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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 dates7,243Searchable applications
390Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,819 approved or refused records
332Refused applications
4,487 approved · 332 refused · 518 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2021 to 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1715/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) reduce away from building leaving 3 metre clearance
Ro 75, Unit 4 Chapel Street Exning Suffolk CB8 7HB
Received 22 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1716/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Sycamore (T1), nine Horse Chestnut (T2-T7, T9, T11 and T12), one Beech (T8), one Yew (T10) crown lift to 5.2 metres b. one Box (T13) fell
Street Record Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 22 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1717/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension
Mere House 3 Micklesmere Drive Ixworth Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2UJ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1718/HH
Householder planning application - removal of single door and replacement with french doors to side elevation
56 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NH
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/0217
Non material amendment to DC/23/0217/FUL - two individual parking spaces
Manor Croft 40 Hamlet Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8EH
Received 22 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1719/FUL
Planning application - change of use from home office to holiday let
Fox House Bury Road Stanningfield Suffolk IP29 4RU
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1720/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 create one dwelling
Mill House The Street Great Bradley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9LG
Received 22 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1721/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Holly (T1 on plan) reduce tree by approximately 50 percent in height or 4-5 metres and trim back the sides of tree to maintain a healthy shape
Cemetery Church Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0JB
Received 22 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1722/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extension including relocation of front door
92 Rattlers Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0HA
Received 23 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1723/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - crop store/grain store building
Agricultural Storage Building Lawshall Road Hawstead Suffolk
Received 23 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1724/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - four Elms, one Yew and one Sycamore (T1,T2,T4,T5,T7 and T8 on plan) fell
Sicklesmere House Little Whelnetham Road Great Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0BX
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1726/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use from Church (use class F1) to residential dwelling (use class C3) b. installation of flue to rear elevation c. cladding to modern brickwork
Persephone Meeting Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XS
Received 26 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1727/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. internal and external alterations to form residential dwelling including replacement/refurbishment of windows and doors b. remove flue to side elevation c. infill of window to side elevation d. cladding to side and rear elevations
Persephone Meeting Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XS
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1728/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Beech (x on plan) crown reduction by up to 2.5 metres with over hang to the roof of Abbey View Clinic
9 - 10 The Great Churchyard Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RS
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1729/HH
Householder planning application - a. new window to ground floor side elevation b. repair window to first floor side elevation
1 Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds IP33 1RT
Received 26 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1730/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. refurbish existing door to front elevation b. new window to ground floor side elevation c. repair window to first floor side elevation d. infill rooflight e. relocation of gas metre box to side elevation f. replacement and refurbishment of rainwater goods and brickwork g. internal and external alterations
1 Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds IP33 1RT
Received 26 Nov 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1731/TPO
TPO 259 (1973) tree preservation order - one Beech (T422 on plan, within group G7 on order) overall crown reduction by three metres and crown lift to five metres above ground level; one Beech (T431 on plan, within group G8 on order) fell
Devonshire House High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AS
Received 26 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1732/HH
Householder planning application - insertion of two rooflights on garage
Fieldside Cottage Culford Heath Culford Suffolk IP31 1PP
Received 25 Nov 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1733/LB
Application for listed building consent - insertion of two rooflights on garage
Fieldside Cottage Culford Heath Culford Suffolk IP31 1PP
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1734/FUL
Planning application - conversion of the existing Plough Public House (Sui Generis) to dwelling (Class C3), utilising existing access with associated parking and landscaping
The Plough The Green Rede Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4BE
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1735/LB
Application for listed building consent - conversion of the existing Public House to dwelling including two new windows, utilising existing access with associated parking and landscaping
The Plough The Green Rede Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4BE
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1736/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
18 Hales Barn Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9SE
Received 26 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1739/P1CAA
Prior approval application under part 1 of schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - enlargement of dwelling by one additional storey to a maximum height of 7.9 metres
Hawthorns North Common Hepworth Suffolk IP22 2PR
Received 26 Nov 2024 - UnknownDC/24/1740/TE3
Notification under section 4 of the Communications Act 2003 - Removal of public payphone
Telephone Kiosk North Street Hundon Suffolk
Received 22 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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