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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
7,248Searchable applications
390Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,822 approved or refused records
332Refused applications

4,490 approved · 332 refused · 518 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning information Planning and building regulationsPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and appraisalsArticle 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

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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

  1. DecidedDC/24/1741/TE3

    Notification under section 4 of the Communications Act 2003 - Removal of public payphone

    Telephone Kiosk The Street Stradishall Suffolk

    Received 22 Nov 2024
  2. DecidedDC/24/1742/VAR

    Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/20/2078/HH to allow the use of revised drawings

    East Cottage Attleton Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8YA

    Received 26 Nov 2024
  3. DecidedDC/24/1743/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. single storey rear and side extension (following demolition of existing single storey rear extension) b. repair works

    East Cottage Attleton Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8YA

    Received 27 Nov 2024
  4. DecidedNMA(D)/18/1751

    Non material amendment to DC/18/1751/RM - proposed chimney removals (plots 184, 185, 238 and 239)

    Land East Of Moreton Hall Mount Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 26 Nov 2024
  5. DecidedDC/24/1744/FUL

    Planning application - one steam shed (following demolition of existing building)

    Calor Gas Ltd Newmarket Road Great Saxham Suffolk IP28 6QY

    Received 27 Nov 2024
  6. DecidedDC/24/1745/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey extension to the rear of dwelling

    17 Abernant Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0FH

    Received 27 Nov 2024
  7. DecidedDC/24/1582/ELEC

    Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - Additional pole and a third conductor to an existing overhead electricity line

    The Hall Little Whelnetham Road Great Whelnetham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0DA

    Received 27 Nov 2024
  8. DecidedDCON(A)/24/0458

    Application to discharge condition 16 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures) from DC/24/0458/FUL

    Rede Hall Farm Bury Road Chedburgh Suffolk IP29 4UG

    Received 27 Nov 2024
  9. DecidedDC/24/1746/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - determination as to whether planning permission under DC/21/2115/VAR has been lawfully implemented.

    Beech Hedge Farm Weston Ditch West Row Suffolk IP28 8RE

    Received 27 Nov 2024
  10. DecidedDC/24/1747/FUL

    Planning application - single storey rear extension

    6 The Green Flempton Suffolk IP28 6EL

    Received 28 Nov 2024
  11. DecidedDC/24/1748/LB

    Application for listed building consent - single storey rear extension

    6 The Green Flempton Suffolk IP28 6EL

    Received 28 Nov 2024
  12. DecidedDC/24/1750/LB

    Application for Listed Building Consent - a. bricking up existing outbuilding opening to the South of the site, b. forming a new opening to outbuilding to access church walks, c. replacement of existing steel framed window within a shared boundary wall overlooking Bridewell Lane Terraces garden

    20 Church Walks Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NJ

    Received 28 Nov 2024
  13. DecidedDC/24/1751/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - 19 Fir trees (red on plan) and one Weeping Willow (red on plan) fell

    Church Close Withersfield Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HD

    Received 28 Nov 2024
  14. DecidedDC/24/1752/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Bay (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to five metres b. two Hazel (T2 and T3 on plan) coppice

    Ashnola House Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6LD

    Received 28 Nov 2024
  15. DecidedDC/24/1753/FUL

    Planning application - truck washing building and separate concrete pad with inspection pit

    Land Off Newmarket Road Risby Suffolk

    Received 28 Nov 2024
  16. DecidedDC/24/1754/FUL

    Planning application - a. replace window with door to create access to first floor flat, b. addition of window to rear elevation

    2-4 London Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0HS

    Received 29 Nov 2024
  17. DecidedNMA(A)/21/2490

    Non material amendment to DC/21/2490/RM - amendment to House Type of plot 04

    Land At Junction Of Hall Road And Mill Road Hall Road Kedington Suffolk

    Received 28 Nov 2024
  18. DecidedDCON(C)/24/0404

    Application to discharge condition 8 (biodiversity enhancement strategy) of DC/24/0404/FUL

    Pumping Station The Street Icklingham Suffolk

    Received 28 Nov 2024
  19. DecidedDC/24/1755/FUL

    Planning application - a. change of use of land to garden land b. one tennis court with associated fencing

    Easterwood House Baxters Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UY

    Received 29 Nov 2024
  20. DecidedNMA(C)/19/0834

    Non material amendment to DC/19/0834/RM - revised suds basin design

    Land Ne Haverhill Wilsey Road Little Wratting Suffolk

    Received 28 Nov 2024
  21. WithdrawnDC/24/1756/FUL

    Planning application - change of use from agricultural storage barn to dwelling for holiday let

    Kiln Farm Lower Road Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8FN

    Received 28 Nov 2024
  22. DecidedDC/24/1757/AG1

    Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - steel portal frame building for use as a machinery shed

    Storage Building Rakeheath Farm House Access Roads In And Around Eriswell Eriswell Suffolk

    Received 28 Nov 2024
  23. WithdrawnDC/24/1758/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey extension to rear of dwelling

    Mitchells Farm Bury Road Icklingham Suffolk IP28 6PW

    Received 29 Nov 2024
  24. WithdrawnDC/24/1759/LB

    Application for Listed Buildings Consent - single storey extension to rear of dwelling

    Mitchells Farm Bury Road Icklingham Suffolk IP28 6PW

    Received 28 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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