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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 dates7,265Searchable applications
390Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,836 approved or refused records
334Refused applications
4,502 approved · 334 refused · 518 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1856/P3QPA
Prior approval application under part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural buildings to create four dwellings
Golden Farm Farley Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8PX
Received 20 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1857/FUL
Planning application - a. replace existing roof with pitched roof b. external alterations including insertion of new doors and windows c. change of use from agricultural building to mixed use B2/B8 (general Industrial storage/distribution) and agricultural use
Blandings Farm Badlingham Freckenham Suffolk CB7 5QQ
Received 20 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1858/TCA
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - Group of mixed Maple, Horse Chestnut, Elm and Sycamore trees (G1 on plan) lift canopies to give 6 metre ground clearance, six Sycamore (G2 on plan) remove Ivy and crown reduce largest Sycamores by up to 4 metres in height and approximately 2 metre from sides where required to neaten appearance of trees. Cherry Trees (Clump 1,2 & 3 on plan) reduce height by 3 metres and reduce sides by approximately 3 metres to neaten appearance, Cherry (T1 on plan) reduce all round by approximately 3 metres, Prunus (T2, T3 on plan) multiple fruiting bodies presen - fell
Freemason Lodge 35 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BY
Received 20 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1859/FUL
Planning application - a. communications and interaction unit (demolition of existing building) b. air source heat pumps c. substation d. fencing e. alterations to car park
Elveden Ceva Primary School London Road Elveden Thetford Suffolk IP24 3TN
Received 20 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1860/HH
Householder planning application - a. extension to existing detached garage b. porch to dwelling front elevation
The Farmhouse 3 Edes Paddock Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2TY
Received 23 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1861/P3QPA
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural building to dwellinghouse (class C3) to create two dwellings
Barns At Sheepcote Farm Cotton End Road Exning Suffolk
Received 20 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/1702
Application to discharge condition 5 (Construction Method Statement) from application DC/23/1702/FUL
Arriva Vauxhall Duddery Hill Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8DS
Received 21 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1862/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear kitchen extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4 metres with a maximum height of 3.6 metres and a height of 3 metres to the eaves
5 Hertford Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8QH
Received 21 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1863/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear and side extensions and new outbuilding/store
118 Fornham Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6AP
Received 22 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0968
Application to discharge condition 6 (surface water discharge) of DC/24/0968/FUL
Charmans Farm School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/1245
Application to discharge conditions 3 (materials and gates) and 8 (bin presentation) of DC/23/1245/VAR
88 The Tavern St Johns Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1SQ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1864/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling
Land Adjacent To 55 Beeches Road West Row Suffolk
Received 24 Dec 2024 - DecidedNMA(B)/23/0304
Non material amendment to DC/23/0304/FUL- allow use of amended plans for relocation of GRP
Karro Food Group Ltd Haverhill Road Little Wratting Suffolk CB9 7TD
Received 23 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1865/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - use of land as residential garden (class C3)
9 Barrow Road Denham Suffolk IP29 5EQ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(P)/15/2151
Application to partially discharge condition 12 (Const. & Envir. management plan) in relation to parcel A2 from application DC/15/2151/OUT
Great Wilsey Park Wilsey Road Little Wratting Suffolk
Received 23 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1866/FUL
Planning application - change of use from extra care accommodation (Class C2) to retirement accommodation for over 55s (Class C3), (including ancillary facilities for staff and residents on the ground floor) and associated operational development
The Silks 69 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 23 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/1863
Application to discharge condition 3 (later approval of details) of application DC/23/1863/LB
Gate House Cottage School Road Risby Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 24 Dec 2024 - WithdrawnNMA(A)/22/1257
Non material amendment to DC/22/1257/VAR to amend the wording of condition 16 (highways)
Village Hall Thelnetham Road Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QY
Received 24 Dec 2024 - DecidedNMA(D)/19/1940
Non material amendment to DC/19/1940/RM - to allow use of amended plans to allow fire tender access to private drive plots 123-126 parcel A2
Land Ne Haverhill Wilsey Road Little Wratting Suffolk
Received 24 Dec 2024 - DecidedDCON(J)/19/1711
Application to discharge condition 13 (gas protection verification report for plots 61-77) of DC/19/1711/OUT
Land West Of Three Counties Way Three Counties Way Withersfield Suffolk
Received 24 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1867/HH
Householder planning application - replacement oil tank
Crooks Hall Boyton End Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8TD
Received 26 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1868/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension
Misty Meadows Fen Road Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2LS
Received 30 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1869/HH
Householder planning application - alterations to windows and doors on all elevations
Cotswold The Street Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2JU
Received 30 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1870/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use of Gospel Hall to single dwelling, b. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing outbuilding), c. construction of cartlodge
Gospel Hall Lower Green Denston Suffolk CB8 8PN
Received 30 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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