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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 dates

7,163Searchable applications

387Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 4,772 approved or refused records

329Refused applications

4,443 approved · 329 refused · 506 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning and building regulations Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation areas and appraisals Article 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriescustomer.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk Council source

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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/24/1581/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - replacement of existing signage to include - a. three non-illuminated fascia signs b. one externally illuminated set of letters c. two non-illuminated post mounted single sided signs d. two externally illuminated post mounted double sided signs e. one internally illuminated fascia sign f. removal of totem sign to front of property
Half Moon Inn 103 Kingsway Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7HS
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/1582/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Maple (indicated on plan) pollard to five metres above ground level; two Sugar Maple (indicated on plan) and two Silver Maple (Indicated on plan) crown lift to five metres above ground level
Swan Lane Business Park Swan Lane Exning Suffolk CB8 7FN
Received 29 Oct 2024
WithdrawnDC/24/1583/TPO
TPO 048 (1963) tree preservation order - one Maple (indicated on plan, within area A2 on order) pollard to 3.5 metres above ground level
86 Lamble Close Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8DB
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/1584/HH
Householder planning application - front porch
21 Northern Rose Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7PB
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/1585/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - five Beech trees (as indicated on plan) reduce crown and height by approximately 2 metres to form hedge and prevent excess overhanging of communal areas
The Old Reading Room The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Received 28 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/1586/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
60 Chapple Drive Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0DJ
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/1588/TPO
TPO 005(2019) tree preservation order - one London Plane (T1 on plan and T1 on order) overall crown reduction by two metres to previous points
Playground Recreation Way Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7EZ
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/1589/HH
Householder planning application - car port with photovoltaic panels to south facing roof slope
Newbury Fen Road Pakenham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2LS
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedDCON(A)/23/0304
Application to discharge conditions 3 (contamination investigation) and 9 (ecological enhancements) of DC/23/0304/FUL
Karro Food Group Ltd Haverhill Road Little Wratting Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7TD
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/1590/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - use of commercial premises as commercial, business and service (use class E. (g) (iii))
25A Garland Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EZ
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/1592/FUL
Planning application - change of use from bank (class E) to five residential flats (class C3)
Lloyds Tsb Bank 47 High Street Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7DZ
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/1593/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. removal of internal walls and creation of new openings b. external doors and windows c. removal and replacement of roof finish with insulation d. repairs to roof e. repairs and repoint chimneys f. insulation to external walls g. repoint garden walls
Lloyds Tsb Bank 47 High Street Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7DZ
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/1594/FUL
Planning application - remove and replace horizontal timber cladding to all elevations
41, 43 And 45 St Olaves Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6GA
Received 31 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/1595/TPO
TPO 182 (1972) tree preservation order - one Ash (T1 on plan, within area A1 on order) pollard to seven metres above ground level
Freckenham House, Flat B Mildenhall Road Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8HX
Received 1 Nov 2024
DecidedDC/24/1597/TPO
TPO 02 (1995) tree preservation order - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) Overall crown reduction of height and spread by up to 2.5 metres following natural outline to nearest available pruning points
53 Church Meadow Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AR
Received 1 Nov 2024
DecidedDC/24/1598/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Norway Maple (A1 on plan) - crown reduction to 12 metres above ground level
5 Downham Lodge Road From C622 To County Boundary Santon Downham Suffolk IP27 0TH
Received 31 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/1599/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one London plane (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction of 5 metres
Terrace House Queensberry Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9BT
Received 31 Oct 2024
DecidedDC/24/1600/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - four Sycamore (T1 group on plan) fell; approximately ten Sycamore (T2 group on plan) fell
The Old Rectory The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Received 31 Oct 2024
WithdrawnDC/24/1602/ADV
Advertisement application - one non-illuminated fascia sign and two non-illuminated projecting signs
28 Buttermarket Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1DW
Received 1 Nov 2024
DecidedDCON(B)/24/0207
Application to discharge conditions 11 (Surface water drainage) and 12 (Maintenance of surface water drainage) from application DC/24/0207/FUL
24-25 Eastern Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7AD
Received 1 Nov 2024
DecidedNMA(A)/24/0746
Non material amendment to DC/24/0746/FUL - minor amendment to garaging for plot 1 and minor change to site layout plan
Street Record Hanbury Paddocks Risby Suffolk
Received 1 Nov 2024
DecidedDC/24/1603/HH
Householder planning application - two storey link extension (following demolition of existing link)
Lantana 6 South Street Risby Suffolk IP28 6QU
Received 2 Nov 2024
WithdrawnNMA(A)/18/2233
Non material amendment to DC/18/2233/HH - increase footprint of proposed orangery, remove roof lantern and reduce overall height
Mokefield Baxters Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UY
Received 4 Nov 2024
DecidedDC/24/1604/TCA
Trees in Conservation Area Notification - one Cherry (marked T1 on plan) reduce height by 2 metres and laterals by 1 metres, one Acacia ( marked T2 on plan) reduce in height by up to 3 metres and laterals by 1 metre selective thinning centre of canopy, one Tree of Heaven (marked T3 on plan) 1 metre lateral reduction selective, one Plum (marked T4 on plan) prune back to previous reduction and 1 metre lateral
120 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3ES
Received 2 Nov 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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