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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 dates7,171Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,773 approved or refused records
329Refused applications
4,444 approved · 329 refused · 507 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1628/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling and garage
The Spinney Middle Green Higham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6NY
Received 7 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1629/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - to confirm that development as permitted under permission SE/09/1490 has commenced
175 Oliver Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3JG
Received 6 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1630/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one group of Leyland cypresses (G1 on plan) fell; one group of Leyland cypresses (G2 on plan) reduce height by two metres
Larksmead Chimney Mills West Stow Suffolk IP28 6ER
Received 6 Nov 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/2087
Application to discharge conditions 4 (glazing and ventilation), 7 (New/Replacement Windows - Detailed), 8 (Cycle Storage), 9 (Limit Water Use), 10 (bin storage and presentation) and 11 (Ecological Enhancement) from application DC/23/2087/FUL
10 Market Place Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7EF
Received 7 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1631/HH
Householder planning application - detached cartlodge
Ruffles Barn Brookside Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TG
Received 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1632/LB
Application for listed building consent - re-roof a section of thatch to rear of property to slate
The Nook High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AX
Received 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1633/LB
Application for listed building consent - replacement front door
18 High Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NY
Received 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1056
Application to discharge conditions 5 (Remedial Strategy) and 7 (Surface Water Disposal) from application DC/23/1056/FUL
Tollgate Service Station Tollgate Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6EE
Received 7 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1634/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/22/1832/FUL to allow use of amended plans for a. one dwelling b. vehicular access
Land North Of Horseshoe Barn 5 Mortimer Lane Freckenham Suffolk
Received 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1635/FUL
Planning application - change of part of existing outbuilding from gym / garage / store to create residential unit for holiday let
Midsummer Lodge Icklingham Road West Stow Suffolk IP28 6EZ
Received 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedNMA(G)/07/1542
Non material amendment to SE/07/1542 - internal layout and external appearance to Blocks E and G
Risby Business Park Newmarket Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RD
Received 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1636/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/22/1381/HH to enable drawing 163-02-P03 to be replaced by drawing 163-02-004
98 Appledown Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7HQ
Received 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1637/LB
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/21/2362/LB 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 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1638/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 1 of DC/24/0498/VAR to allow use of amended plans for a. single storey and first floor extensions including balcony; b. two storey stairwell extension; c. alterations to existing fenestration including external wall insulation and 24 solar panels; d. installation of air source heat pump
North Court Brandon Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0SF
Received 11 Nov 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1639/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front extension
53 Raynsford Road Great Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0TN
Received 11 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1640/FUL
Planning application - installation of a suspended zip course, including access platform structure
Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 11 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1641/FUL
Planning application - extension and refurbishment of existing compost area
Ickworth House Ickworth Park Horringer Suffolk IP29 5QE
Received 11 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1642/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. rooflight to rear elevation
16 Cadogan Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3QJ
Received 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1643/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - three Leylandii Cypresses (G1 on plan) lateral crown reduction on southern aspect by up to two metres and one Leyland Cypress (T2 on plan) lateral crown reduction on southern aspect by up to two metres
Icknield 1 Chimney Mills West Stow Suffolk IP28 6ES
Received 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1644/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - three replacement externally illuminated digital screens
Glasswells Ltd Dettingen Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3TU
Received 11 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1645/HH
Householder planning application - replacement garage with extension to rear
1 The Timbers Honington Suffolk IP31 1RQ
Received 11 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1646/FUL
Planning Application - one dwelling
Beech Hedge Farm Weston Ditch West Row Suffolk IP28 8RE
Received 11 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1647/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension b. changes to windows and doors on existing bungalow
Homelea Church Close Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP31 1ST
Received 11 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1648/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 one dwelling
The Cutting Room The Street Stanton Suffolk IP31 2DB
Received 11 Nov 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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