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1525/LB
Application for listed building consent - internal alterations to existing three flats to create an additional flat
5A, 5B, 5C And Flat 1 Wellington Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HT
Received 16 Oct 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1527/HH
Householder planning application - replacement of window and door to front elevation
126 York Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EE
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/24/1212
Non material amendment to DC/24/1212/VAR - the drawing numbers on the determination of the variation of conditions application do not accord with those submitted
14 Bergamot Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9QH
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedDCON(D)/19/2347
Application to discharge conditions 28 (SuDs) and 29 (Sustainable Urban Drainage System) from application DC/19/2347/FUL
Land East Of Russet Drive Bilberry Close And Parsley Close Manor Wood Red Lodge Suffolk
Received 15 Oct 2024 - WithdrawnDCON(E)/19/2347
Application to discharge condition 21 (contamination) of DC/19/2347/FUL
Land East Of Russet Drive Bilberry Close And Parsley Close Manor Wood Red Lodge Suffolk
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedDCON(F)/19/2347
Application to discharge conditions 32 (woodland) and 33 (SPA) of DC/19/2347/FUL
Land East Of Russet Drive Bilberry Close And Parsley Close Manor Wood Red Lodge Suffolk
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1528/TCA
Trees in Conservation Area Notification - Group of Plum trees (G1 on plan) reduce height by up to 2. 5 metres, proportionately reduce length of branches that overhang the driveway of The Vicarage, crown lift over the driveway to 2.5 metres above ground level and prune to clear annexe by up to 0.5 metres, One Crab apple (T2 on plan) remove two branches in contact with the overhead telephone line, following which additional pruning to balance crown, shortening branches in length by up to 1 metre
8 Church Walk Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7ED
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1529/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Norway maple (indicated on plan) fell
8 Orchard Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EH
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1888
Application to discharge conditions 6 (secure cycle storage), 7 (hard landscaping), 12 (soft landscaping - minor trees), 15 (biodiversity enhancement), 16 (wildlife sensitive lighting), and partial discharge of 17.1 (contamination land) of DC/23/1888/FUL
Cherry Cottage Stoke Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8HG
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Pending DecisionDC/24/1530/FUL
Planning application - continued use of storage container for ancillary storage
Millennium Centre Lavender Close Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8TT
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1531/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey extension to front of property b. movement of front door from east to south side of property c. single storey extension to back of property d. removal of chimney e. render to north and south gable elevations.
8 Turnpike Road Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8JZ
Received 17 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1532/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Lime (T02 an T03 on plan) pollard to 5.5 metres above ground level and remove epicormics to maintain the trees
Old Rectory 11 High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HH
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0390
Application to discharge condition 2 (contamination Investigation) and condition 3 (implementation of remediation strategy) of application DC/24/0390/P3QPA
Clock Hall Farmhouse Clock Hall Farm Clockhall Lane Hundon Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8DP
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1533/FUL
Planning application - a. refurbishment and extension of restaurant b. alterations to drive through lane and additional drive through booth with existing booths updated c. access door and cladding d. installation of patio furniture, relocated cycle shelter and grill bays with associated works to the site e. refurbishment of the cladding
Mcdonalds Fiveways Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AE
Received 17 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1534/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - five internally illuminated fascia signs
Mcdonalds Fiveways Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AE
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1535/RM
Reserved matters application - a. application pursuant to hybrid permission SE/09/1283 for the construction of 83 dwellings and a Local Centre comprising a retail unit (E)a and 2 flexible units within the following uses approved at outline; retail (E)a, caf�/restaurant (E)b, financial and professional services (E)c, Medical or health services (E)e, Nursery/Day Centre (E)f, community uses (F1) together with associated private amenity space, means of enclosure, car parking, vehicle and access arrangements together with proposed areas of landscaping and areas of open space for a phase of residential development known as Phase 3a and the Local Centre and b. application to discharge conditions B4, B8, B9, B16, B17 and B24
Phase 3A Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1536/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Holly (T1 on plan) reduce height by up to three metres and lateral extent by up to one metres b. one Pear (T2 on plan) reduce height by up to one metre c. one Fig (T3 on plan) and one Apple (T5 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to two metres d. one Olive (T4 on plan) reduce height by up to two metres
27 Victoria Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BB
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1537/TPO
TPO 153a (1991) tree preservation order - 12 Yew (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13 on plan, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13 on order) reduce overall crown by 1.5 metres
50 Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2RB
Received 17 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1538/VAR
Planning Application - variation of condition 1 of DC/23/1713/RM to allow use of amended plans for construction of one dwelling
Rectory Farm Elms Road Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8EW
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1486
Application to discharge condition 3 (materials), 4 (surface water), 5 (refuse and recycling), 6 (cycle storage), 14 (ecological enhancement), 16 (water use) and 17 (soft landscaping) of application DC/23/1486/FUL
Land At Two Oaks East Barton Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 14 Oct 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1539/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - addition of externally illumination lighting to one existing fascia
Planet Laser Western Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SP
Received 17 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1540/HH
Householder planning application - detached single storey annexe
4 John Walter Drive West Row Suffolk IP28 8WZ
Received 17 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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