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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

7,259Searchable applications

390Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 4,830 approved or refused records

332Refused applications

4,498 approved · 332 refused · 518 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning and building regulations Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation areas and appraisals Article 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriescustomer.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk Council source

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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

DecidedDC/24/1820/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension
35 Warren Road Red Lodge IP28 8JH
Received 13 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1821/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Goat Willow (as indicated on plan) pollarded back to previous pollard points
10B Burton Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SD
Received 13 Dec 2024
DecidedDCON(D)/23/1389
Application to discharge conditions 11 (lighting design strategy) and 12 (ecological enhancement) of application DC/23/1389/FUL
British Sugar Hollow Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7BB
Received 13 Dec 2024
DecidedDCON(J)/21/0968
Application to discharge condition 24 (surface water drainage verification report) of application DC/21/0968/FUL
Land To The East Of Breach Farm Ness Road Burwell East Cambridgeshire CB25 0DB
Received 13 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1822/VAR
Planning application- Variation of condition 8 (maximum staff members on site) of DC/23/0217/FUL to enable revised wording to allow more than three staff on site during handover periods for the change of use from residential dwelling (class C3) to a residential children's home (class C2)
Manor Croft 40 Hamlet Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8EH
Received 16 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1823/VAR
Planning application - Variation of condition 8 (maximum staff members on site) of DC/24/0123/FUL to enable revised wording to allow more than three staff on site during handover periods for the change of use from residential dwelling (class C3) to a residential children's home (class C2)
Airedale 26 Hamlet Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8EH
Received 16 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1824/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - general purpose farm machinery store and fertiliser crop input store
Place Farm The Street Ingham Suffolk IP31 1NQ
Received 16 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1825/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - installation of two air conditioning units and two louvres
Newmarket Community Hospital 56 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7JG
Received 16 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1826/HH
Householder planning application - a. removal of two front garage doors and replacement with one garage door b. alterations to windows and doors on north west elevation of dwelling c. removal of chimney d. solar panels to roof
Shangri La Hanchett End Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7RP
Received 16 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1827/VAR
Planning application - variation of conditions 2 and 3 of DC/23/1309/FUL to allow for use of amended plans and amend sound condition for one dwelling
Land Adj Fair Dinkum Felsham Road Bradfield St George Suffolk
Received 17 Dec 2024
DecidedDCON(C)/21/0761
Application to discharge conditions 10 (details of boundary treatment) and 11 (soft landscaping - minor (and trees) of DC/21/0761/FUL
Breckland Bingo And Social Club London Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0HY
Received 16 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1828/FUL
Planning application - Installation of a 259KwP ground mounted solar array
Cranhouse Eriswell Brandon Suffolk IP27 9BP
Received 17 Dec 2024
DecidedDCON(A)/24/0571
Application to discharge condition 4 (archaeological investigation) of application DC/24/0571/HH
21 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 16 Dec 2024
DecidedDCON(B)/24/0607
Application to partially discharge conditions 3 (External Materials), 5 (New/replacement Doors) and 6 (New/replacement Windows) in relation to the shopfront from application DC/24/0607/LB
83 - 84 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR
Received 16 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1829/TCA
Trees in Conservation Area Notification -one Lapsed (marked T1 on plan) coppice and remove stem leaning towards neighbours, crown reduction to 3 metres, One Elm ( marked T1 on plan) remove branches in phone lines, crown reduction to 2.5 metres in height
Rook Tree Cottage Withersfield Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HD
Received 17 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1830/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey extension to front of dwelling including front door porch b. removal of window and installation of door on right side elevation of dwelling c. single storey extension to rear of property with flat roof and roof light d. installation of bi-fold door and window to left side elevation of dwelling e. detached open car shelter
Woodlands Colethorpe Lane Barrow Suffolk IP29 5BE
Received 17 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1831/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (T1 on plan) fell; one Horse Chestnut (T2 on plan) remove overhanging stem
19 Bridge Street Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SP
Received 17 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1832/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - upgrade the local pole mounted transformer with a new lame leg pole to support the new electrical apparatus
Street Record Rookery Drove Beck Row Suffolk
Received 17 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1833/HH
Householder planning application - construction of pool and detached pool house at rear of garden
Boyarin Lodge 30 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 18 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1834/ADV
Application for advertisment consent - a. one replacement internally illuminated fascia sign b. one internally illuminated post mounted projecting sign
Manchetts Victoria Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7SH
Received 18 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1835/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Yew (Tree 1 on plan) 30 percent crown reduction; one Sycamore (Tree 2 on plan) trimming of tree by 10-15 percent
7 High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HH
Received 17 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1836/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - installation of steel container to be used as w.c. and close boarded fencing
Bridge Hotel Brandon 79 High Street Brandon Suffolk IP27 0AX
Received 17 Dec 2024
DecidedDCON(E)/22/0476
Application to discharge condition 13 (surface water drainage) of DC/22/0476/FUL
Land South Of General Castle Way Rougham Industrial Estate Rougham Suffolk
Received 17 Dec 2024
DecidedDC/24/1837/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. two Alder (T4 and T5 on plan) crown lift to three metres over river b. one Alder (T6 on plan) coppice
Bridge Hotel Brandon 79 High Street Brandon Suffolk IP27 0AX
Received 17 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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