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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 dates7,249Searchable applications
390Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,823 approved or refused records
332Refused applications
4,491 approved · 332 refused · 518 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1783/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T1 on plan) 3-4 metre crown reduction, re-shape and balance
Sue Connell Cottage The Street Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HQ
Received 3 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1784/OUT
Outline planning application (all matters reserved) - one dwelling
Land Adjacent 14 Beechcroft Stanningfield Suffolk
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1785/HH
Householder planning application - a. two storey front, side and rear extensions b. single storey rear extension
30 Minden Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RZ
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1786/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Field Maple (T1 on plan) pollard at 3.5 metres above ground level b. one Ash (T2 on plan) fell
Tilia House Brockley Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4SP
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1787/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - open sided steel framed barn for straw storage
The Willows Chedburgh Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4UB
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1788/TPO
TPO 111 (1970) Tree preservation order - 13 Oak (green on plan) overall crown reduction by five metres
Acorns Stanningfield Road Great Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0TL
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1789/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 13 of DC/24/0082/FUL to vary the opening hours by one hour with opening at 6am (Monday to Saturday) for the a. change of use from warehouse (class B8) to convenience store (class E (a)) b. single storey front and side extensions
40 Bury Road Barrow Suffolk IP29 5AB
Received 5 Dec 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1790/TPO
TPO 127 (1970) tree preservation order - One London Plane - overall crown reduction of 4 metres (T1 on plan G3 on order)
Old Rectory Hammers Lane Troston Suffolk IP31 1ET
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1791/HH
Householder planning application - garden room to rear elevation (following removal of existing conservatory)
5 Friary Meadow Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6EJ
Received 5 Dec 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1792/FUL
Planning application - raise the roof of the existing post office and create a first floor extension at the rear to form a new dwelling above existing retail premises
42 Post Office High Street Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9DR
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1793/TPO
TPO086(1967) tree preservation order - two Horse Chestnut (T1 and T2 on plan and within G2 on order) root pruning
13 Orchard Way Horringer Suffolk IP29 5SF
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1794/HH
Householder Planning application - a. relocation of front door with front porch b. single storey extension to rear of dwelling
12 Pentlow Drive Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AE
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1795/HH
Householder planning application - single storey extension to front of dwelling
2 Trinity Link Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0DN
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1796/HH
Householder planning application - a. insertion of two windows on north-east elevation b. insertion of two rooflights on south-east elevation and c. alterations to windows on south-east elevation
Woodside Windmill Hill Exning Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7PB
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1797/HH
Householder planning application - front porch
33 Sicklesmere Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BP
Received 5 Dec 2024 - UnknownDC/24/1798/COMPLI
Compliance of planning conditions for F/2007/1023
The Old Bell 17 West Street Icklingham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6QB
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1799/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. internal alterations b. replacement windows and doors of existing cottage c. reduction of ground levels of existing cottage and insertion of brick plinth
Gate House Cottage School Road Risby Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1800/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - replacement and repositioning of 10 metre pole with 11 metre pole
Hollow Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1801/FUL
Planning application - a. joining of units to extend existing MOT test and repair centre (class B2) b. associated external alterations
Studlands Park Industrial Estate, Unit 4 Studlands Park Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AU
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1802/HH
Householder planning application - a. two roof lights to front of dwelling b. removal of door and replace with window to side elevation c. single storey extension to rear of dwelling d. raising roof height to extend habitable space on first floor e. installation of two windows to side elevation (removal of garden shed)
57 Horringer Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2DQ
Received 6 Dec 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/1991
Non material amendment to DC/23/1991/FUL - changes to size and siting of cricket net
Cricket Club Playing Field The Green Tuddenham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6SB
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/0458
Application to discharge condition 8 (ecological enhancement) of DC/23/0458/FUL
The Stables Nowton Lodge Farm Low Green Nowton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5ND
Received 6 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1804/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension b. first floor rear extension
44 Folly Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7BY
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1805/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5 metres with a maximum height of 4 metres and a height of 2.3 metres to the eaves
28 Albemarle Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3QS
Received 6 Dec 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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