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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates7,259Searchable 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4,498 approved · 332 refused · 518 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/24/1838/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - free standing portal frame agricultural building
Land Se Church End The Green Depden Suffolk
Received 18 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(BGP)/24/0658
Application to discharge Statutory biodiversity net gain condition in relation to Informative number 6 of DC/24/0658/FUL
Unit 1 Skyliner Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7FR
Received 18 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1839/HH
Householder planning application - part two-storey part single storey rear extension
14 Coronation Cottages School Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HB
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1840/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Pine (T1 on plan) fell and one Horse Chetnut (T2 on plan) fell
5 The Severals Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7YN
Received 18 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1841/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ulmus (T1 on plan) fell
Orchard House Water Lane Denston Suffolk CB8 8PP
Received 18 Dec 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1842/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use from school (class F1) to restaurant (commercial, business and service) b. opening to connect 24 to 24A Angel Hill c. replacement windows
24 Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UZ
Received 19 Dec 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/1843/LB
Application for listed building consent - internal alterations to form opening between 24 and 24A Angel Hill
24 Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UZ
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1844/FB1
Determination in respect of permitted forestry development - steel portal frame lean to building for the storage of forestry equipment and machinery
Forestry Commission Road From C622 To County Boundary Santon Downham Suffolk IP27 0TJ
Received 18 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1845/FB1
Determination in respect of permitted forestry development - steel portal frame lean to building for the storage of forestry equipment and machinery
Forestry Commission Road From C622 To County Boundary Santon Downham Suffolk IP27 0TJ
Received 18 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1846/FB1
Determination in respect of permitted forestry development - steel portal frame lean to building for the storage of forestry equipment and machinery
Forestry Commission Road From C622 To County Boundary Santon Downham Suffolk IP27 0TJ
Received 18 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1847/HH
Householder planning application - a. two storey extension to front of dwelling b. single storey side extension connecting dwelling to existing garage, including the insertion of one rooflight on the north east elevation and two rooflights on the south west elevation of the garage building, conversion of part of the garage to a utility / store and the creation of a first floor guest bedroom c. two storey extension to rear of dwelling d. alterations to rear dormer and insertion of a rear rooflight
May Cottage School Lane Great Barton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2RQ
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(D)/24/0404
Application to discharge condition 5 (archaeology) of DC/24/0404/FUL
Pumping Station The Street Icklingham Suffolk
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1848/HH
Householder planning application - side and rear single storey extension including relocation of front door
13 Parkside Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BJ
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(E)/24/0404
Application to discharge condition 22 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of application DC/24/0404/FUL
Pumping Station The Street Icklingham Suffolk
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(BG)/13/0932
Application to discharge conditions C5 (LEMP), C22 (surface water), C23 (roads and footpaths), C32 (fire hydrants), C35 (foul water) and C36 (drainage) of application DC/13/0932/HYB
The Local CentreLand North West Of Bury Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1849/FUL
Planning application - conversion of stables to three holiday lets
The Spinney Warren Road Herringswell Suffolk CB8 7QP
Received 20 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1850/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - Steel portal frame agricultural storage building with associated concrete apron hard standing
Oaks Farm Kiln Lane Chedburgh Suffolk IP29 4BL
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1851/FUL
Planning application - conversion and extension of existing vacant buildings to form accommodation rooms
The Station 7 Out Northgate Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1JQ
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1852/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extensions
5 Breck Gardens Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7AU
Received 20 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0909
Application to discharge condition 4 (PROW Management plan) of DC/24/0909/HH
Australia Farm Meeting Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UR
Received 20 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1853/P3CMA
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial, business and services (class E) to one dwelling (class C3)
The Paddock 58B Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 20 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/21/2021
Application to discharge conditions 3 (construction method statement) 11 (details Of boundary treatment) 12 (ecological enhancement) and 14 (archaeological investigation) of DC/21/2021/FUL
Land Adjacent To Montescourt Philip Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6DQ
Received 20 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1854/HH
Householder planning application - a. alterations to front porch b. replacement windows c. removal of chimney d. insertions of three roof lights on front elevation and one at first floor on rear elevation e. replacement of French doors with bi-fold doors
1 Rectory Grove Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4TP
Received 20 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1855/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use of dwelling (Class C3) and associated land to special education facility (Class F1a) b. two metre high fencing at front of the site to create secure garden area
The White House Blackthorpe Rougham Suffolk IP30 9HZ
Received 23 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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