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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 dates7,162Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,771 approved or refused records
329Refused applications
4,442 approved · 329 refused · 506 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1562/LB
Application for listed building consent - to subdivide number 62 Cornhill into 2no. commercial units, maintaining separate entrances with new toilet facilities to each unit and external decoration
62 Cornhill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1BE
Received 23 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1563/TPO
TPO 248 (1973) and 303 (2001) - Tree preservation order - one Lime (T010 on plan, G2 on order) remove basal growth; one Beech (H001 on plan, T2 on order) prune branches to provide approximately 2 metre clearance; one Ash (T002 on plan, G1 on order) prune branches to provide approximately 1.5 metre clearance; one Leyland Cypress (T007 on order, G1 on order) prune branches by 1.5 metres over building, crown lift up to 3 metres over road; one Holly (T008 on plan, G2 on order) reduce crown by 0.5 metres; one Norway Maple (T009 on plan, T4 on order) prune branches to provide approximately 1 metre clearance from utility cables
South Lee School Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BT
Received 24 Oct 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/1122
Application to discharge condition 3 (materials) of DC/24/1122/HH
4 Fox Green Great Bradley Suffolk CB8 9NR
Received 23 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1564/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - swimming pool with associated outbuilding
Pelambech Fen Road Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2LT
Received 23 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1565/HH
Householder planning application - proposed rear extension (including conversion of garage) and first floor gable window to side elevation
1 The Beeches Horringer Suffolk IP29 5SG
Received 24 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1566/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - eight Lawson Cypress (G1-G8 on plan) fell
Stour House 112 Bury Road Great Thurlow Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7LF
Received 24 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1567/VAR
Planning application - variation of conditions 2 and 3 of DC/18/1140/FUL to allow use of amended plans and materials for (i) conversion of existing barn to dwelling (ii) demolition of existing portacabin building and (iii) double carport and garden store (re-submission of DC/17/1938/FUL)
Barn Pigeon Lane Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JP
Received 24 Oct 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/1050
Application to discharge condition 4 (ecological enhancement strategy) of DC/24/1050/FUL
Flempton Golf Course Bury Road Flempton Suffolk IP28 6EQ
Received 24 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1569/HH
Householder planning application - ramped access to front of property
32 Horsecroft Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2DY
Received 24 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1570/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Willow (T1 on plan) re-pollard to seven metres above ground level, one Prunus (T2 on plan) re-pollard to four metres above ground level and one Eucalyptus (T3 on plan) reduction in height by four metres
Honeysuckle Cottage 15C Church Street Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SG
Received 24 Oct 2024 - DecidedNMA(C)/19/2347
Non material amendment - change wording to condition 22 of DC/19/2347/FUL to no occupation of plots 24-33, 41-43, 45-48, 52, 53 and 60-83 shall take place until a verification report demonstrating completion of works as set out in the remediation strategy is submitted and approved, in writing by the local planning authority
Land East Of Russet Drive Bilberry Close And Parsley Close Manor Wood Red Lodge Suffolk
Received 24 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1571/FUL
Planning application - ground mounted solar panel array
Grove Farm Attleton Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8YA
Received 25 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1572/HH
Householder planning application - a. conversion of integral garage into additional living accommodation b. installation of flue and wood burner
1 Cresslands Lane Hawkedon Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4NW
Received 25 Oct 2024 - DecidedDCON(D)/23/0864
Application to discharge condition 28 (materials) from application DC/23/0864/FUL
Land At Former St Felix School Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 24 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1573/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/21/2361/FUL to allow for use of amended plans for barn conversion to one dwelling
Park Barn Barningham Park Bardwell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1EA
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1574/TPO
TPO 03 (1994) tree preservation order - two Scots Pine (T31 and T32 on plan, within area A6 on order) crown lift to 2.5m from ground level over footpath
The Pines Primary School Manor Wood Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8WL
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1575/HH
Householder planning application - a. alteration to fenestration of existing barn b. render to front and side elevation c. cladding to sideelevation
Hawstead Hall Nowton Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NH
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1576/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Horse Chestnut and one Yew (T1, T2 on plan) fell
16 The Severals Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7YN
Received 25 Oct 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/24/0026
Application to discharge condition 8 (Noise Method Statements) from application DC/24/0026/FUL
British Sugar Hollow Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7BB
Received 25 Oct 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/0117
Application to discharge conditions 5 (Dust management strategy) and condition 17 (Demolition and construction strategy) from DC/22/0117/FUL
Locks Cottages Pound Green Little Thurlow Suffolk
Received 25 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1577/HH
Householder planning application - a. car port to side of existing garage, b. replacement of existing garage roof with green flat roof, c. single storey side extension, d. mono pitched roof to single storey side elevation e. single storey rear extension, f. rear verandah
43 Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2RB
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1578/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/22/1267/FUL to allow for use of amended plans for a. six buildings to provide 171 dwellings associated amenity space with informal play elements, cycle and refuse stores, car park b. one commercial unit (class E (a)) commercial refuse stores, with ancillary management facilities and plant rooms c. public space with hard and soft landscaping including new pedestrian and cycle routes and associated works d. access from Tayfen road
Former Gasworks Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1TB
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1579/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Elm (T1750 on Plan) - fell
Street Record Queen Street Withersfield Suffolk
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1580/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension
55 Broadcroft Crescent Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9JG
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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