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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 dates7,252Searchable applications
390Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,825 approved or refused records
332Refused applications
4,493 approved · 332 refused · 518 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2021 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1806/OUT
Outline planning application (means of access to be considered) - one dwelling
1 Hoggards Green Stanningfield Suffolk IP29 4RG
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/20/0146
Application to discharge condition 9 (implementation of remediation strategy), condition 13 (Ecological Enhancement) and condition 16 (water use) of application DC/20/0146/FUL
Horseshoe Barn 5 Mortimer Lane Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8JD
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedNMA(B)/16/0473
Non-material amendment for DC/16/0473/OUT - to amend wording for condition 16
Development Land Brickfields Drive Haverhill Suffolk
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(AQ)/09/1283
Application to discharge condtion B19 (fire hydrants) of SE/09/1283 in respect of phase 3b
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1807/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Lime (T1 and T2 on plan) reduce height to 3 metres above ground level
Paradise Cottage Withersfield Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HD
Received 3 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/24/1808/FUL
Planning application - change of use of agricultural to storage of a. buildings L, M/N, and Q, b. construction of storage unit building S
Hill Farm Hundon Road Barnardiston Suffolk CB9 7TJ
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1809/LB
Application for Listed Building Consent - a. refurbishment and repair works to all windows and doors, b. replacement of temporary window on ground floor front elevation
17-19 Heazworth House Hamlet Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8EE
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0042
Application to discharge conditions 7 (Contam Investigation PRE COMM) and 13 (AMS PRE COMM) of DC/24/0042/FUL
James Stiff Cottages Almshouse Road Rougham Suffolk
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1810/FUL
Planning application - replacement cladding to front and rear elevations
River House Chalkstone Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0BF
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1811/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/20/2079/LB to allow the use of revised drawings
East Cottage Attleton Green Wickhambrook Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8YA
Received 26 Nov 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1812/HH
Householder planning application - a. replace garage doors b. infill of one window and one door c. replacement window
Anchor House 19 Anchor Lane Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9DP
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1813/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - steel portal framed agricultural grain store
Ruses Farm Calford Green Kedington Suffolk CB9 7UN
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedNMA(A)/24/0082
Non material amendment to DC/24/0082/FUL - removal of the front extension
40 Bury Road Barrow Suffolk IP29 5AB
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(F)/23/0864
Application to discharge condition 30 (boundary treatment) of DC/23/0864/FUL
Land At Former St Felix School Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1814/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement garage b. ground floor window to dwelling
5 Princess Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0NX
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1815/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - loft extension with four roof windows
5 Princess Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0NX
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1816/FUL
Planning application - replacement windows and doors
Shearman Court Mill Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8DE
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1817/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling and access
Land Rear Of 4 Northgate Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1818/FUL
Planning application - change of use of land for the siting of a mobile home to be used as a holiday let
Shooters Hill Farm Birds End Hargrave Suffolk IP29 5HE
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1819/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Oak (circled on plan) fell
Barrow Hill House Denham Road Dalham Suffolk CB8 8UB
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedNMA(B)/20/0874
Non Material Amendment to DC/20/0874/FUL - Internal layout alterations including new second floor area, external window/door alterations and removal of chimney's, and change of fenestration material to aluminium heritage on Plots 1, 2 and 3
7 The Green Risby Suffolk
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedNMA(C)/22/1423
Non material amendment to DC/22/1423/FUL - a. replace lead ridge and hips to tile ridge and hips b. replace soak away with drainage to existing man made [attenuation] pond that drains to existing ditches c. minor amendments to door appearance
Great Wilsey Farm Wilsey Road Little Wratting Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7TB
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/1486
Application to discharge condition 3 (materials) of DC/23/1486/FUL
Land At Two Oaks East Barton Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/1334
Application to discharge condition 3 (materials) of DC/24/1334/HH
Well Cottage 6 Bury Road Flempton Suffolk IP28 6EG
Received 12 Dec 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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